With three distinct target areas to choose from. I like to pick a lake with a narrows, a major point extending out into the main body and adjoining bays sandwiched in between. It doesn t matter what the target species is, a combination of these structural elements is going to attract some fish during ice up. Crappie minnows fished near the bottom provide some of the finest mid-winter perch fishing to be found anywhere. On good days, fish from 11 to 13 inches can be caught two at a time, as fast as the angler can get rebaited and back to the bottom.
Some anglers use tiny spinner blades and beads on their hooks to serve as additional attractors.
Hooking a crappie minnow either through the lips or behind the dorsal fin works equally as well. The perch aren't fussy sometimes striking bare hooks. If that color isn't productive move n to other colors. The style and shape of the Fire-Eye minnow allows it to flutter as it falls. This will simulate a wounded minnow and turn those inactive fish into active ones.