Some things to think about too...in early season when Ice forms on a pond it usually starts to form from the shore out towards the center...or depending on tree line from south to north......because the north end will get more sunlight than the south end. This is why on early ice you can walk out a few feet on 2-3" of ice but go out a few more feet and in you go.
also in late season as the ice goes away it does it from shore first.
I saw a guy once fishing on a point of ice with tipups, while 30 yards away I was casting to open water.
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