How to rig soft plastics for ice fishing<\/span><\/h3>\nThere are a few ways you can rig your soft plastics for ice fishing.<\/p>\n
The first method is simply to set up the line with a hook and sinker and then slide the hook through the head of the soft plastic.<\/p>\n
The second option is to thread the soft plastic piece over the hook.<\/p>\n
You want to thread the piece until the eye of the hook is all that you see.<\/p>\n
The hook portion will emerge from the plastic bit near the middle and leave a longer piece that can move in the water.<\/p>\n
A third option is to place the soft plastic piece horizontally and place the hook through the middle, so the soft plastic piece drags through the water.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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