Workin the jig ?

[mack]

Originally Posted by BassMoJo

Is it better to always have a chunk on it ? and maybe use some bass attracked spary ?

id suggest putting a trailer on in stained or muddy water...it makes a bigger profile and more vibration so it can be more noticeable to the bass...

[Vabass22]

My idea is get a craw colored jig, with a craw trailer, add come craw scent, and drag it across the bottom, making a mud trail, and it will look very natural.

[BassMoJo]

The whole point of me posting is trying to use something else besides plastics ...spinners and cranks to catch my fish ..dont need any advice on how to use them thx ! Just the jigs !

[Vabass22]

I was replying to ironman, not you.

[ironman]

By the way thank's for the great advice.

[Vabass22]

Yeah no sweat

[Rider]

I will try fishing Jigs whenever I can.

Ine heard of people using Baby Brush Hogs as trailers, they trim the top part of some and thead it one like anyother tailer, They said with all the tails and arms it make it a bigger bait and more vibration

[Vabass22]

Im using one as a trailer, but I cut the top part off, and took off the curly tails, and now it looks like a crawdads pincers.

[lizardsrule]

Originally Posted by BassMoJo

The whole point of me posting is trying to use something else besides plastics ...spinners and cranks to catch my fish ..dont need any advice on how to use them thx ! Just the jigs !

My first response to this statement is that yes, you only asked for advice on jigs. My second response is that you've stated this pond you always fish is in your back yard, and you stocked it if memory serves me correctly, so I would think you should be able to catch bass out of it. If you think you know everything there is to know about PLASTICS, SPINNERBAITS and CRANKBAITS, I sure would love to know all you know. Because in 50 years or more from now, I still don't think I would know all of it. I understand your post got hijacked, and off subject, but your all knowing of these techniques has me completely enticed, care to share any of the wonderful knowledge, it's the least you can do since you're asking for advice on jigs. Or you can just take the advice you get, and be stingy with yours.

Man to be ydafoc again.

Lizards

[dampeoples]

I tried to make a response like that Lizards, but I failed miserably, and never hit submit. Thank you sir

[BassMoJo]

lol first off...i didnt say that i competly understand everything there is to know ! I meant to say that im comfortable and have no problem catching fish on them ! so if u need any advice dont be scared to ask a question?

[BassMoJo]

Another day with the jig another day with no fish on the jig !

-same old **** just a different day !

[mack]

how are you fishing it? pitching it to openings and letting it sit? if thats not working, try bouncing it off the bottom like a grub...

[BassMoJo]

Ive teird just about everything...drag the bottom(vabass) not a bad idea no results...ive bounced it along the bottom...ive let it sit there for a good min. not even a hit !

[mack]

idk then..usually that works for me...maybe a smaller jig and a lit grub as a trailer would work..idk..just an idea...

[dampeoples]

Jig bites are generally hard to tell, the fish pick it up very lightly, be sure to keep an eye on the line, and place a finger or two above the reel, holding the line to help feel the strike

[Ayscii]

Use braid, throw it in the thickest, knarliest stuff on the lake, slow down, then slow down some more. As you work it, visualize what you feel at the end of the braid. That helps with the patience it takes to work the bottom right, jig or worm.

[pig n jig]

Originally Posted by BassMoJo

Another day with the jig another day with no fish on the jig !

-same old **** just a different day !

The longer you fish a jig without a bite, the closer you are to catching fish.Yes, it sounds stupid, but if you stick with the jig to learn to catch fish with it, you will say dang, P N J was right.You have to learn when the jig is not working. You had better have a senko rigged up, or some other type of lure to fish the upper water colum along with the jig presentation to figure out what the fish want.If the fish are biting bottom retrieved lures, you will catch fish on the jig, providing you give it a chance to work before you switch lures.There are very few days that I couldn't catch a fish, it might not have been the winning pattern for the day, but its not very often that I don't catch a fish switching between a jig and a senko rig to figure out what is best for the day. P N J

[zooker]

i threw one for 2 years with no hook ups. then i slowly figured it out this year i have caught more than 50 bass on it.. my advice find where it works for YOU..

zooker

[Rebbasser]

Originally Posted by Rider

What colors for water clarity, and do rattles and trailers really help.

Colors? Black/blue, watermelon, green pumpkin.

Rattles? I use them.

Trailers? ALWAYS! Most of the time I match the color to the jig. In warmer water the bottom half of a brush hog is a great trailer, and in muddy water a frog like a horny toad makes a great trailer.

JB is spot on with the retrieves. You can also swim them-just chunk and wind. White seems to work best for this technique.

I throw bigger jigs on braid and finesse on fluorocarbon.

Also, I prefer bullet head jigs over round heads-they come through cover better IMO.

And I threw one for probably 10 years without a bite. Now I always have one tied on.

[crankybait]

bassresource.com/fish/jigs.html
Here you go

[texasbasser]

i just got into jigs, and i have best luck with them ripping them in over shallow weeds. also if i sneak up on a dock...

[fishinfortune]

guys this tread is old

[texasbasser]

yea, sometimes new guys bring them up. i forgot it was old i just replied.

[mack]

Originally Posted by fishinfortune

guys this tread is old

whats your point? still helpful to people learning to use jigs...