Tips on jigs, bait and locations?

[Miles Fitzrobert]

A success story.. Took my wife and kiddo to Newton yesterday, followed some tips (and literally tracks) from a poster who'd been there the day before. This time, we were armed (with knowledge and gear) and ready. I bought some ratfinkee glow jigs, we had nightcrawlers and wax worms and the expectation we'd probably have to move around a bit. While we hadn't picked up any store-bought spring bobbers, a couple of ball point pens, painters tape and pliers managed to produce a couple of rough ones.

First stop, my wife caught 3 perch, I didn't get a bite. When it slowed for her, I suggested we move a bit, so we drilled until we found some activity on the fish finder and slid over. The next several hours were busy and by the end of it we had 36 fish on the ice. I would have had more, but my wife literally took the worm off my hook and told me it was time to go.

Thanks all for the tips!