It’s a blast, like it more than ice fishing with a rod/reel!! It’s almost more like hunting than fishing!! Plus collecting the decoys and spears is a great hobby and investment!!
A lot of places have them listed but they will never get them “IN” stock anymore! You can wait for that $199 price but good luck ever getting it! Go look and see what they are selling for on eBay, especially if the reels have line counters!
I’ve never seen this much bait on the west end like I have this year. It’s not just bait balls but 20 to 30 feet thick bio-mass that goes on for a while!