Plastics through the ice?

[Bob/MN]

Last hard water season I tries a 1 inch southern pro char. green tube. I mated the tube up with a 1/48 once inside head with a # 10 hook. Power bait was used for some added scent.
The combo did quite well on the pan fish.

[no1son]

The "fish heavy" jigs like the Fat Boys, the diamond types and the marmooska types in size 10 and 12 will supplement the inside tube heads nicely. Those made out of tungsten present an even smaller profile for the effect and the hook size. Most of the tiny plastics that work so well with these now come just as scented as Power Bait does, too. The last few years have really produced a variety of choices, all of which can really turn the fish when the time is right.

It is my belief that external jigheads provide enough of a block that they result in fewer deep hooked panfish, allowing greater choice in whether to release or not. At the same time I prefer a smaller jighead profile to distract from fish taking the actual offering which is the tail. Sort of a balancing act I suppose one could say that I try to make, since I prefer to release if possible.

[Bill Sellers]

Last hard water season I tries a 1 inch southern pro char. green tube. I mated the tube up with a 1/48 once inside head with a # 10 hook. Power bait was used for some added scent.
The combo did quite well on the pan fish.

X2...placed very well in alot of ice tournaments with this combo! 1/32 head placed halfway inside the tube in order to provide a more horizontal presentation. The crappie nibble is placed inside to slow the wicking affect. Can't go wrong with Southern Pro's colors.