pig and jig

texasnitro · 10-05-05, 10:16 PM

hey guys i just purchased a black and red jig and a blue to black pig. so i dont have clue how to work it. so if yall could just help me out here a little.

Rebbasser · 10-05-05, 11:15 PM

Fun bait to fish. The first thing to do is add a trailer. You can use chunks, which are made to be fished on a jig, worms, lizards, creature baits-whatever you want. I always try to match the color of the jig to the color of the trailer.

To fish it: There is really no wrong way to fish it-you can hop it, swim it-I experiment with retrieves to see what the fish want. I really like to throw them around flooded timber. The hit usually happens on the fall, so a dropping bait is a good thing. Fish it in and around cover much like you would a T-rig.

I use a heavy action rod and 50 pound braid because of where I fish them. My favorite tactic is to find a flooded treetop, throw the jig over it, and bring it through the branches. That's the reason for the braid. Mono would get shredded if I tried that.

Another way to fish it is to pitch and flip it-let it drop in front of the fish going for a reaction bite.

Mac1 · 10-06-05, 07:52 AM

Good post Reb.

Texasnitro....you can also simply drag the bait slowly along the bottom....this has caught many a bass. Another thing to try is to stop the bait for a few seconds, then lift it just off bottom and shake it with little rod twitches and then let it re-settle.

If you can feel the tonk, set the hook. There will be two "tonks" altogether, the first is when the fish picks it up, the second is caused when the fish spits it out.....not much time in-between.

If you use the "chunk" type trailer with the V tail.....mount it on your jig with the chunk up and the V tail coming off the bottom. You get much better action in general with the tail on the underside. A lot of folks mount the chunk straight through from top to bottom with the hook, but this allows the chunk freedom to turn around and get in the way of the hook......try texas rigging by putting the point of the hook in the front edge of the bait and then coming out the bottom.....kinda like the first part of texas rigging a worm by going in the face of the worm and then out the side.

If you are moving the jig and bump into something on the bottom.....if you are sure it's not a fish (this takes time to learn), instead of yanking to pull it free, try twitching the lure.......thus making the lure seem like a crawdad trying to burrow under the obstacle in an effort to hide. Sometimes this works well to persuade the fish to hit.

You get a variety in the types of hits when jig fishing.....sometimes a bass will drive it into the bottom trying to kill the bait....other times just a little tonk or tick as some say.

Overall, maybe a good idea to have a dark jig, then one that is natural colors in greens and browns, and one white one for swimming just off the bottom.

Hope this helps, good fishing, Mac

lizardsrule · 10-06-05, 09:17 AM

I can't really add much, other than always keep the line tight, and set the hook fast. I know they catch fish, and usually bigger fish, but I have gone more to soft craw baits t-rigged because the fish will hold on longer IMO.

Lizards

senkosam · 10-06-05, 10:01 AM

I've gotten away from pork and have done very well with plastic chunk trailers. I pour copies of Zoom's largest chunk and thread it up the hook shank to the lead or rattles and find that the compact profile gets as many bites and allows the chunk to stay on longer.

10-05-05, 10:16 PM	#1
texasnitro BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houston texas Posts: 129	pig and jig hey guys i just purchased a black and red jig and a blue to black pig. so i dont have clue how to work it. so if yall could just help me out here a little.

10-05-05, 11:15 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	Fun bait to fish. The first thing to do is add a trailer. You can use chunks, which are made to be fished on a jig, worms, lizards, creature baits-whatever you want. I always try to match the color of the jig to the color of the trailer. To fish it: There is really no wrong way to fish it-you can hop it, swim it-I experiment with retrieves to see what the fish want. I really like to throw them around flooded timber. The hit usually happens on the fall, so a dropping bait is a good thing. Fish it in and around cover much like you would a T-rig. I use a heavy action rod and 50 pound braid because of where I fish them. My favorite tactic is to find a flooded treetop, throw the jig over it, and bring it through the branches. That's the reason for the braid. Mono would get shredded if I tried that. Another way to fish it is to pitch and flip it-let it drop in front of the fish going for a reaction bite. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

10-06-05, 09:17 AM	#4
lizardsrule BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL Posts: 7,374	I can't really add much, other than always keep the line tight, and set the hook fast. I know they catch fish, and usually bigger fish, but I have gone more to soft craw baits t-rigged because the fish will hold on longer IMO. Lizards __________________ There are three types of Snakes I hate 1. Live Snakes 2. Dead Snakes 3. Sticks that look like Snakes. And Gators too!

10-06-05, 07:52 AM	#3
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	Good post Reb. Texasnitro....you can also simply drag the bait slowly along the bottom....this has caught many a bass. Another thing to try is to stop the bait for a few seconds, then lift it just off bottom and shake it with little rod twitches and then let it re-settle. If you can feel the tonk, set the hook. There will be two "tonks" altogether, the first is when the fish picks it up, the second is caused when the fish spits it out.....not much time in-between. If you use the "chunk" type trailer with the V tail.....mount it on your jig with the chunk up and the V tail coming off the bottom. You get much better action in general with the tail on the underside. A lot of folks mount the chunk straight through from top to bottom with the hook, but this allows the chunk freedom to turn around and get in the way of the hook......try texas rigging by putting the point of the hook in the front edge of the bait and then coming out the bottom.....kinda like the first part of texas rigging a worm by going in the face of the worm and then out the side. If you are moving the jig and bump into something on the bottom.....if you are sure it's not a fish (this takes time to learn), instead of yanking to pull it free, try twitching the lure.......thus making the lure seem like a crawdad trying to burrow under the obstacle in an effort to hide. Sometimes this works well to persuade the fish to hit. You get a variety in the types of hits when jig fishing.....sometimes a bass will drive it into the bottom trying to kill the bait....other times just a little tonk or tick as some say. Overall, maybe a good idea to have a dark jig, then one that is natural colors in greens and browns, and one white one for swimming just off the bottom. Hope this helps, good fishing, Mac

10-06-05, 10:01 AM	#5
senkosam BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hudson Valley, N.Y. Posts: 716	I've gotten away from pork and have done very well with plastic chunk trailers. I pour copies of Zoom's largest chunk and thread it up the hook shank to the lead or rattles and find that the compact profile gets as many bites and allows the chunk to stay on longer.

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