I bought a new Jiffy 4G 41 this summer, thanks Amazon, and its broken already without drilling one hole......But, Jiffy's customer service is standing behind their product and getting me back up and running.

Story:

Got the jiffy ready for its maiden voyage this past Thursday but the auger bit wouldn't turn???

I disassembled the auger and come to find the clutch totally came apart from the engine and the set screw was completely stripped so there is no chance the auger bit can turn. Bummer. I contacted Jiffy and they are sending me a brand new unit and took ownership of the problem without any hassle. I am really impressed with their customer service and their stance behind their products. I'm getting a new powerhead by Friday and paying to send back the defected power head.

I hope you all don't have to go through this but Jiffy really impressed me with their service and have a satisfied customer even with not ideal circumstances.  

Please stay cold. Tight lines.

Message for all bird users. I dislike, understatement, using floats with my transducer cable. So, I used a Marcum transducer support arm and attached it to the support post on my ice45. It took less 30 minutes and is rock solid. Packs up nice for storage and still allows for the transducer cable to wrap around the support post. Turned out excellent.

1. Dissemble the support arm from post.
2. Bore out support post to accommodate a 1.5" 1/4 bolt. I used all stainless and a nylon lock nut. This bolt fits snug with the support arm.
3. Tighten down the arm down. Tighten until snug, do not over tighten.
4. You can use the humminnird's cable clamps or use Marcum's transducer stops, purchase from their website.  I took the stop from my showdown.  

I bought the arm from Amazon, link below.

http://www.amazon.com/Marcum-Replace-Trans-Flashers-Digital/dp/B00L1YMB88/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424025592&sr=8-1&keywords=Marcum+arm

Only a couple of more weeks left!

8-10" of good ice. 2 inches of slush and six plus of clear ice. Caught 10 small crappies on minnows in 14'. Bite turned off at dusk. First time ice fishing here. Anyone know of any structure?