Are ice fishing lures different then regular ones? What are the best lures to ice fish with??
Posted on Mar 16, 2010 under Fishing Lures | 3 CommentsIve never been ice fishing and there for know nothing about it…but my boyfriend loves ice fishing and so for christmas I was gonna get him a little tackle box and fill it with ice fishing lures for him so he can use when he goes ice Fishing this winter…is there a difference between ice fishing lures and regular fishing lures?? If so can you please describe the difference or will it say on the package what kind of fishing its for?? Also, what kind of lures do you prefer to ice fish with??
The biggest difference between ice fishing lures and open water fishing lures is that regular lures travel horizontally through the water. You cast the lure out and reel it back in or troll behind a slow moving boat. When ice fishing the lure travels vertically. you can’t cast through a small hole in the ice. I have caught many fish with the Rapala ice fishing jigs. They come in a variety of sizes and color patterns. Northland makes similar lures called airplane jigs. Another popular ice lure is the Swedish Pimple. Berkeley make a line of artificial baits called GULP! . They are popular with some ice fishermen. Hooks, sinkers and swivels would be good to have too. I hope this helps. If you can, get out on the ice with him at least once. You might have fun.
March 16th, 2010 at 3:43 pm
The biggest difference between ice fishing lures and open water fishing lures is that regular lures travel horizontally through the water. You cast the lure out and reel it back in or troll behind a slow moving boat. When ice fishing the lure travels vertically. you can’t cast through a small hole in the ice. I have caught many fish with the Rapala ice fishing jigs. They come in a variety of sizes and color patterns. Northland makes similar lures called airplane jigs. Another popular ice lure is the Swedish Pimple. Berkeley make a line of artificial baits called GULP! . They are popular with some ice fishermen. Hooks, sinkers and swivels would be good to have too. I hope this helps. If you can, get out on the ice with him at least once. You might have fun.
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March 16th, 2010 at 3:50 pm
SShorekennels covered the answer well.
However, I must admit, I think a good idea would be to get him a small tackle box with a gift certificate inside. Unless you know exactly what he likes, it’s gonna be tough getting him lures he will use. A gift certificate to Bass Pro or Cabelas is an awesome gift for a man.
And it’s even BETTER if you have to travel TO the Basspro/Cabelas shop! Make a small vaca out of it! Verrrrry cool!
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March 16th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
It depends on what kindof fish your fishing for. A lot of places use jigs. Those you can use for both kinds of fishing. Go to your local tackle store they will rtell you better than peoplpe from far away, cause we have no idea what your fishing for a how deep of water etc. A gal that cares about fishing , hes a lucky guy. You probably will want to go along to learn to clean them for supper right. Just teasing of course
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