I used one for a few outings 2 ice seasons ago for walleyes. It worked okay but there were times fishing in deeper water then you are talking about that I needed to reel in line faster to keep tension on the fish.
Also I did not really like not hearing the drag clicking sound. Probably because I’m used to it but it still messed with me a little bit.
Did you have a higher gear ratio reel? Piscifun offers a 2.7:1 and 3.2:1 ratio inline reel now.