Nothing is more frustrating than watching a fish appear below you that won't bite. Too many times I've seen a big red bar show up on my flasher below my bait, but after a few seconds of jigging ...

Keeping a hawklike watch on your ice fishing line can help you detect sensitive bites. Sometimes a light-biting fish will simply straighten out a coil in your line. Or, a fish may suck in a bait ...