down sized jigs

[n2b]

for instance, the new bleeding bait jigs by strike king, what would work better a reg size or a down sized jig. also i want to now about the diff weights, would you use a heavier weight when the bite is slow for say a reaction strike, but what would the light weight be for???

ThanX

[Rich]

Once again the answer is "depends". Â*There are times when a bigger bait will work and times when a smaller bait work.

The different weights depend on the conditions. Â*For example, in cold water a slower fall will help generate strikes by keeping the bait in the strike zone longer, meaning smaller, lighter jigs. Â*On the flip side, when fishing a heavy mat a heavier jig will work better. Â*One it is easier to punch it through, especially with a 1 or 1 1/2 oz. size, and two, when that big jig goes rocketing past the fish it might strike out of sheer reflex.

[n2b]

rebb, your smart!(and i mean that)

[lil_bill_dance]

Down-Size Jigs are my go to bait......I fish 3/16 & 1/4 oz Strikeworks Jigs rigged with a NetBait PacaChunk...Use em on a BlueBird Day..Works every time... I fish em on a spinning rig using 8 lb test line....Also take lots of fish using a round ball jig head ( 1/8 oz) rigged with a Finesse Worm.... On the Coosa in Alabama we call it the " Shaky Head" Rig.....Try this it will produce more fish than you would think.. Thanks Lakeguide

www.alabamalakes.com

[Rich]

Thanks, MB, but it is more experience on the water and being obsessed with bass fishing than anything

[jglassguy]

LakeGuide

Do ya guide full time and if so whats your home lake?

[profishermenkid16]

There isn't any reason to fish a light weight jig. The only reason they make them is because people will buy them.It has nothing to do with fishing at all,its all about sales profit of another product people think they have to have. P N J

[macgyver]

[quote author=JB link=board=news;num=1116376654;start=0#5 date=05/17/05 at 21:53:59]LakeGuide

Do ya guide full time and if so whats your home lake?[/quote]


JB,

Yes he guides for a living, and sells tackle ;D Not that I would know he sells tackle :-X He has been very good to a lot of the board members, and his service is top notch. I haven't fished with him YET But am thinking about using his guide service next year or late this year. I give him a BIG THUMBS UP, go to his site, and check out some of the Netbait stuff, really is sweet. I'm gonna be using his Roscoe Reeder, and Frogs this weekend to give them a good workout. The frogs are just a soft plastic, so you put your own hook in them, same with the Roscoe Reeder.

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Lizards

[Slayem9]

A light jig with trailer will allow the slowest fall and is great for very shallow weed pockests.

This spring I tied a few 1/32 oz. flash jigs and added a small plastic frog to the back. The water temp had risen into the low 50's, but the crappie, yellow perch, bass and pickerel gobbled the combo up like it was their last meal.

Recently, I've gone up to a 1/16 oz. flash jig, used with or without a trailer, and worked deeper weedlines with incredible success. So far I haven't thrown a silicone or rubber skirted jig, which I would tie onto a 1/8-3/16 oz. weedless jighead. If the flash jig keeps on working, forget silicone or rubber skirts (except for spinnerbaits).

The light lure allows one to work it almost in place, from mid depth down to the plant bases and I get snagged less frequently going lighter.