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hawg hunter
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I would like to start jig fishing. What are the techniques to work the jig?? I've heard of swimming a jig but would like a break down on the different ways to fish the lure and how to give it the necessary action. Thanks for the help I read all the posts u guys are great!
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mofish
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Jig fishing,, man oh man what a way to catch some really nice fish..
Its Thankgiving day and its 0245 in the morning and I'm at work so forgive me if some of this does not sound right!!
The best way to learn to fish a jig is to take everything else out of the boat except the jigs and just go fishing with it. The thing about a jig is there are so many different ways to fish it. I will try and give you a rundown of what I do with jigs..
Remember when you fish with a jig you may not get that many bites but the ones that do bite are going to be good ones..
First off and probably the way most fish them is just like a plastic worm. Cast it out and hop in back to the boat or drag it along the bottom. Black/blue, brown/orange, greenpumkin any of those colors work great for this. Just remember you are trying to imitate a crawfish. Think about the way a crawfish crawls along the bottom and work that jig in that fashion..
Work it like a crankbait.. thats right cast it out and count it down and crank it in. Giving it short little jerks and pauses. Bang it into every thing you see as you bring it in. When I do this I like to use the same color jigs but this time I also add a white or skirt with alot of glitter in it, into the mix. I put on a double tailed grub, in a matching or contrasting color, or just a larger single tail grub. I want action in the trailer and I try to impart action into the jig. Jerking and pausing will make the skirt pulse and the double tail trailer will be kicking away. Great way to work a grass bed bringing it over the top of the grass and letting it drop into the holes in the grass. Heck you can even fish it like a buzz bait. Cranking it in really fast were it makes the water bulge on top.
Flipping and pitching that there is pretty self explaining. Flip it into cover, hop it up down a few times and let it sink to the bottom and then flip into somewere else.
Skipping it under docks. This is one I am still working on myself because I'm just not that good of a skipper. Ive gone to a smaller jig and spinning rod with braided line and a flourcarbon leader to help with this style of fishing.
Dont just limit your jig fishing to the standard jig and pig either. small finess jigs rigged with trick worms work really good too. Look at all the tournaments this year on BASS and FLW that were won with that little jig and worm.
There is also another way to fish a rig that looks like a jig. I was turned on to this by CATT right here on this forum to this rig. Its a worm weight that has a collar on it to put a skirt on. You run your line through the weight (with skirt attached) then tie on you regular worm hook
and rig a big craw worm or big fat tailed worm. Looks just like a jig and pig except that your weight can move up and down the line. The rig really looks great in the water and it catches some really nice fish.
Well thats about all I can think of for now. I hope that helps you out some. Remember go fishing and just take along the jigs nothing else to tempt you in not using the jig. Once you catch that first fish on the jig it just gets easier from there.
Good luck and feel free to email me if you like.
Its Thankgiving day and its 0245 in the morning and I'm at work so forgive me if some of this does not sound right!!
The best way to learn to fish a jig is to take everything else out of the boat except the jigs and just go fishing with it. The thing about a jig is there are so many different ways to fish it. I will try and give you a rundown of what I do with jigs..
Remember when you fish with a jig you may not get that many bites but the ones that do bite are going to be good ones..
First off and probably the way most fish them is just like a plastic worm. Cast it out and hop in back to the boat or drag it along the bottom. Black/blue, brown/orange, greenpumkin any of those colors work great for this. Just remember you are trying to imitate a crawfish. Think about the way a crawfish crawls along the bottom and work that jig in that fashion..
Work it like a crankbait.. thats right cast it out and count it down and crank it in. Giving it short little jerks and pauses. Bang it into every thing you see as you bring it in. When I do this I like to use the same color jigs but this time I also add a white or skirt with alot of glitter in it, into the mix. I put on a double tailed grub, in a matching or contrasting color, or just a larger single tail grub. I want action in the trailer and I try to impart action into the jig. Jerking and pausing will make the skirt pulse and the double tail trailer will be kicking away. Great way to work a grass bed bringing it over the top of the grass and letting it drop into the holes in the grass. Heck you can even fish it like a buzz bait. Cranking it in really fast were it makes the water bulge on top.
Flipping and pitching that there is pretty self explaining. Flip it into cover, hop it up down a few times and let it sink to the bottom and then flip into somewere else.
Skipping it under docks. This is one I am still working on myself because I'm just not that good of a skipper. Ive gone to a smaller jig and spinning rod with braided line and a flourcarbon leader to help with this style of fishing.
Dont just limit your jig fishing to the standard jig and pig either. small finess jigs rigged with trick worms work really good too. Look at all the tournaments this year on BASS and FLW that were won with that little jig and worm.
There is also another way to fish a rig that looks like a jig. I was turned on to this by CATT right here on this forum to this rig. Its a worm weight that has a collar on it to put a skirt on. You run your line through the weight (with skirt attached) then tie on you regular worm hook
and rig a big craw worm or big fat tailed worm. Looks just like a jig and pig except that your weight can move up and down the line. The rig really looks great in the water and it catches some really nice fish.
Well thats about all I can think of for now. I hope that helps you out some. Remember go fishing and just take along the jigs nothing else to tempt you in not using the jig. Once you catch that first fish on the jig it just gets easier from there.
Good luck and feel free to email me if you like.
Thanks,
Conley Staley
Conley Staley
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johnnie crain outdoors
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Conley's got it covered. Good job. Stay with all the crawfish colors and maybe add a pure white to the bunch. White has been very good to me at times.Especially in muddy water. When water has been stained for some time, many of the bait fish and even bass themselves turn a pale white. Good luck, Johnnie
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carl
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Conley and Johnnie have covered it all. I was once told that I'd have to fish exclusively with a jig for a year before getting it down. I don't believe that's true, but what Conley said about going out with just jigs is absolutely right. Once you get into them then comes the finesse part of the game, something I'm still working on, different wieghts, and trailors, fall rates. I think how the jig enters the water can be crucial. I often cast to the shore and pull the jig into the water, then start working it. I once won a club tourney on a small "dead" lake by casting to shore, then bouncing it off a large lay-down, swimming it back to the boat. To the chagrin of my buddies (they had all hit it) a five punder slamned the jig. good luck, Carl