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[wiperhunter2]

That is totally up to you but it does help to know where the structure is. Sometimes drop offs and edges hold fish but not always. As long as you have plenty of drilling power to drill lots of holes, I like to drill 8 to 10 at one time, in a cross or X pattern. I'll drill holes 10 yards apart until I find what I'm looking for. This approach works best with two of you, one drilling holes, one guy coming up behind the hole driller to check the hole with a fish finder or flasher. When you find a hole with fish, drill more holes around it and set up, being as quiet as possible. Drilling make a lot of noise but stomping around on top of the ice setting up can be an issue as well depending on if the fish are suspended or on the bottom. This isn't as big of concern with bottom hugging fish, unless you are in shallow water.
As I said, knowing where structure is can help because if one spot does not pan out you might need to move 100 yds or 1/4 mile to find the next spot.
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