Congratulations! I was picturing you on snowshoes, carrying your rod and an ice auger down to the river!
I usually garage my boat for the winter but I kept saying "one more trip" ... Now there is 7" of snow on it ( More by morning). At least it's covered.
Hmm... Sport show in less than a month... I'm sure there'll be SOMETHING there I can't live without... like the amazing knot tying thing that looks like a ball point pen... got one somewhere around here... never learned to use it.