Metal baits: Jigging and ice spoons

A compact, heavy spoon that falls fast and flashes on the drop. Worked vertically over fish you see on sonar, in open water or through the ice.

ItemDetail
Open waterHopkins, CC Spoon, slab spoons: 1/2–2 oz (14–57 g)
IceSwedish Pimple #2–#14: 1/10–4 oz (2.8–113 g), #6 = 1/2 oz (14 g, 5.7 cm / 2 1/4"); Northland Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon 1/16–3/4 oz (1.8–21 g), rattle chamber
WhereWinter and cold-front bass stacked deep, schooling fish, rivers; ice 3–15 m (10–50 ft)
RetrieveShort lifts of 30–60 cm (1–2 ft), drop, pause; on ice: snap, settle, hold, dead-stick
TipOn ice, add a minnow head to the treble
SpeciesLargemouth, smallmouth bass, white bass, walleye, perch, lake trout, crappie

Most bites come as the spoon falls: if the line stops or goes slack early, set.

Top 10 dans quatre marchés

États-Unis

  1. Nichols DUH Spoon 2.0 — $8.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #1; 3/8, 1/2, 3/4, 1-3/4 oz (10.6, 14, 21, 50 g); narrow vertical jigging spoon with two barrel swivels and a Decoy feathered treble
  2. P-Line Laser Minnow Spoon — $3.99 - $4.59. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #3; 1/2, 3/4, 1 oz (14, 21, 28 g); oblong holographic-tape jigging spoon for suspended fish
  3. War Eagle Jiggin' Spoon 2pk — $8.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #4; 1/2, 7/8 oz (14, 25 g); hammered-finish slab spoon with built-in swivel and Gamakatsu EWG treble; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  4. Nichols Duh Spoon 3/4oz & 1 3/4oz — $5.00 - $5.97. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #5; 3/4, 1-3/4 oz (21, 50 g); the classic Blade Runner Duh shape with SPRO swivels and a Decoy treble (clearance price); 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  5. Hopkins Shorty Hammered Treble Hook Spoons — $5.99 - $10.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #6; 1/4 to 1-1/2 oz (7 to 43 g); forged stainless Shorty: compact thick body, hammered finish, heavier than its length; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  6. Steelshad Jiggin Spoon 2pk — $7.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #7; 1/2, 7/8 oz (14, 25 g); long tapered jigging spoon with inset swivels top and bottom; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  7. Berkley Vibrato Jigging Spoon — $8.99 - $9.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #8; 1/8 to 1 oz (3.5 to 28 g); wide-belly, thin-back spoon that vibrates on the fall and when jigged
  8. Blade Runner Duh Spoon 2oz — $7.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #9; 2 oz (57 g); 2 oz deep-ledge vertical spoon that gets down fast
  9. 6th Sense Divine Jigging Spoon 2pk — $12.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #10; 1 oz (28 g); anatomically detailed jigging spoon with 3D scales and eyes; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
  10. Cotton Cordell Jigging Spoons 2pk — $4.99 - $5.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Spoons' > Jigging Spoons section (31 items) sorted by Popularity: #11; 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 oz (10.6, 14, 21 g); time-tested slab spoon that flutters like a dying shad on the descent

Canada

  1. Compac Platinum Clacker Spoon — C$6.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #1 of 144; single store, position 1; 3/8 oz; slab spoon with a clacker chain
  2. Bay de Noc Swedish Pimple — C$8.99–C$10.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #2 of 144; fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #14 of 76; 1/10 – 1 oz; the classic vertical jigging spoon
  3. Berkley Vibrato — C$11.99–C$12.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #4 of 144; fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #9 of 76; 1/4 – 1/2 oz; vibrating jigging spoon
  4. 13 Fishing Flash Bang Rattle Spoon — C$4.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #2 of 76; single store, position 2; 1/16 – 1/4 oz; vertical rattle spoon
  5. VMC Rattle Spoon — C$3.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #4 of 76; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Jigging Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #12 of 47; 1/16 – 1/4 oz; slab rattle spoon
  6. Northland Buck-Shot Rattle Spoon — C$8.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #5 of 76; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Jigging Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #4 of 47; 1/16 – 3/8 oz; slab spoon with a rattle chamber
  7. Northland Eye-Ball Spoon — C$5.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #7 of 76; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Jigging Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #14 of 47; 1/16 – 1/4 oz; slab spoon with a 3-D eye
  8. Northland Buck-Shot Coffin Spoon — C$7.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #6 of 76; single store, position 6; 1/8 – 1/4 oz; coffin-shaped rattle slab spoon
  9. VMC Tingler Spoon — C$6.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Jigging Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #5 of 47; fishingworld.ca 'ICE SPOONS' collection, best-selling sort #22 of 76; 1/16 – 1/4 oz; bent-back slab spoon with a tumbling fall
  10. Custom Jigs & Spins Pro Series Slender Spoon — C$8.99–C$9.49. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Jigging Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #6 of 47; single store, position 6; 1/16 – 1/4 oz; thin slender jigging spoon

Japon

  1. Nories Metal Wasaby S — ¥770 (naturum list price). naturum 'メタルジグ' (Metal jigs, bass) category, best-selling sort #1; 8g; 8 g jigging spoon for winter deep water
  2. Evergreen Metal Master — ¥982 (naturum list price). naturum 'メタルジグ' (Metal jigs, bass) category, best-selling sort #3; 28g; 28 g horizontal-fall jigging spoon
  3. Megabass Metal-X — ¥990 (naturum list price). naturum 'メタルジグ' (Metal jigs, bass) category, best-selling sort #4; 68mm / 28g; 68 mm / 28 g horizontal-fall metal jig

Chine

  1. 渔の家 (shop) 抽技 小胖子铁板 慢摇快抽 (海钓) — ¥10 / item. Taobao list page 'slow-pitch metal jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 2 of 20; shop 渔の家. Vertical jigging spoons ("compact metal jig") in ten colours; cropped, header removed.
  2. 雷克速特户外 (shop) 日本岸抛慢摇铁板 30 / 40 / 60 g — ¥25 / item. Taobao list page 'slow-pitch metal jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 4 of 20; shop 雷克速特户外. Slow-pitch jigging spoon, hooks tied; listing photo used as is.
  3. U米路亚 (shop) 海钓快抽铁板 小椰树 (鲅鱼/马鲛) — ¥20.9 / item. Taobao list page 'slow-pitch metal jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 9 of 20; shop U米路亚. Jigging spoon with assist hook and treble; cropped, header removed.
  4. 唯品渔具 (shop) UV 小胖子铁板 近海慢摇 — ¥7.3 / item. Taobao list page 'slow-pitch metal jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 10 of 20; shop 唯品渔具. UV jigging spoons with blade tail; cropped, captions removed.
  5. 画纪户外 (shop) 小胖子海钓铁板 快抽慢摇 夜光 UV — ¥18 / item. Taobao list page 'slow-pitch metal jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 11 of 20; shop 画纪户外旗舰店. Jigging spoon on black; listing photo used as is.
  6. 风鲨 (shop) 小胖子铁板 近海慢摇 带亮片 单钩 — ¥23.6 / item. Taobao list page 'slow-pitch metal jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 13 of 20; shop 风鲨旗舰店. Jigging spoon with spinner-blade tail; listing photo used as is.

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