A buddy of mine started using them on his trout spinning rods, and then his ice rods and swore by them so last year I picked up one for one of my ice rods and it’s now my go-to reel for ice fishing. I have Pflueger president, Shimano Sedona and the Tica Cetus. They’re all great. I like the Pflueger and Tica a bit better because of the thicker bail. I picked up another Tica at the ice how. Apparently they just came out with a “new” version of the reels with a better bail and better spool. I haven’t tested it out yet. Base models run about $40, though I snagged one on Amazon a couple weeks ago for $25 brand new, so maybe keep your eye out there.