Yeah we have a lot of great lakes to fish 

I just got a sneak peak at some new tungsten jigs and also just became the proud owner of a new ice fishing tool. The Sonic Ice Hopper. I will talk more about this one here soon and will post up some pics. This might be something great for you guys in Ohio with shaky ice that doesn't get that thick so you have to travel light.

I like custom jigs and spins finesse plastic tails. The glow, white, and black seem to work the best for me. I also use the berkley gulp alive fish fry. Those worked great last season for the crappie at wingfoot. As for the tungsten jigs I have several and have fished them many times but in my opinion they didnt help me catch any more fish then any of my other jigs. If I fished in a lot deeper water I might like them more but Im normally in 15 ft or less. I find that I catch a lot of fish on the lighter jigs. Ill drop a 1/80 or 1/100 oz. lead head with a tail and watch the fish on my LX-5 go crazy for that slow drop with a slight twitch of the jig every foot or so as it falls.

There is a time and a place for everything. The heavier weight vs overall size is where these baits shine. If you fish a lot of crappies slow falling baits are deadly and work a lot of the time. But if you are trying to punch through and fish the fish that held up in dense weeds you need something compacted and heavy to get down to the highways where the big gills live.Learning to find and fish the highways in the weeds can really put some large fish on ice for you.

Well many of the plastics come in glow and standard colors so if there is fish biting there is a color of plastics that will work.

Glows in low light or in dark conditions

Motor Oil
Bubble Gum
White and
Red are my main go to but I fish them.

Hey guys can you fill me in a little on this lake. What kind of clarity does this lake have. Weed growth, bait stuff like that.

1st off go blue 

Ok now that is out of the way.lol

A little about me I am an avid ice angler. I have fished shoulder to shoulder with some of the best ice fisherman out there on the trap attack ice tour(now NAFIC). I have taken a few years off from the tournament front due to needing a new partner and have yet to find one.(mine moved to NC for school).

I am a nationally syndicated blogger and freelance outdoor writer that has been featured in regional publication like Michigan Outdoor News, Woods-n-Waters, and Great Lakes Angler, I have even had the chance to be on TV a few times.I will be on Michigan Out-of-doors here soon with a huge 90lb sturgeon I recently landed.

I hope I can add some more knowledge to the board and share some of the tips and tricks I know.I spend a ton of time ice fishing, I am even cutting way back on the duck hunting this year so I can save money so I can ice fish even more then 3 to 4 times a week like I did last year. I can't wait for winter to get here and these cold snaps are killing me.

Pic is me with a Grass Pickerel