I fished with mike this winter. Followed him and his group out for a day of fishing. Never fished Erie before thru ice. Told him I had all equipment, just wanted to learn. Mike said follow us out, ill help you out. Mike helped us get set up, told us how to fish for the eyes, kept coming back to check on us to see if we needed anything and wouldn't take a penny for it. We (my wife included) , have nothing but good things to say about Capt. Mike, is very safety minded, and likes helping people out to catch fish. We will be doing a few trips with him this summer as well, and are looking forward to it. We will reccomend them. Thanks mike and wayne