95% of the time i fish for panfish,in small to mid size lakes,i have found that
if i start -IN- the WEEDS at first ice[4in] and move out as the ice thickens
i move to deeper water, i drill 5 holes just brake through the ice and do not
clean the ice out till i am ready to fish the hole,i never use my auger to clean
the holeout[panfish can be spooked by noise] there is one bay in the watervliet
res. that i have to wait 1/2 hr before i start fishing this bay is real shallow but
it has big gills
rat