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TOP TEN ICE FISHING LURES

Not sure I've ever caught a Fish through the ice on a lure un-tipped.

1/4 oz. and 1/3  oz.Swedish Pimple,Nickle or Gold /Green Prism Tape/Shiner Head-Pickerel, Crappie
Red Marabou Jig/Waxie- Bluegills , Perch
Jiggin' Rap/Perch Eye-Bluegills , Perch 
Hus Spoon/ Shiner Head-Crappie
Marmooska Jig /Chartreuse/ Waxie- Bluegills ,Yellow Perch ,White Perch,Bass

Slender Teardrop Jig/Silver , Chartreuse or Orange /Waxie- Bass ,Bluegills , Yellow Perch, White Perch

Greg  Sheehan Beaded nymph/ Pounder Rig /Waxie- Bluegills

Nungesser and Hildebrandt Silver Flutter Spoons / Shiner Head ,Waxie , or Meal worm- Trout
Genz Worm /Waxie or Mealworm -Perch, Bluegills,Bass
 Rattlin' Flyer /Perch Eye -Bluegills ,Perch

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1/4 and 1/3 oz. Swedish Pimple that have been getting fine catches through the ice the past two years.

Pickerel SP

Ice spoons that caught Perch, Bass and Pickerel. Tipped with Salted Shiner Heads or Fathead Minnows.
These three spoons have been the catchers so far Jan/Feb 2021 :1/8th oz. Slimfish/ 1/5th oz. SP and 1/4 oz. SP.   The catchers

BOTTOM: 2" Jiggin' Rap (W5 5/16ths oz. ) tipped with Shiner head or tail (two Pickerel) , Middle 1,1/8" (1/12th oz. ) Hus Spoon tipped with Shiner head or tail (one Pickerel) , One lost Crappie) TOP: 1,3/4" (1/4 oz.) Swedish Pimple tipped with Shiner head or tail ( 6 Pickerel 1 Crappie )
Forgot to add a tiny Orange ice jig with tiny black hackle to this pic .Tipped with a butterworm it caught four 7" Gills.   Early Ice Pickerel and Crappie Getters

TOP: 64th oz.Marabou Jig (Bloodworm) got 3 Perch ,Marmooska Jig #8 hook got 3 Perch
BOTTOM: SlimFin 1/8 oz. Spoon got one Pickerel .All lures tipped with Waxies  2018 Jigs/Spoons

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