I like sticking to greens and browns, but color selection can vary day-to-day. I try to match my presentation to what the specific species might be eating.

I like to keep my eye on Fish USA as well. Good tackle prices normally. Looks like their Cyber Monday sale includes 15% of all lures.

http://www.fishusa.com/Ice-Sale

I see that the Marcum LX’s have a lot higher power compared to the the Vexilar. My question is, do the Marcum LX’s work well in shallow water (5-10′)? Vexilar offers a suppression cable to dial it down, so does Marcum have anything to dial back the power for shallow water.

weedis wrote:

Have you thought about getting the graph you want, which will aid in catching fish, then possibly looking into a hub style house? You could still use your old house as a sled to pull your gear out. These are generally quite a bit cheaper but still offer room and comfort. Get both this year.

Ya know, that’s not a bad idea. I just have never been a fan of hub-style shelters but maybe I should keep that as an option.

Thanks to the rest of you for the feedback. I’m starting to realize I want to put more fish on the ice than have a big shanty I won’t sit in most of the time.

Fished 5-7″ here in northern Michigan this weekend. Any snow that was there melted and became an 1-1/2″ of waking water on top of the ice. Stay safe!