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take a broken rod tip, "duck" tape it to a piece of broom handle. bend 2 nails, put in the handle to wind line on. if the water's too deep to yank em out the hole, handline 'em in. thats how i started.if you're lucky, you'll get skunked, and cold, and wisely discover anyone who would fish through a hole in the ice puts a whole new meaning to insanity. however if you catch a fish, or worse lose a fish, or just get a bite, then you will become addicted. then you'll want a better rod, a shanty that never is big enough, so you need another one, a fish finder, tip ups, a cooler for your food and beer, a sled to pull it, then you need more stuff to make your addiction more fun. then you'll end up like me, with more stuff than i can carry, no one dumb enough to go with me to help, nuff money invested in equipment you have to catch fish, that you need a snowmobile to pull your equipment, you don't get enough ice to need a snowmobile, so you sell the farm and move to minnesota............. .....................t ake up playing poker on line... seriously you're in good company here. we all suffer from the same addiction.