Some ice-fishing jigs have rattles, which increase their attraction. Jigs with propeller spinners create more vibrations than plain jigs.

Even plain jigs create vibrations as long as they are moving.

Odor is another way to attract fish to your baits or lures. Baits generally have inherent odors. Many ice-fishermen who frequently fish deep water always tip their jigs with some sort of bait.

Lively minnows are excellent bait for most deep-water ice-fishing situations because as long as a minnow is moving it is creating vibrations. Where it is allowed, one way to keep minnows moving is using two minnows on a rig. This is not so much for the purpose of having two baits as it is that the minnows tend to keep each other more active than they would be if used singly.

Another way to keep a minnow moving is to lift it occasionally. If you lift your tip-ups from time to time, you will likely see that hits often occur just after a tip-up has been lifted.

Wind-assisted tip-ups get this done without any effort on the part of the ice-fisherman. However, there must be wind, the tip-up should be adjusted to the wind velocity and if the wind is not reasonably steady, they will not function properly.

A final note of caution for deep-water ice-fishing. In water more than 30 feet deep, that is if you are actually fishing more than 30 feet below the surface, most of the fish that you catch will not survive if released. The reason is because of pressure changes. An outward sign of this is a distended air bladder. Some fishermen prick the air bladder with a pin to release the air and while this might improve the chances for survival, still these fish still might not survive.

The effects of catching fish from deep water can be minimized by bringing them to the surface slowly. But if you are catching undersize fish a good sportsman will move.