Parker Butler’s old man can catch ’em too! They’ve been dialing ’em in on “The Big Pond” (aka Mille Lacs) with their Garmin Panoptix units — drilling a single hole and scanning for fish 100′ away in ANY direction [mind-blown emoji]. This big gal walloped a #7 Rapala Rippin’ Rap, then got all finned-out and perky for the pic:

I’ve fished against Mandy Uhrich in a few Brainerd-area tourneys — she’s one heck of a stick [!] and that’s no different on the ice. Here’s one (of many) good ones she plugged on a “golden shiner” color 13 Fishing Origami Blade spoon — tipped with a shiner head — in 26-30′ Mille Lacs Lake mud:

Cap’n Brian Daun is one of those nutso diehards who’s still hitting the open-water. Worth it when you stuff an 11.9-lb Lake Erie giant like this! Inhaled a #11 Berkley Flicker Minnow — custom-painted by Renegade Outdoor Innovations — trolled behind an Off Shore Tackle Planer Board. #Stout

Love me some Manitoba greenbacks! So does Vanessa Toews, who’s been whackin’ ’em on PK Panic spoons and Spin A Jigs. #BigGreenGiant

Sorta looks like she’s fishing on Mars….

Those PK Spin A Jigs are awesome river baits, but I had a tough time picturing ’em in an ice-fishing situation…until I saw this video.

Now that’s how you move some water, man!

You don’t (always) need live bait to catch hardwater walleyes…. Ever try the “fake” minnow heads on your spoons? How about a feathered- or glow-resin treble hook?? That and waaaay more in my last YouTube vid.

It’s 15-min long, so I’ll give you a “Table of Contents” lol:

Or check the full vid here:

Let me know your go-to jigging spoons — or what you’d like to see next — by dropping a comment here. Really appreciate you watching!

I had a solid time “playing hooky” with the Rapala crew the other day and jacking a pile of razoracks! Fish were scarfing 3/16-oz VMC Tingler Spoons, and #5 and #7 Jigging Raps in 25-34′.

Few bonus “‘Merica!” flags popped too, but definitely wasn’t gonna try and race Matt Jensen (marketing guru at Rapala) to ’em lol:

Was a bunch of quality sticks out there, including full-time guide Brad Hawthorne. Whenever he talks fishing, I listen…guy spends a TON of time on the water and ice. Noticed Brad had all sorts of something goin’ on with his MarCum LX-7 Lithium Shuttle Combo, so had to take a closer look….

Ends up he straps a Pedestal Nylon Tool Holder — type you’d typically find attached to a boat seat — onto his shuttle. No screws, no nothing. That way he’s always got a pliers/scissors handy:

Slick idea that might inspire you to come up with something similar. #Convenience

Btw (‘cuz I know it’ll be asked) that’s a Retractable Ruler in the top right. First I’d seen one in action and it worked slick. Fish don’t freeze/stick to it like metal rulers….

Jerkbait + rattlebait + jigging spoon + blade bait = Freedom Tackle Minnow Spoon. Don’t know how else to describe its action other than “WHOA.” Click for the full vid:

After seeing it underwater, all I can think about is my man Patches O’Houlihan:

Freedom Tackle Minnow Spoons have been around for 4-ish years — know they’ve been responsible for a ton of big walleyes — but the guys using ’em are pretty tight-lipped…. Sorry all…I’m here to out it (lol)! Comes in some nasty colors too:

Speaking of it catching big walleyes….

Stuart Henuset (@disco_stu11) cracked his PB walldawg dancing a 5/8-oz “hot shad” Freedom Tackle Minnow Spoon in just 5′ of Lake Winnipeg water. She went a thiiiique 30.5″ x 18″ and is for sure gonna be a tough one to top. Congrats dude!

Think you’ll be seeing more of that bait in the not-so-distant future.

No doubt Catch Cover’s Trevor Sumption is obsessed with ice fishing, but looks like it runs in the family too:

How many bricks do you think she’s made up of? Seriously impressive! Can get a closer look at the masterpiece in this video.

Know what I’m getting Trevor for Christmas:

Think of all the money you’ll save from the “swear jar” lol.