Hey everyone,
Finally got out today. Not too far I was only about 10-15 feet away from shore. As I walked towards the shore I found a 2X4 to use as a spud stick. I started banging the wood against the ice and it was not breaking so I stepped on. I got off the ice and saw somebody walked and drilled some holes in the middle. My neighbour walked out, put on his boots and took me out and showed me it’s about 3" of ice! After that he got his metal ice pick and he made a hole for me to fish, sure enough I had a 2-piece rod and took the top and made my rod. Now its time to fish!