Some 20 years ago, international competitive ice fishing revealed tungsten jigs to North American anglers, when European teams would weigh in heavy bags of fish caught on the tiny, gold colored jigs.

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It didn’t hurt that his years of excellence coincided with a massive shift in the quality of lines, hooks and other gear. When Martens began his professional career in the 1990s, braid had just come ...