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TADfishing · 04-19-06, 02:00 PM

HI, IM NEW TO THIS SITE!!! SO FAR IVE ONLY LOOKED AROUND THIS SITE AND I THINK ITS AWESOME.
IM ONLY 17 AND I PLAN TO START FISHING 2 BASS TOURNAMENT LEAGUES WHEN THE SEASON OPENS UP. IVE BEEN FISHING WHENEVER I CAN SINCE I WAS LITTLE SO I NO HOW TO FISH BASS MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
ONE THING I HAVEN'T USED MUCH IS THE DIFFERENT JIGGING METHODS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY TEXAS, CAROLINA OR WACKY RIG TIPS FOR ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT.
TRY TO STICK TO THE BASIC TIPS PLEASE, ID LIKE TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON MY OWN I JUST NEED SOMEWHERE TO START.

JB · 04-19-06, 02:13 PM

All three methods are very close in presentation and feel for when you get a bite, I tend to use the carolina rig during mid summer, but texas rig or jig fish about all year.
I tend to texas rig a plastic for general cover, weeds,etc, anduse the jig for heavier cover, where a bullet sinker may not penetrate, I'll go heavier with a jig or tube

1FASTLASER · 04-21-06, 05:48 AM

Best tip I can give ya buddy is fish it every chance you get. Years ago I had caught a few bass on a PNJ and never really gained the confidence I needed to use it. Finally made up my mind that I was gonna learn as much as possible about the pnj. For almost a year I carried 2 rods in the boat and 2 brown bags for a tacke bag. 1 bag contained various jigs and the other carried several jars of pork and some plastic trailers. To say the least it was hard at first knowing the bass where on a spinnerbait bite or a crank bite or whatever. But to this day after that grueling year I can honestly say that if I pick up the jig rod I WILL catch at least one fish and most likely will be a good one. Fish it. You cant hardly go wrong.

By the way welcome aboard.

skeeter944 · 04-21-06, 06:25 PM

do a search on this forum for those.also,here is a good site. good luck!

Rebbasser · 04-21-06, 07:32 PM

Welcome to the forum!

For a jig-n-pig I love to throw them around flooded timber. I throw them braid-50 lb Powerpro-which has the same diameter as 12 lb mono. I like to throw it across a flooded treetop and work it back through the branches.

Worming:

A Texas rig or T-rig is good for fishing a specific piece of cover due to it's vertical presentation.

A Carolina rig or C-rig is a good search bait due to it's horizontal presentation. Good for covering a lot of water quickly.

Wacky rig-GREAT fish catcher-if you are fishing in cover a weedless hook is a good idea, otherwise just cast it out, let it sink, and give it an occasional twitch.

Like Laser said, just fish as much and often as you can.

04-19-06, 02:00 PM	#1
TADfishing BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: clear lake, wi Posts: 6	starting fishing tournaments HI, IM NEW TO THIS SITE!!! SO FAR IVE ONLY LOOKED AROUND THIS SITE AND I THINK ITS AWESOME. IM ONLY 17 AND I PLAN TO START FISHING 2 BASS TOURNAMENT LEAGUES WHEN THE SEASON OPENS UP. IVE BEEN FISHING WHENEVER I CAN SINCE I WAS LITTLE SO I NO HOW TO FISH BASS MANY DIFFERENT WAYS. ONE THING I HAVEN'T USED MUCH IS THE DIFFERENT JIGGING METHODS. IF YOU HAVE ANY TEXAS, CAROLINA OR WACKY RIG TIPS FOR ME I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. TRY TO STICK TO THE BASIC TIPS PLEASE, ID LIKE TO LEARN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ON MY OWN I JUST NEED SOMEWHERE TO START.

04-21-06, 05:48 AM	#3
1FASTLASER BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: crossett,arkansas Posts: 2,777	Best tip I can give ya buddy is fish it every chance you get. Years ago I had caught a few bass on a PNJ and never really gained the confidence I needed to use it. Finally made up my mind that I was gonna learn as much as possible about the pnj. For almost a year I carried 2 rods in the boat and 2 brown bags for a tacke bag. 1 bag contained various jigs and the other carried several jars of pork and some plastic trailers. To say the least it was hard at first knowing the bass where on a spinnerbait bite or a crank bite or whatever. But to this day after that grueling year I can honestly say that if I pick up the jig rod I WILL catch at least one fish and most likely will be a good one. Fish it. You cant hardly go wrong. By the way welcome aboard. __________________ Laser's rule with Merc's doing the pushing..........KEEP THE WETSIDE DOWN AND THE DRY SIDE UP!!!!!!

04-21-06, 07:32 PM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Welcome to the forum! For a jig-n-pig I love to throw them around flooded timber. I throw them braid-50 lb Powerpro-which has the same diameter as 12 lb mono. I like to throw it across a flooded treetop and work it back through the branches. Worming: A Texas rig or T-rig is good for fishing a specific piece of cover due to it's vertical presentation. A Carolina rig or C-rig is a good search bait due to it's horizontal presentation. Good for covering a lot of water quickly. Wacky rig-GREAT fish catcher-if you are fishing in cover a weedless hook is a good idea, otherwise just cast it out, let it sink, and give it an occasional twitch. Like Laser said, just fish as much and often as you can. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

04-19-06, 02:13 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	All three methods are very close in presentation and feel for when you get a bite, I tend to use the carolina rig during mid summer, but texas rig or jig fish about all year. I tend to texas rig a plastic for general cover, weeds,etc, anduse the jig for heavier cover, where a bullet sinker may not penetrate, I'll go heavier with a jig or tube

04-21-06, 06:25 PM	#4
skeeter944 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere in South Carolina Posts: 2,377	do a search on this forum for those.also,here is a good site. good luck!

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