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7 Best Ice Fishing Jigs for Crappie

It’s that time of year again.  The frost, snow, and of course, the frozen ice over your favorite lake.  If you are in the Northern part of the world and the temperature drops below 32 degrees, you start pulling the ice fishing gear and tackle from storage.

It’s not long before we slide out to our spot and bust out the ice auger to drill holes for panfish like Crappies or even bigger trophies like Walleye and Pike.

No matter which species is on your target list for each fishing trip, you need to present the right jigs at the right time to get them biting.

Best Crappie Ice Fishing Jigs

We reached out to a few hundred fishermen in the Northern regions and ask which lures and jigs were the best for catching Crappies through the ice.  The feedback from our community was great and we pulled together a list of unbeatable jigs and jigheads all ice fishermen should have in their tackle box.

  1. Northland Tackle Bro Brug Jig
  2. HT Enterprises Marmooska Jig
  3. CLAM Dave Genz Drop Kick
  4. Northland Whistler Jig
  5. Rapala Jigging Rap 07
  6. Salmo Chubby Darter
  7. Bay de Noc Swedish Pimple

Northland Tackle Bro Bug Jig

Northland Tackle Bro Bug Jig

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Deadly on bluegills, crappies and perch, the horizontal-hanging Bro Bug Jig works wonders when vertically jigged either through the ice or below a boat. The long-shank hook with BarblessWire Bait Collar is ideal for balancing the streamlined, buggy looking jighead with live waxies and wigglers or dainty soft-plastic tails.


HT Enterprises Marmooska Jig

HT Marmooska Jigs

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One of the best all-around panfish jigs for years. Horizontal type with a fine wire hook. Fishes heavy and is easy to see on electronics. All colors have a glow in the dark feature. The Marmooska Jig is a successful European design that features a heavy, bumblebee shaped body with black eyes and glow-in-the-dark color schemes. These jigheads are proven winners when jigging for panfish, trout, and finicky walleye.


CLAM Dave Genz Drop-Kick

Dave Genz Drop-Kick Jig

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The Drop-Kick was designed by Mr. Dave Genz to be the perfect cadence jighead. It features a 90-degree XL hook with a larger tie-eye, stronger wire and increased hook gap for better hook-up percentage compared to other jigs.

When the Drop-Kick is jigged correctly, it creates a “kick” that Panfish can’t resist. They also designed the top of the jighead with a large flat surface, perfect for seeing on your sonar unit with a smaller size jig. The Drop-Kick comes in six colors and is UV coated giving these jigheads a great finish. Drop-kick the fish on your next trip on the ice.


Northland Whistler Jig

Northland Tackle Whistler Jig Whistler Jig

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Deadly on Perch, crappies, walleyes, Pike, trout and bass. Dynamite in clear or moderately stained water. Tip with live bait such as half a crawler or a Minnow, or soft-plastic Trailers. Cast and flutter around weeds, Rocks and wood.  Very effective vertical jigging while ice fishing.


Rapala Jigging Rap 07 Fishing lure

Rapala Jigging Rap 07 Fishing lure

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Originally designed as a Winter lure, the Jigging Rap has proven itself as a year round vertical jigging lure. Swimming in tantalizing circles, the Jigging Rap reaches fish that other methods can’t. When Winter jigging through the ice or to catch large fish holding on to deep structure, the Jigging Rap is truly effective.


Salmo Chubby Darter

Salmo Chubby Darter Lure Perch

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From its introduction in 2002, the Chubby Darter remains the only vertical wobbler in the world. Designed for ice fishing, it works vertically whether or not it’s rising or falling. To achieve proper control of the lure it’s very important to use the correct tackle.

A sensitive ice fishing rod that can be used as a strike indicator and the thinnest ice line available are the critical elements of the setup. These allow you to use Chubby Darter features with maximum effectiveness and, quite simply, catch more fish!


Bay de Noc Swedish Pimple

Bay de Noc Swedish Pimples Ice Fishing Lure 2

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The Swedish Pimple is a superb ice fishing jigging lure. Their proven ability to take walleye, trout, Coho salmon, northern, bass, panfish, and many other fish species makes owning this lure a must for most fishermen. As a general rule, the larger sizes are for game fish in deep water lakes.

The smaller sizes are for panfish or trout, bass, etc in shallow lakes. All sizes will produce game fish and panfish if both types inhabit the same waters. Ultra-lite and light action rods, with balanced ice reels spooled with 2 or 4 lb test line teamed with a Swedish Pimple has brought many large panfish to the dinner table.


Final Thoughts

Whether you are ice fishing with ice fishing rods or using tip-ups, selecting the proper jigs and lures are key to catching fish on the lakes. Hopefully, now you’ll know exactly which deadly crappie jigs to use this winter to get your freezer stocked full of delicious fish.

Did we leave out one of your favorite jigs? Leave us a comment and let us know so we can take a look!

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