Swimming Jigs

lunker-lander · 11-22-07, 12:28 PM

After watching Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World with KVD, I am wanting to try a swimming jig. What jigs do you guys reccommend for this? Does it need a lip like a Chatterbait? What season/period do you use it?

Thanks,
-LL-

BigBassin144 · 11-23-07, 10:41 AM

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults

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Those are couple of swim jigs. The second, the Booyah Sim'n Jog has a flat arrowhead shaped head. Exactly how to swim jigs, I am not sure. But I AM sure someone will be able to tell you how

pig n jig · 11-23-07, 03:19 PM

What is the purpose of swimming a jig ? I would rather think that you would catch more fish using a different lure if it takes swimming a jig to catch them.

I truely beleive the swim jig was invented, because they have ran out of ideas and they needed to put something new out on the market so you and I can buy them up.

P N J

P.S. I am not always correct .

carolina-rig-01 · 11-23-07, 08:25 PM

most guys i see swimming a jig around weed beds in the spring, summer, and fall if that answers your question about the time of year. but i am with pnj, i think that if they would hit a swimming jig, then a guy could catch them on a spinnerbait, crankbait, or flipping whatever bait you want. if you want to learn a new technique that is great, but i would rather learn one that lets me catch fish that won't be caught by other techniques that i already use. just my opinion though, good luck with it and you may prove me wrong (it happens to me a lot).

Mac10 · 11-24-07, 01:41 PM

A tournament contender, Craig Monsour came up with the idea and won several tournaments with the technique using his own jigs. Something new at the time and can be very effective. You may want to google swimming jigs and or/ Craig Monsour. I hope that's the correct spelling.

JB · 11-24-07, 05:20 PM

i can remember getting yelled at by veterans when I'd move a jig to fast or swim it, and probably the guy that perfected it found out by accident like we all have done that the fish that day wanted a moving jig/skirt.
hence the birth of the chatterbait and swim jigs revolution. Both methods new to me a few years ago but this fall yielded many fish.

Mac10 · 11-25-07, 08:00 PM

Correction on the fellow's name, it's not Craig. Sorry, but it's Tom Monsoor. Just read an article and he's been making his own jigs for over 20 years....imitating most things that crawl or swim. Sorry for the misinformation. Mac

11-22-07, 12:28 PM	#1
lunker-lander BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,628	Swimming Jigs After watching Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World with KVD, I am wanting to try a swimming jig. What jigs do you guys reccommend for this? Does it need a lip like a Chatterbait? What season/period do you use it? Thanks, -LL- __________________ I don't see why schools are Public. If all schools were made Private, trespassers would be eliminated!

11-23-07, 10:41 AM	#2
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults Those are couple of swim jigs. The second, the Booyah Sim'n Jog has a flat arrowhead shaped head. Exactly how to swim jigs, I am not sure. But I AM sure someone will be able to tell you how __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

11-23-07, 08:25 PM	#4
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	most guys i see swimming a jig around weed beds in the spring, summer, and fall if that answers your question about the time of year. but i am with pnj, i think that if they would hit a swimming jig, then a guy could catch them on a spinnerbait, crankbait, or flipping whatever bait you want. if you want to learn a new technique that is great, but i would rather learn one that lets me catch fish that won't be caught by other techniques that i already use. just my opinion though, good luck with it and you may prove me wrong (it happens to me a lot). __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

11-23-07, 03:19 PM	#3
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	What is the purpose of swimming a jig ? I would rather think that you would catch more fish using a different lure if it takes swimming a jig to catch them. I truely beleive the swim jig was invented, because they have ran out of ideas and they needed to put something new out on the market so you and I can buy them up. P N J P.S. I am not always correct .

11-24-07, 01:41 PM	#5
Mac10 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 1,066	A tournament contender, Craig Monsour came up with the idea and won several tournaments with the technique using his own jigs. Something new at the time and can be very effective. You may want to google swimming jigs and or/ Craig Monsour. I hope that's the correct spelling.

11-24-07, 05:20 PM	#6
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	i can remember getting yelled at by veterans when I'd move a jig to fast or swim it, and probably the guy that perfected it found out by accident like we all have done that the fish that day wanted a moving jig/skirt. hence the birth of the chatterbait and swim jigs revolution. Both methods new to me a few years ago but this fall yielded many fish.

11-25-07, 08:00 PM	#7
Mac10 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 1,066	Correction on the fellow's name, it's not Craig. Sorry, but it's Tom Monsoor. Just read an article and he's been making his own jigs for over 20 years....imitating most things that crawl or swim. Sorry for the misinformation. Mac

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