Secret of the ice jig is to rip it and let it fall on totally slack line. I hear stories of jiggling it in one place but I think that's red herring.

Snap it up 6 or 10 feet and let it spiral down. Sometimes it works good, other times it's like kryptonite, they won't bite it all. It's funky. Really depends on mood of the fish. If the water is murky I don't think it will work too good. Better if the fish can see 6 or 10 feet.

Good news is, it's January 12th. By January 15th fish should be starting to bite black/red jigs in wood with large trailers.