Ice Fishing Question

[L. B. Fly Tyer 0]

'Tis the season for ice fishing and I was wondering if anyone ties their own jigs for palm roding? I'm thinking about doing it because it is cheaper than buying jigs at a store. I also saw these Insta jig tungsten head by hareline and though about using these instead of molding my own jig heads. Has anyone used these before?

[Poopdeck 0]

Yep sure do. I just use your standard 1/32 and 1/64 ball head jig.

[carpflyguy 0]

Gonna try this soon. Ice season is almost here and those jigs should do the trick

[fd757 0]

When I lived in a place with ice, I use to tie jigs all of the time. Not really tie them, rather put lead on like for flies, but then I had an array of nail polish and painted any color you wanted. Put speckled on them, solid colors, add some tails etc. Quite fun, just like tying flies, gave me some pride when I would be pulling up fish and no one

else seemed to be able to.

[corney 0]

I just tie flies on jig heads. Works good!

[j8000 0]

Has anyone ice fished with a weighted fly? If so what kind? Nymph I would imagine??? Scuds?? Thought about trying a couple if I went ice fishing this year.

[j8000 0]

Didn't mean to hijack, just thought it was on the similar topic.......

[mikechell 0]

I just use a bare hook when ice fishing.

A bare hook has a better chance of penetrating the ice cube without pulling it out of the glass.

A bare hook also doesn't add bad flavors or stray bits of feather and hair to my iced tea or water.

[Poopdeck 0]

Mike You must be sun stroked. Maybe you should go lay down in the Florida shade for a while.

[mikechell 0]

HEY !!!
I KNOW how to ice fish !!!

 

[Saltybum 0]

I think maybe he been drinking from the St.John's water.