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Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« on: Nov 13, 2013, 04:55 PM »
Hey all,
Getting excited to chase some LMB on the ice this season -- nothing quite as exciting as fighting a slob on the jig rod!  I thought it would be fun to see what people are thinking to use this year.

I'm stocking up on three of my go-to favorites:
1)Lindy Rattl'N Flyer
2)Nuclear Ant
3)Chubby Darter

What else are you planning to use?  And feel free to share photos of LMB you caught through the ice, like this one I snagged with an ant:
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #1 on: Nov 13, 2013, 05:14 PM »
chubby darter,buchshot spoon,swedish pimple
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #2 on: Nov 13, 2013, 05:47 PM »
I have caught more quality bass ( small mouth and large mouth) since I started using the Chubby Darter than all the many years before (on a jigging rod).



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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #3 on: Nov 13, 2013, 06:53 PM »
Nice fish, Alan!  Chubby darters are some of my favorites too.

I believe it was you who introduced me to the Northland fireye grub, back at the Barton's Cove gathering a few years back.  I love that jig too, its great for panfish -- even caught some bass on it too!  ;)
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #4 on: Nov 13, 2013, 07:40 PM »
Northland fireye grub, great lure, but I no longer fish it... Lead, when I find a tungsten version, I will load up with some more!

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #5 on: Nov 13, 2013, 09:02 PM »
Yup - that was before the lead ban in MA...no ban here in Colorado, so I can use them again!  :)
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #6 on: Feb 01, 2014, 07:45 PM »
When using the chubby darter for bass how would you recommend working it? I've tried snapping it up about a foot, letting fall, shaking it a little, pause....repeat. I've also tried just shaking it. I've gotten pickerel on it but no bass yet, I've only tried it a few times for bass though. I'm not tipping it with anything when trying for bass, as it's artificials only in NY for bass in winter. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #7 on: Feb 01, 2014, 11:00 PM »
This is how I most often fish them;
The cadence is 2 big arm sweeps (2-4ft), short pause (3-4 sec.), 5-6 "jerks" of about 4-6 inches, pause, then a short "vibration", then repeat. If in 2 or 3 cycles I don't mark fish or hook up, I move to the next hole. This is about what I start out with each trip out.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #8 on: Feb 02, 2014, 05:59 AM »
This is how I most often fish them;
The cadence is 2 big arm sweeps (2-4ft), short pause (3-4 sec.), 5-6 "jerks" of about 4-6 inches, pause, then a short "vibration", then repeat. If in 2 or 3 cycles I don't mark fish or hook up, I move to the next hole. This is about what I start out with each trip out.

Some good advice!

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #9 on: Feb 02, 2014, 02:43 PM »
Thanks stripernut, I'll give that method a try next time.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #11 on: Feb 11, 2014, 04:33 AM »
They look good, I bet there is good flash.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #12 on: Feb 11, 2014, 11:53 AM »
I've yet to  find something that bass won't hit. The big thing I've noticed though is that some will inhale the jig, others will just pop it with the very tip of their nose and it's very hard to get a good hooks set in that area. Use good, sharp hooks. The first thing I do is swap them out.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #13 on: Feb 11, 2014, 08:12 PM »
[quote author=missoulafish link=topic=262521.msg2958947#msg2958947 date=139214121    others will just pop it with the very tip of their nose and it's very hard to get a good hooks set in that area.[/quote]

that sounds exactly like what's been happening to me lately, have lost some really nice bass after playin them for a couple seconds, then-poof! :%$#!:

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #14 on: Feb 13, 2014, 05:40 PM »
[quote author=missoulafish link=topic=262521.msg2958947#msg2958947 date=139214121    others will just pop it with the very tip of their nose and it's very hard to get a good hooks set in that area.

that sounds exactly like what's been happening to me lately, have lost some really nice bass after playin them for a couple seconds, then-poof! :%$#!:

Mind if I ask what lure/jig you're using when they come unbuttoned?  A lot can depend on the size/type of hooks you're using.  For example, the stock hooks that come with small chubby darters are too small IMO, so I've changed them out to larger trebles and now I get much better hookups.
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #15 on: Feb 13, 2014, 05:46 PM »
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the stock hooks that come with small chubby darters are too small IMO, so I've changed them out to larger trebles and now I get much better hookups

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #16 on: Feb 13, 2014, 08:11 PM »
Mind if I ask what lure/jig you're using when they come unbuttoned? 
have lost 'em off just about everything i've been usin:
jiggin raps
pimples
kastmasters
buckshots
teardrops
flicker spinner
did hook one real good on the rap. tho, she musta inhaled it cuz it was deep down her throat.  ;D

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #17 on: Feb 13, 2014, 09:37 PM »
First thing I do is upgrade the hook on all my jigs. I know exactly what they are doing. They literally come up to it, stare at it then pop it with the tip of their nose. I set the hook, lift them about 5' and they pop off. Some of them also sell out and inhale the jig too. 

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #18 on: Feb 17, 2014, 11:19 PM »
Clown or Perch Rattl'n Flyer.
I'm a man, but I can change, If I have to, I guess.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #19 on: Feb 22, 2014, 04:51 PM »
what are you guys favorite sizes and colors on those chubby darters. Looking to catch some nice bass through the ice.


I have pimples and buckshots and don't really get alot of bass on them but haven't really fished for them. But i know there in the lakes I fish.
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #20 on: Feb 22, 2014, 08:35 PM »
I have hooked many on the smallest perch size, but the hooks are to light for many of the 5+lb fish... I also have had great luck with the largest "Roach" Chubby Darter (but not the Giant Chubby Darter), even getting some 14" Crappies on them...
Here is a photo of the the larger Chubby Darter with the Giant Chubby Darter;

I have one gotten to try the "Giant" once this season (no luck yet) but will keep trying, the thought of hooking a fish with it!!!!

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #21 on: Mar 18, 2014, 09:07 PM »
I never really target bass but I have done well for them this year using small horizontal jigs with custom jigs and spins wedgie plastics and a small piece of meal worm. I started taking off the plastics since the panfish are getting more finicky and have been using a 3mm wolfram fiska jig tipped with a small piece of meal worm. I caught my biggest bass of the season  (16 and 3/4'') with this small presentation.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #22 on: Nov 30, 2014, 08:23 PM »
I like a spinner with mooneye jig tipped with a minnow

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #23 on: Dec 28, 2014, 05:24 PM »
Swedish pimple is a good place to start

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #24 on: Jan 29, 2015, 08:40 AM »
Has anyone tried the new Ultra Rapala Rippin' Rap? There 1 1/2 inches long. I tried one Tuesday everytime i saw a pickerel or bass on the camera. I got one bass to hit out of the four I saw but missed it. Just couldn't find the right jigging sequence as it got the attention of all pickerl but I just couldn't get them to hit. I wasn't tipping it with anything as bass are artificial only in NY until mid-June.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #25 on: Jan 29, 2015, 10:17 AM »
I've been using a 1/16ozSlender spoon for panfish and catching largemouth regularly.  This was the best of six in a row yesterday.

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #26 on: Feb 02, 2015, 09:21 PM »
buckshot,chubby darter,rocker minnow
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #27 on: Jan 05, 2016, 09:21 AM »
My favorite lure through the ice is a VMC rattle spoon in the uv colors or perch. They have caught every species for me through the ice. I've also had some good sized bass take a Rapala ultralight rippin rap   

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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #28 on: Jan 05, 2016, 06:01 PM »
Lindy darter and jigging raps. Always catch a lot on my demon jigging spoons while targeting crappie also. My avatar picture was on a demon jigging spoon.

My biggest tip is to have a gaff ready and hit them in the lips with it, the big ones like to get stuck sideways at the bottom of the hole.
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Re: Favorite LMB Ice Jigs/Lures
« Reply #29 on: Jan 24, 2016, 06:14 PM »
Here's a thought: "slab" spoons work so well into the late fall in cold water, why abandon that thought? For example:

I don't usually target bass ice fishing......

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