If you're like me and like to buy all sorts of cool fishing accessories.  You might want to look into buying a high tech tip up.  I used to make them myself, but with all the neat ones on the internet, you can't pass them up.  They get so high tech that I have even seen a rocket tip up.  So when a fishing bites on on your bait and takes it away, a rocket launches into the sky.  Sounds pretty crazy right?  Yeah, that's a little too high tech.  But something like the setup in the picture to the right is just right for me.  So do a search on the internet, you'll be amazed what kind of neat tip ups you can find.