Since my wife and I basically struck out on Devil's Lake last weekend, we have decided to give Lake Ashtabula a try this Sunday. We have never been there before so we could use some advice. 
-I plan on driving my honda onto the ice. Are there any areas that we should avoid due to possibly thin ice?
-We plan on going after perch, walleye and pike. We don't have a vexilar so we will have to find the fish the hard way. When jigging and setting deadsticks, do you guys usually find the fish suspended or near the bottom? 
-My plan was to set a few tip ups for pike with smelt, 4 deadsticks with minnows and two jigging poles with lindy darters or salmo chubby darters. Do those set ups usually produce fish at Ashtabula?
-I don't need anyone's hotspot, but has anybody heard of some good luck on any certain part of the lake.

Thanks again for the help!