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I received several samples of Varivas lines to try ice jigging. I spooled up one of my outfits with 6 lb. test Super Trout Advance line, a thin monofilament line. On the end of the line I tied on about a three foot shock leader. I used Varivas 10 lb. test Extreme Shock leader. Like their braided lines, these lines were super thin for their pound test, but provided a great feel for those "soft" hits you get while jigging. I was jigging a small gold Kastmaster with a Berkley Gulp maggot on the hook. I was trying out the maggots for the first time.
I got a chance to put the lines to the test as the action was very good. I landed about fifteen fish with a lot of variety- largemouth bass, crappie and yellow perch. Some of the bass were decent size. So, the two things I was trying out today- the Varivas line and the Gulp maggots worked great.
By the way there was about 8 inches of ice where I was fishing in nearby MA although about two to three inches of it was that crappy, snowy ice. Still, there was at least 5 inches of hard, solid ice. There was also a good amount of snow on the ice as you would expect.
If you are interested in Varivas lines, visit the website at https://www.varivas.fishing
This Fishing Report was submitted on 1/30/2026 6:06:00 PM by Seamus and last updated on 2/6/2026 1:32:34 AM.
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