I have to to ask. Have you ever been ice fishing before?I'm going to take that you haven't.So I suggest that you go with someone that has.Ice fishn isn't for everyone!I say this because I don't want you to invest in this if you can't handel the ice conditions.What I mean is ice makes weird noises that scares alot of newbeies off the ice.I'm not going into that cause that is a differant subject.