To jig or not to jig...

[BassFeverJohn]

In North East Florida? At Dick's I inquired about what color zoom chunk to use on my strike king jig in my local water. He insisted that I should go with 8" trick worms instead. In water melon/red or june bug.

I was perplexed his this line of reasoning, but still put off enough to come ask you guys about it first. To be honest I have never caught a fish with a jig, but this has not deterred me. I have seen the success others have had, and I have always believed that if I just stuck with it I would be able to tap into that myself.

The guy's main reason for telling me to ditch the jigs was a lack of crawfish in these parts. Now I am no genius, but I used to catch them all around here as a kid. I know they are out there. I certainly live in their ecological zone. So why would this guy tell me this? Should I really consider not jigging here, or should I go back and get those chunks and go for it?

I didn't buy the trick worms either. I prefer another brand than zoom, and they don't carry them at Dick's.