[Mikey topaz]

Delaware- said it all great advice! As mentioned above do not go out alone right now first time we get to a spot we literally have a guniea pig most of the time its me life jacket pick rope tied to me spud bar checking the whole area out probly spend a good thirty mins doing that before we venture out.just like del said figure out what you wanna target my self i have five tip ups with fifty fluro for pike and muskie and five other tipups with 20lb fluro rigged for walleye bass trout etc.Then I carry two jiggin rods just in case im going to fish four tip ups and jig, try to set up on the deeper water u can it may be ten ft maybe 30.... set the baits as close to the bottom as u can, for trout pickerl about a foot under the ice works great.for rigging the actuall tip up up i use 20lb dacron on my five smaller ones barrell swivel to three feet of leader to a snelled size 2gam. Octopus hook. On the bigger ones the same way withheavier leader and size 4/0 hooks...get some gear and get out there and goodluck, keep a eye out for m n g coming up lot good guys go u could learn bunch there to or ask any questions! Btw anyone that needs to borrow a jet sled chrrisper will let you borrow his tin can!