Instead of just a hand auger or big expensive power auger at first consider one of the auger units you can get nowadays that attach to a good 20V cordless drill. Clam and some others have them and they are a good alternative especially first 1/3 of the season when you are dealing with only up to 12" or so of ice. Hand augering really sucks and is enough to make you want to give up on ice fishing!
You will get more holes cut, able to move around and experiment better giving you more opportunities to be successful. You don't even necessarily need a rod. I used straight spools of line and hand lined for years.
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