I didnt know there was any other brand then Marcum.  I have a Marcum LX-9 and a Marcum LX-5. I like when im in my shanty and I dont have to listen to my flasher hum all day. All I hear is the drag on my reel from the fish taking line and the water splashing when I get the fish to the hole.

Im sick of it too. As much as Im sick about the weather I even more sick of hearing the same moaning and groaning everyday. It is what it is. We live in Ohio and we have to play the cards we are dealt. Some seasons are great and some are bust. This season is better then last season so lets be happy with what we got. If you want to have that perfect long season this aint the place. Maybe those who are unhappy should sell all there gear to people who would love to have it and are happy to get out on the days they can get out or packup all your stuff and move to somewhere colder. We have all complained on here from time to time but it seems anymore that everytime I look at my unread post half of them are people complaining about one thing or another. Its almost always the same people. When this site started it was a great place and everybody was positive no matter what. That moral overall has gone down because a few are bringing everyone down. A few bad apples will ruin the whole bunch. Its got to the point that I dont even want to get on here anymore but I continue to because there is still some good here and there is always new fisherman that need help and I like to help if I can and I am still learning new things all the time myself. That is the entire reason im here. I wish that the people that like to complain would think before they post. What kind of example are you setting for everyone else. If I was a newbie and researching ice fishing and I seen all these negitive post I would just forget about ice fishing. Just figure that there is never any ice around and why waste my money for something that I will never get to do. I now understand why most of the original pro staff doesnt post anymore. They got tired of this way before me. I get nothing out of being a pro staff but the satisfaction of helping further this sport and help teach the new guys whatever I can. I dont get paid to be a prostaff member. I barely get a few promo items and that isnt very much anyways but I dont care about that. I want to continue on but I am done being a prostaff member here. I will still post fishing reports and help answer questions but as for being a IFO Prostaff member im done. All the other prostaff guys can have it because I dont want it anymore. Ive struggled thru this season trying to hang on but enough is enough. There is a few other reasons that im leaving the prostaff and Im not getting into that here but I have tried to get some things changed and not much happens so I will leave that at that. Im am sure I am ruffling some feathers by saying all this but if any of you feel that im aiming this towards you then maybe you should reevaluate what you are doing and why do you feel that way. Think about why you got into this sport in the beginning and why are you the way you are now. I want to get back to the time where it was just me, my friends, the ice and the fish. No other b.s. about it. Just go and have a all around good time with my friends not worrying about what everyone else thinks or who can post in every topic on here or who did this or that and what they think about something that has nothing to do with me or what I do. That is why I am going back to being a regular member just like when I joined this site. I do want to thank 99% of you for the good time that I did have being a prostaff member. I have made some great life long friendships here and hope to continue them and also make new friends.

I cant wait to hear what you think of them. I like that they have good craftsmanship behind them and they probably have a really good drag on them buts thats a lot of dough for a reel.

Those razor reels are nice but at 90 bucks a pop i dont think so. I understand they are milled and not cast but I still dont see it. If it was geared I may look at getting one. On top of that there size is very large. The reel itself has a four inch diameter plus another 2-3 inchs added for additional handle length. It would stick out 6-7 inchs from the rod. If they gave me one I would try it but I dont think I would drop 90 bucks on something I dont think I would like or take up so much space

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I use one like in the link below. There is several different makes and models on the market. Just google ice fishing chisel. You can also use a construction spud bar or breaker bar. I just dont like the construction ones because they are to heavy to be carrying around all day. When Im walking on the ice I will hit the ice in the same spot 2-3 times every 3 or 4 steps. If it doesnt go thru the ice you should be good to go. I have never gone thru the ice when I spudded my way around and I am a large man myself. It definitly beats stopping to drill a hole every 50 feet and its a lot safer because you are not traveling that far with out testing the ice.

http://frabill.com/ice-chisels-1/standard-ice-chisel-2.html

If your leaving a trail of that to your secret spots I would not want to see whats at the spot. I dont think I would want to fish there lol

I am interested as well. If you resize the pic you will be able to post here for everyone to see