My wife is looking for some Christmas ideas for me. I get out ice fishing 3-4 times a year. I fish for whatever will bite, most of my time is spent in little lakes with a lot of panfish. I have ratsos, and bugs, chubby darters, jigging/rattling spoons and lots of miscellaneous jig heads.
What lures do you have faith in and suggest that everyone add to their inventory?
Marmuska!!!!! bout the only thing I use for panfish.
The following assortment will have me catching panfish anywhere I may venture.
Custom Jigs and Spins
Assorted sized Gill Pills –
Frog
Bumblebee
Firetiger
Assorted sizes Diamond Jigs –
Clown
Froggie
Blood Red
Lil Cecils
Gold Glitter
Orange Black Dots
Purple Passion
1/16oz Slender Spoons
Silver Blue
Gold Orange
Black Nickel/Purple
Demon
Pink Pearl White
Size 6 Demon Jigging Spoons
Fire Tiger
Gold Shiner
Ratsos and Demon Jigging Spoons are my go-to lures.
Split tailed tube baits in pink and white or red and white, assorted sizes.
Al
For those tough days try an M-80 with a 1 ounce sinker. Bring dry matches.
Other-wise Brett has it rounded up pretty well. The Marmooskas are ok but the hooks can be iffy.
Silver Swedish Pimple. If I only had one lure to fish with, this would be it.
Take your pick as long as it glows red. 
Marmooska x2, my favorite jig by far!!
If you fish lakes with deep basins where those gills hang out mid winter, you will want to get some tungsten head jigs. They get down there quick and give you great sensativity to feeling those light bites down deep. I would go with some of the other guys as well in Getting a some Gill Pills. There is just something about that little wobble it had when it goes down that they just cant resist. i would also throw out there get some flies. I know it is strange but some midge pupa, and small nymph patterns can really save your bacon on a slow day. Fish them on a dropper loop above a jig and they can be deadly. Hope that this helps.
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