SLA, I fish with/ against the Ice Men and for the most part there are no secrets, some teams may get some proto type baits from sponsors but, most of the jigs used are from the same retail stores you shop. A lot of guys including myself like to use the fiskas jigs. the jigs are made of tungstun which fishes heavy for there size I like to use 2mm to 5mm size jigs. Other jigs that are used are from Little Atom, Lindy etc. We/ I like to use plastics as well and there are a ton of plastics on the market today. The key to it all is finding the fish! and to do that you have to cover water. Joe and Myron who won the championship last year are the best at covering water and the there team name is the Ice Trollers and they are impressive to watch.
The new season of Ice Men will be starting soon, the championship is just a couple of weeks away and hopefully my partner and I will be able to dethrone the current champions and walk away with the championship. You will be able to follow the ice men on VERSUS this season not the sportsmans channel.
I hope I answered some of your questions.
Good Luck this ice season.
Bob Griffith
Ice Team Power Stick
Clam Corp. Pro Staff
Keystone Crappie Association member