Now, I am by no means the only person to do this and truth be told I stole the idea from a good friend that is a bass fishing fanatic on soft water. The premise is to have 3-5 rods (more if you really want to get into the spirit!) and have a different presentation on each. Perhaps if I am crappie fishing I would have on a 1/16 oz Lindy Frostee Jigging Spoon on one pole, a 1/16 oz Genz Bug on another, a Gill Pill on a third rod, and a small Chubby Darter on a 4th rod. Obviously you can mix and match with your personal favorites, but you get my point. The key aspect being if you see that fish rise on your Marcum VX-1, but he won't bite, switch to a different rod and presentation and see if that works.

I think you will see a noticeable impact in the amount of fish caught when applying this method.

Last winter I caught my biggest walleye ice fishing on a 1/16 oz Lindy Frostee Jigging spoon with a wax worm.  All the guys around me were catching small walleyes and perch, and I pulled in the largest one caught that night.  It seems counter intuitive, but it often works.  For walleyes getting down to 1/16 oz definitely shows them a different presentation than they are used to seeing.  For crappies and sunfish, don't be afraid to try micro jigs that are 1/64 or even 1/80 oz in size.