Jigs at MACH 5

[cassidyta]

As I have mentioned before, I am fortunate to have a fish pond on the same base where I work.
This has become one of my favorate spots to fish on that pond, but it has been one of the most frustrating as well. Since this is all shore fishing, I have lost many a jig, crank, and t-rigged plastic against the far bank in the picture. From shore to shore is about 40 foot and there are two downed trees that cover a steep slope that goes to about 15 foot.


Well today I managed to save a jig, but am not sure that I really wanted to.
I had a cast that was about 3 foot to long. My 1/2 oz jig hooked a tullie quite well. Based off of my extensive practice in recovery of bad casts I knew that I needed to apply a constant pressure to the line (15 lbs P-Line floro) hoping that the hook would slide up the tullie and free itself. At first I was happy that my plan was going as designed, but that changed quickly.

I don't know which I found more suprising. There is the fact that a 1/2 jig can fly straight back at you from 43 feet with no arc at all, or the sound that a flying jig will make.
I have watched the matix and want to report , at least for me, that stuff does not work. As I replay this event in my head, I believe that remaining motionless would have been the right course of action. Of course that is not what I did. I did manage to side step just enough to feel the impact that a 1/2 oz jig will make against your chest. I am not to proud to admit that I may have yelled out in a manner not quite fitting for a man.
I am grateful that the hook never broke my skin, but the weight itself hurt like hell.