You can definitely be out there and fishing with a hand auger, but if you were going to make one big purchase then a power auger would be the one. We'll have 3 feet of ice most places here and it ain't fun hole hopping when you're drilling by hand. A smaller hand auger (6" as opposed to 8") will be easier to crank
If you're looking for an ice rod you might be tempted to get a combo rod/reel but make sure you read as many reviews as you can, because a lot of the reels on those things are crap and you end up buying a new one anyhow. I just pull the smaller ones off of my summer rods
If you don't want to buy a sled to pull around you can get a 5 gallon bucket to carry everything in, works just fine and it doubles as a seat.
Since you already have lures (and a small tackle box I assume) then a short list could be: auger, ice rod, bucket, ice scoop, and you'll be fine
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