Powerbait and Nightcrawlers

[jbuss79]

The RCJ Thursday fishing reports today said that "anglers are reporting nice catches of Trout on Powerbait" and another says "catches of Perch and BLuegill on nightcrawlers". I guess I never thought of fishing either through the ice. Are some of you guys seriously having good luck with both? Curious as to how you're rigging.

[fireandice]

I've had luck catching gills and perch on crawlers through the ice, I haven't had much luck with powerbaits at all except for hollow worms on Slow Deaths on open water

[diesel doctor]

Last year at Deerfield we ran out of maggots.  Cut the tail off a white powerbait. Used just the tail on a Hali and slaughtered the perch.   Surprised both us that it worked so well.