Thanks for the replies. I ended up taking the drive up to Saginaw Bay over the weekend and had a great trip! 24 inches of ice where we settled in to pull up some fish. Decent quality eyes (6.5 lb, 5 lb, 2-4 lb a few 2.5-3 lb keepers). Had some shorties and a silver or white bass that wouldn't fit through the 6 inch hole. Well worth the drive if you need to scratch that itch, and have a way to travel 6 miles across the ice.