09-28-09, 08:39 AM | #1 |
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Jigs for Cypress Trees
What kind of jigs do you guys use for pitching to cypress trees? I have a box full of jigs and have NEVER caught a fish on one. Every time I've tried pitching to trees with a jig, it seemed like the jig was to heavy and caught everything on the bottom.
So I would appreciate it, if you guys would post some links to jigs you fish when fishing cypresses. thanks, -spro
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09-28-09, 09:46 AM | #2 |
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I only use evolution jigs these days
http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descp...FJ.html#pImage These are some great trailers with a http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/descp...PB.html#pImage trailer I fish ALOT of cypress in my neck of the woods. I mainly use 2 sizes of jigs. A 3/8 oz and a 7/16 oz. I'll only step up to a heavier weight in water 10+ ft deep. Last edited by doc; 09-28-09 at 12:28 PM. |
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If I'm in habitat that lends itself to hanging up my jig I wouldn't hesitate to go weedless. I don't have much Cypress in this neck of the woods so I cant speak to it directly and even when I'm using a weedless jig I'll rig it weedless (skinned) with my trailer. |
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09-28-09, 04:59 PM | #4 |
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Go with a lighter jig. I'd start with something like a Bitsy Bug. Light and inexpensive. Should work. Add a floating trailer or something that will slow the fall and you should be good.
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09-28-09, 08:24 PM | #5 |
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Lighter jigs are best. The booyah baby boo jig in blk/blu. is about the only jig I use anymore. For trailers try a baby brush hog or maybe a beaver type bait.
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09-28-09, 09:16 PM | #6 |
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You are talkin' one of my favorite structures to fish, we have an abundance of them down here. I use a 1/4 oz. WAR EAGLE flipping jig but I change the skirt out with a Hildibrant blue, black & purple or brown stranded skirt. In dark colored water I use the blue, black & purple and the brown in lighter colored or stained water. I use either a Zoom super chunk in shallow water or a single 4" twister tail in 4' to 6' of water. They still hang up but not as bad as some that I have tried. The bass arround here like em'.
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When I decided to learn how to fish a jig I had never caught fish on them either, but I saw the guys on TV catching fish on them. Needless to say it's not as easy as TV makes it look, nor do you catch as many numbers as you would with a plastic worm. So I took one rod and a box full of jigs and trailers I threw it untill I got a bite, but it was not what I expected, I didn't feel the bite at all. The line just started moving off to the side and I set the hook. If I remember right the fish was about 3 lbs. and I was hooked. The waters arround here are unpredictable so I don't use them all the time but I allwaise have one tied on just in case. They can be a life saver in a tournament for a kicker fish.
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