Ice lures in soft water/spring and summer

[2Bass2Furious]

I've heard through the vines that many old timers that ice fish keep using their ice jigs and plastics throughout the year for bluegill, perch, and crappie.

Can anyone confirm this? If using ice jigs in summer is deadly, how would I need to fish it? I'm quite familiar with using jigs for perch but I don't know if I need to add a bobber to my set up, or lightly twitch the bait like in the ice season.

Thank you.

[huntinslabs]

I dont ice fish but do use some baits dedigned for that. Yes under a tiny float, deadsticking and slow rolling.

[Crestliner08]

I use 3/16 oz. spoons and blade baits, vertically jigging crappie, white & yellow perch in the spring. Can't imagine they'd be any less effective even in summer. I'm going to be trying the new Johnson's tiny blade baits this season.

[quivira kid]

I use big ice jigs when I'm jigging submersible lights in the summer.... Deadly!

[2Bass2Furious]

Thank you guys. I was looking at VMC's new line of jigs paired with Trigger X plastics. I do believe I have some Northland Tackle Bloodworms and gill getters, mudbugs, and other assorted jigs I might tip with a waxy or mealworm.

I also picked up last night some Trout Magnets that might use for panfish and jigging up at Lake Erie from time to time... Give the perch a different presentation.

[Alphahawk]

Thank you guys. I was looking at VMC's new line of jigs paired with Trigger X plastics. I do believe I have some Northland Tackle Bloodworms and gill getters, mudbugs, and other assorted jigs I might tip with a waxy or mealworm.

I also picked up last night some Trout Magnets that might use for panfish and jigging up at Lake Erie from time to time... Give the perch a different presentation.

I fish Trout Magnets on tungsten ice jig heads through the summer when the Gills will get on the bluffs in Center Hill Lake...suspended about 30 feet deep. The tungsten gives me the weight yet allows me to keep a small profile as possible.

Regards

[shipahoy41]

Welcome from Alabama. I fish my handcrafted soldered teardrop lures year round with great results. I tip them with red wigglers or wax worms and fish them under a slip float. Here is a drawing of my setups.

[2Bass2Furious]

Welcome from Alabama. I fish my handcrafted soldered teardrop lures year round with great results. I tip them with red wigglers or wax worms and fish them under a slip float. Here is a drawing of my setups.

Saved onto my phone. Thank you very much Shipahoy! I'll have to give that a try in the summer!

[shipahoy41]

You are welcome.