If you want to hit the ice for crappie, bluegill, or perch, you’ll need the right gear. I’ve made that a little easier by choosing the best ice fishing lures for panfish using my years of experience ...

Downsizing your line size to ... An inline ice reel like the Pflueger President can help fool finicky winter bluegills because the reel eliminates line twist that causes your jig to spin.

Fish them off a jig under a float. Brauer hit Wilson Harbor over the weekend, and he caught bluegills ... ice fishing gear and hit this lake that was known in the 1990s as a perch haven for both ...

What makes a good jig? Honestly, it’s not that complicated. The two main considerations are size and color ... Jigs are also critical for ice fishing, a topic we will be covering in detail ...

According to ice fishing ... a jig is choosing the correct weight. The jig must always be heavy enough to pull the line straight. I also increase the jig size as the water depth increases. Panfish ...

There is still plenty of ice on most of the lakes and ponds where many of us go ice fishing ... Tiny Drop Jigs, 1/32nd- and even 1/64th-ounce, have been catching bluegills, which, because of their ...

Hello folks, the other day we went ice fishing on some local ice aiming to catch some bluegills and perch. We geared up with tiny hooks, tiny pieces of cut minnow, little jigging spoons, and even ...