All Entries Tagged With: "stopper lures"
K&E Stopper Pro Staff Ray Tiffany Makes USA Ice Team Cut
Thirty-two ice anglers, some the best in the nation, some the best in the world, met up the weekend of March 10th, 2012 in northwestern Wisconsin for a serious face off. The goal, to make it to the end of the 3 day trials and be part of the final 10 ice anglers and qualify [...]
Tungsten Tactics for Ice Fishing Success
Tungsten jigs are definitely becoming the hot item to have in your ice fishing arsenal these days. Their popularity is only growing. Being three times heavier than lead, tungsten can be molded with a small profile yet maintain a heavy weight when you have to get back down to fish quickly. Tungsten jigs easily drop [...]
Big Pike and Muskie Images from Keith Stanton
Ice fishing expert and GLIF contributor Keith Stanton shows just a few of the giant Northern Pike and Muskellunge he has jigged or speared through the ice in this picture gallery! Keith is the owner of PikeSpearing.com, expert jigger and creator of the unique ice fishing jig – the PikeKilla lure and a top videographer [...]
Light Line’n Trophy Trout through the Ice!
The ice is in and safe. The weather is perfect – overcast and comfortably cool, and you just received word that the trout are hitting in the local Lake Michigan tributary or marina. The only problem is, after years of trying and going home empty handed, you are conflicted about whether or not you should [...]
HARD WATER MANIACS Ray and Mandolyn Join K&E Stopper Lures
K&E Stopper Lures has two new members on their team with the addition of Raymond Tiffany and Mandolyn MacHaffie who are otherwise known as the professional ice fishing circuit duo HARD WATER MANIACS. When Ray received a pair of Whip’r Rods from his fiancé and team partner Mandolyn as a Christmas gift in 2010, he [...]
Tip-ups and Bait Rigs for Pike through the Ice
Backwaters, coves, weedy bays or a marsh are all potential spawning grounds for a northern pike. As the ice fishing season draws closer to an end the pike start moving towards their prime spawning grounds. Spearing anglers often see a spike in activity and this can be a signal that the Northern pike are changing [...]
K&E Tackle Purchases Best Manufacturing
Fishing lure manufacturer K&E Tackle, Inc., of Hastings, Michigan has purchased the Best Manufacturing Company. Best Manufacturing is best known for their line of Russian jigging spoons and the Mitzi line of ice fishing jigs. Originally founded by Art Best in the Saginaw Bay area of Michigan, Best manufacturing replicated the designs of immigrant Russian [...]