Favorite Ice Lures

[WalleyeSlayer21]

Comment your favorite Ice fishing Jig, Spoon, Rapala, etc. and what species you use it for.

[JBMasterAngler]

Forage minnows are the only lures needed.

[th64]

Buckshots are a lot like Forage Minnows but better, IMHO

[givetoget]

forage minnow or sweedish pimple in hammerd copper, for jigs im not sure of name but horizontal orange and green with small red plastic tail.

[Fowlmouth]

Pretty much anything from JB Lures, best ice fishing jigs/lures in my opinion. I also like the old standbys - swedish pimple, jigging rap.

[Scott O.]

For perch, gills, trout: Jig--Clam Ant Drop, Spoon--Clam Speed Spoon or Lindy Rattlin Flyer

For 'eyes: Lindy Rattlin Flyer and Clam Blade Spoon

[MN BassFisher]

For Perch, Sunfish & Crappies: Tungsten jigs in many colors from 2.5mm to 5mm - brands like Custom Jigs & Spins, Fiskas, Skandia, J.R.'s Tackle. Slender Spoons in the smallest size. PK Lures Predators.

For Walleyes and Trout: PK Flutterfish in various sizes. Rapala Rippin' Raps. Dynamic Lures HD Ice. Northland Forage Minnow. Larger Custom Jigs & Spins Slender Spoons.

[WalleyeSlayer21]

I personally like the Semi NEW UV spoons from Northland. Walleyes and Crappies love em. BUT Keep the Replies Coming!! Thanks

[Cicada]

Cicada, of course. Adjust size to the target fish. Caught perch, bluegills, crappies, walleyes, northerns, and largemouth bass of them. Sometimes tipped and sometimes naked. My biggest hard water fish in most of those species came off the lure.

[WalleyeSlayer21]

Your biggest fish came off a UV Spoon?

[Cicada]

No, the lure's name is the Reef Runner Cicada. I took my screen name from this lure to annoy my cousin, who thought it was the ugliest thing he had ever seen.

http://outdoorshopping.com/image/data/Fishing-Reef-Runner-Cicadas-Cicada-1-8-Ounce-Gld-Org.jpg

[Fowlmouth]

Comment your favorite Ice fishing Jig, Spoon, Rapala, etc. and what species you use it for.

Dude you have like 20 different threads about lines and lures, whats with that?

[bbfenatic]

Dude you have like 20 different threads about lines and lures, whats with that?

Give the kid a break, he's obviously excited about fishing, seems to be in the "learning" mode and we need more young passionate fishermen. Go pick on someone else.

[Fowlmouth]

Not picking on anyone. Just seems ridiculous to have multiple threads asking the same question over and over.

[ready2fish]

Not picking on anyone. Just seems ridiculous to have multiple threads asking the same question over and over.

Maybe he just wants to make sure before going out and spending all his money on something that doesn't work

I see no harm in that, if it bothers you then don't read it

Not looking to slam you, just my 2 cents

[Boar]

No doubt. Dont need that here. Read the obits if ya wana be depressing.

WS, MY FAVE ICE LURE IS A TOSS UP opps uper case, between red glow/perchglow ratli g varmit and a red glow ratti. Flyer. Also havig a great time latley with a vages jig tipped witha minnow.

Open wate is a vegas jig tipped minow for jiggi g and a rapala flat rap for casting .

[WalleyeSlayer21]

What do you guys prefer, Minnow or minnow head? I hear of alot of guys use minnow heads rather than full minnows..when using spoons.

[cableguy2]

On my spoons I mostly use the head.

[live4chrome]

I don't ever use "what I prefer" however I Iet the fish tell me what they prefer. Have fish coming into your lure and won't hit a minnow head? try a tail then and see what happens? still won't hit it, try a full minnow. The fun part about fishing is experimenting with different lures and seeing what works best. Then when you finally figure out what they want you don't tell anyone and keep the secret to your self so you can out fish all your friends!

Different lakes all vary with what lures work best. Some lakes the best thing to do is go big and loud. Chubby darters, rattling lures, big spoons are the go to. Other times they want it small. Little spoons like forage minnows, buckshots etc. The color fish want will change by season, time of day, even by the hour. I have seen it switch from the fish only wanting a big red ratlin flyer and a hr later they won't touch it and only want a micro sized glow glitter stop sign.

The best advice I could give you is pick up an assortment of sizes and colors and switch it up if they aren't taking what you are giving them. There really is no "best" lure, line size etc because it all depends on the mood of the fish, the lake you are on, the time of day, the atmospheric pressure, the amount of fishing pressure on the lake, the primary forage in the lake. The list goes on and on.

To me the best part about fishing is getting out there and figuring a bite out all on my own. There is nothing more rewarding than that. Except maybe the felling you get when you are releasing a trophy fish.