saw on another site (OGF) that there was 1.25" at palm rd yesterday!! there is a good chance we'll be able to be on saturday, too bad i have to work till 2... remember always try and go with a friend and always check the ice every once in a while when your walking. and just becuase its only 3 feet deep doesn't mean you can go out on thin ice.... be safe!!

I agree David still better safe than sorry. I put my info on mine just in case i am ever checked.

this is probably what everyone does but in case there is a newbie looking.. on a lake i am familiar with during spring and summer i go to spots that i know have weeds, rock piles, humps etc. and then drills a number of holes and use my vex to find them. then try different tactics, jigs/plastics to get the active/larger fish.

on a new lake i try and look at the dnr maps, before i go out, for a point, drop off, man made structure, or something else that may hold fish. i will also just start where i think there is weeds, or structure judging from the terrain. then i drill a few holes and start working a few different types of jigs with live bait. usually start with a pin min and spike, and twitch it lightly or give it some short bumps of the rod tip and step it up from there to find the presentation they want. pulling the bait up very slowly, or letting it fall slow always works well

I did the same thing with a super sixty at the two years ago and used it at Alum. I could barely see my ice jig when I turned it up while I was setting my depth. Then I backed it down. I did mark fish and had a decent day. The only problem I had was the unit got cold and stopped working. I elevated it on a jig box and put the buddy heater pretty close to it and it lasted longer. I don't know if your's will act the same as mine, but if it does you can have an idea of what to do. I don't know how shallow it will work, I was in 20fow at Alum. I didn't use it anymore i found it to be a hassel, so i saved up the money and bought a vex before last season. Good Luck!
      Evin

Here are some pics from my '09 season
the crappie pics are from my first time at Alum Creek
the perch is from a private lake i have access to