Thread: Ice Picks

Originally Posted by RonDon

Heres a pic of one with a spinner. Would the added flash be good or bad for ice fishing? Or is it like anything else... It would work better some days than others???

Personally I'd drop the spinner for ice. If the fish show that they'll hit a bulkier jig, I'd upsize but not add anything that can get in the way. By up-sizing I mean go from say a #12 hook jig weighing about 1/64 ounce to a #10 at 1/32 or an #8 at 1/16 even. Often times changing the type of jig from a horizontal jig like you show to a vertical jig, like a Demon Jigging Spoon sporting a treble hook with you plastic treaded on one hook at a 45 degree angle.

Ice fishing creates a lot of adjustment in one's thinking and presentation tactics. Even a slight shift in the barometer can slam a fish's jaws tight. Snow cover on the ice can affect the bite and so can sky conditions....cloudy vs bright sun. Even the sun's angle based on time of day can make a huge difference in how a guy approaches the fishing. As a rule for me, if the fish show that they are going to be more aggressive I tend to fish much higher in the water column, go from a horizontal jig to a vertical jigging spoon and use a brighter or white plastic. The one thing I avoid religiously is something like the spinner blade shown on the jig since many of my hits will be coming from underneath the bait and upward very quickly, but they will still not hammer a jig like they will in the warmer water of summer.

Ronny,the little chubs are 1/80 and the black nickle minnow head is a 1/64.

We used little tails like those on teardrop jigs when I was in Akron Ohio. Bluegill would just engulf them.

We see some vertical ice jigs in the north that have a small prop-type spinner at the top of the bait, just under the line hole. These seem to work well. The problem with an attractor blade below the hook is the you want the fish to focus on the hook end of the package, not below it. Let the plastic do the atrracting and you fare much better, especially on sunfish or bluegills.

Rondon....if I wanted some of those for gill fishing are you making them for sale?....I got heads that would be perfect, just looking for the body's

Jeep im not selling them. I will just send you some though. I usually end up throwing away baits to get them out of the way and make space for new ones. PM me so i dont forget! If you need them soon message Baitman...He makes some really nice small baits that would be gill killers if you want to buy some.

Those look good to me! Love the spoon on the jig. Try to put some#10s on those. bet they will kill the gills.

Originally Posted by jigtwins

Those look good to me! Love the spoon on the jig. Try to put some#10s on those. bet they will kill the gills.

they also look good to me I think they would be fantastic.