02-15-2022, 08:17 PM
I will say that for ice fishing, I often have something like a Hali as a “weight” to get my bait down quickly. And perch and crappie seem to love them just as much as other standard ice fare. When fish are below me, I want to get my bait back down as quickly as possible to keep their attention as long as possible, and waiting for a tiny, light jig to get down 30-40’ is not the way to do that. I use a 3-way swivel and drop the “weight” about a foot and a half. On the remaining open spot on the swivel I’ll put a smaller, lighter jig like a rat finkie or teardrop jig about 6” below the swivel. Both lures catch fish, but I do get more perch on the bottom lure for obvious reasons. I hope the crappie are still around and willing to play later this week. Nice to hear that they are still being caught!