back my old normal of hitting the ice. Life is too short

to miss any more years of sacred ice angling.
Just like falling off a bike, you never really forget how to ice fish once you have it down. First fish was a perchie and came within moments of the first drop.
The ice was 2.5 to 5" thick, but the bite was slow. After 3 years it was hard to round up all the gear. I found everything except my small jig box.

My infamous external double pack (24v) of batteries was finally retired as I added a couple of li-ion standard drill batteries for my 19.2v set up. My UV flashlight croaked so I didn't stay much past dark for the night bite. 'Ended up with 6 perch and 6 microscopic blue jills.