Metal baits: Balanced jigs
A lead minnow with a single hook at each end and a treble underneath. A plastic tail fin makes it dart out and swim back in a circle on every lift. Lead-bodied but worked like a spoon, so it sits with the metal baits.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Classic | Rapala Jigging Rap |
| Sizes | W2 1 1/4" 1/8 oz (3.2 cm, 3.5 g); W3 1 1/2" 3/16 oz (3.8 cm, 5.3 g); W5 2" 5/16 oz (5 cm, 9 g); W7 2 3/4" 5/8 oz (7 cm, 18 g) |
| Where | Ice fishing; open-water vertical jigging; rip-jigging walleye on reefs |
| Retrieve | Sharp lift of 30–60 cm (1–2 ft), let it glide back, pause |
| Species | Walleye, perch, pike, smallmouth bass, lake trout |
The pause is where it gets eaten: after each lift, hold still until the bait settles.
Top 10 in four markets
United States
- Rapala Jigging Rap Ice Jig — $4.97 - $11.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #1; W3 1-1/2 in 3/16 oz to W9 3-1/2 in 1 oz (38-89 mm, 5.3-28 g); the original balanced jig: center-tied minnow with nose and tail hooks and a tail fin that swims in circles; 5.0/5 avg (1 reviews)
- Rapala Jigging Rap Magnum — $5.00 - $9.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #2; 1-1/8 oz (32 g); larger one-piece Jigging Rap with a VMC tail hook and swiveling treble
- Jackall Live Darter — $17.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #3; horizontal darting bait with rear fins for glide and hang time; forward-facing sonar
- Rapala Jigging Shadow Rap — $12.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #4; 3/8, 5/8 oz (10.6, 17.7 g); broad-silhouette balanced jig with a slower fall and subtler dart; lead-free zinc
- FishLab Bio Minnow Vertical Jig — $4.97. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #5; 1/4, 1/2 oz (7, 14 g); balanced minnow jig with a bendable metal tail to tune the dart (clearance price)
- Lunkerhunt Straight Up Ice Jig — $9.29. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #7; 1/2 oz (14 g); lifelike vertical jig with fixed front and rear hooks plus a belly treble
- Northland Tackle Puppet Minnow Ice Jig — $7.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #8; 3 in (76 mm); balanced minnow that darts in a semi-circle on each lift; ice or open water
- Rapala Jigging Rap X — $12.99 - $13.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Blade Baits, Ice Jigs & Tail Spinners' > Ice Jigs section (9 items) sorted by Popularity: #9; sizes 05, 07, 09; fast-sinking Jigging Rap for deeper water; darts and circles on the fall
Canada
- Rapala Jigging Rap W7 — C$10.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #7 of 144; fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #11 of 20; 7 cm / 5/8 oz; the original balanced horizontal jigging minnow
- Acme Hyper-Rattle — C$11.99–C$12.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #1 of 20; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #68 of 144; 1/4 – 1/2 oz; rattling balanced glide jig
- Rapala Jigging Rap W5 — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #11 of 144; fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #8 of 20; 5 cm / 3/8 oz; balanced horizontal jigging minnow
- Northland Pitchin' Puppet — C$9.99–C$11.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #3 of 20; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #26 of 144; 1/8 – 1/2 oz; balanced glide jig
- Moonshine Shiver Minnow — C$14.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #4 of 20; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #87 of 144; #0 – #2; balanced glide jig with glow
- Williams Ice Jig — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Jigging Spoons' collection, best-selling sort #8 of 47; single store, position 8; 1/4 – 1/2 oz; Canadian balanced horizontal ice jig with wings
- Acme Hyper-Hammer — C$12.99. fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #5 of 20; anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #73 of 144; 1/8 – 1/2 oz; balanced glide jig with a hammered finish
- Berkley Ripfish — C$19.99. fishingworld.ca 'Blade Bait' collection, best-selling sort #3 of 13; single store, position 3; 1/4 – 1/2 oz; balanced horizontal rip-and-glide jig
- Rapala Jigging Rap Magnum — C$16.49. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #47 of 144; fishingworld.ca 'ICE GLIDE BAITS' collection, best-selling sort #14 of 20; 2-3/4" / 1 oz; magnum balanced jigging minnow
- Rapala Jigging Shad Rap — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'Ice Fishing Baits & Lures' collection, best-selling sort #37 of 144; single store, position 37; 5 cm; balanced shad-profile jigging lure
Japan
- Rapala Jigging Rap — ¥1,169 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'ジギングラップ' (Jigging Rap) in lures, best-selling sort #1 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 30mm / 6g; 30 mm / 6 g balanced ice jig
- Rapala Ice Jig 9 cm — ¥1,356 (naturum list price). naturum keyword search 'アイスジグ' (ice jig) in lures, best-selling sort #2 (no such genre in the naturum tree); 9cm; 9 cm balanced jigging lure
China
- ACME Hyper-Rattle 冰钓 平衡饵 10 / 17 / 28 g — ¥10 / item. Taobao list page 'ice-fishing lure' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 3 of 20; shop 白沙洲路亚基地. Position 3 of the ice-fishing lure list: horizontal balanced ice jig with rattle; cropped, header removed.
- AElita (俄罗斯) Submarine 冰钓平衡鱼 (balansir) 7 / 10 / 18 / 25 g — ¥9.9 / item. Taobao list page 'ice-fishing lure' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 6 of 20; shop 白沙洲路亚基地. Russian balansir with Owner hooks; cropped, captions removed.
- ACME Hyper-Glide 冰钓 展翼平衡饵 3 / 10 g — ¥12 / item. Taobao list page 'ice-fishing lure' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 7 of 20; shop 白沙洲路亚基地. Position 7 of the ice-fishing lure list: balanced ice jig with fold-out wings; cropped, captions removed.
- 威海仓钓之家 (shop) 出口俄罗斯 冰钓平衡鱼 10 g 63 mm 三钩 — ¥18.8 / item. Taobao list page 'ice-fishing lure' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-28): position 10 of 20; shop 威海仓钓之家. Position 10 of the ice-fishing lure list: export balansir; cropped, header removed.
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