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I used the tips here for trying to catch lake trout. I was out with my brother in law and his wife. We went to northern lights lake. We set up in 70 feet of water. I started using my flasher and was jigging at 20 feet down. It was hard to stay there as the old temptation of jigging near the bottom was almost overwhelming. 10 minutes latter a fish appeared at around 35 feet and made a b line towards my tube. He almost got there when another one smashed it from the side!! That was amazing. This trout is my biggest to date ice fishing at 11 pounds. We all went on to catch fish high up. I was skeptical at first but this is how I will start off all the time. We also got three whitefish high up. Amazing advice and much appreciated. Anyone else use the advice? Thank you all!!

U could run scratchers. They spray up enough for lubrication and a little cooling A few on the sled should be enough if u aren't riding hard. If you don't wanna buy them .You can also make some scratchers by Wrapping a small chain loop around skis Or drilling 2 holes a back of skis and running long bolts. They should throw enough ice to keep sliders intact and temps okay for a few miles. . Run rear suspension Loose so sled sits low. That will help it run cooler too.. track will blow more cold air and ice up onto heat exchanger. Unless you have a fanner then u have no worries with a scratcher or 2. It will run all day on glare ice. Only the sliders will need some moisture