Riddle Me This?

bassthumb32 · 05-25-06, 12:53 PM

Have many of you have found yourself pitching and flipping creature baits more and more over jigs. I know i have. dont get me wrong i still use jigs but the past couple years ive been using more and more creature bats. How bout you?

JB · 05-25-06, 01:08 PM

same here bassthumb32, I prefer it I guess due to ease of use, plus it catchs fish

jordan41 · 05-25-06, 06:11 PM

yes, but i never really used jigs. ive always used plastics and creatures.

pig n jig · 05-25-06, 06:19 PM

You aren't fishing heavy enough cover if you can flip and pitch plastics and have them fall through without getting hung up.If you fish soft plastics , you might better flip or pitch with a spinning rod. It will allow the lighter weight free fall straight down without any problems.

I am sorry to say your most likely going to miss alot by not wanting to fish a jig.

P N J

pig n jig · 06-02-06, 07:02 PM

Bassthumb, I did not type the post correctly. I meant it as saying that you would miss alot of reaction bites if you rule out using a jig.To be truthful, price out the tungstun weights, creature baits and hooks that makes up your flipping rig to catch say 100 fish. Then price a jig & pack of trailers that will catch the same amount of fish, which one is cheaper ? When I first started jig fishing, I would buy clearanced soft plastic baits and use them as trailers on a jig.Lizards were my favorite, I'd cut them in half at the mid section and get 2 different looking trailer types.The thing is everything I bought regardless of color, or appendages caught fish when impaled on a jig.

P N J

bassthumb32 · 06-02-06, 07:36 PM

i know i concidered the money part too pnj i dont care about money i care about catching fish when other guys on here complain about soft plastics ripping to easy it made me think. i am willing to spend more money if im going to catch more fish, and i dont haqve lots of money by any means. just got out of college with a kid on the way lol. so money is tight to say the least. ive just found myself using creature baits more and more over a jig. i still use a jig a good bit. like you said in really heavy cover, clear water, and deeper water.

pig n jig · 06-02-06, 08:20 PM

Bassthumb,I was just trying to give you a different view is all. I don't go by the price of the items I buy either, just think sometimes we are our worst enemy when trying to out think a bass. I think some things should be considered when buying a bait that usually aren't. Is everyone using the lure, so the fish are getting conditioned to them, making the lure less effective over a period of time ? Will I know how to figure out a pattern or a set conditions, or purpose to need that lure in my arsenal of fishing tools ? I am guilty of buying the trend baits, or buying out of impulse only to never buy them again, because I didn't need them to catch fish, when another lure I already had fit the task.

P N J

05-25-06, 12:53 PM	#1
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	Riddle Me This? Have many of you have found yourself pitching and flipping creature baits more and more over jigs. I know i have. dont get me wrong i still use jigs but the past couple years ive been using more and more creature bats. How bout you? __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

05-25-06, 06:11 PM	#3
jordan41 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: harlan, IA Posts: 113	yes, but i never really used jigs. ive always used plastics and creatures. __________________ Jordan Schechinger

05-25-06, 06:19 PM	#4
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	You aren't fishing heavy enough cover if you can flip and pitch plastics and have them fall through without getting hung up.If you fish soft plastics , you might better flip or pitch with a spinning rod. It will allow the lighter weight free fall straight down without any problems. I am sorry to say your most likely going to miss alot by not wanting to fish a jig. P N J Last edited by pig n jig; 05-25-06 at 06:27 PM.

06-02-06, 07:36 PM	#6
bassthumb32 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Fort Loudon, PA Posts: 682	i know i concidered the money part too pnj i dont care about money i care about catching fish when other guys on here complain about soft plastics ripping to easy it made me think. i am willing to spend more money if im going to catch more fish, and i dont haqve lots of money by any means. just got out of college with a kid on the way lol. so money is tight to say the least. ive just found myself using creature baits more and more over a jig. i still use a jig a good bit. like you said in really heavy cover, clear water, and deeper water. __________________ MY LIFETIME GOAL IS TO KEEP AT LEAST A SMALL CASE OF BASSTHUMB FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

05-25-06, 01:08 PM	#2
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	same here bassthumb32, I prefer it I guess due to ease of use, plus it catchs fish

06-02-06, 07:02 PM	#5
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Bassthumb, I did not type the post correctly. I meant it as saying that you would miss alot of reaction bites if you rule out using a jig.To be truthful, price out the tungstun weights, creature baits and hooks that makes up your flipping rig to catch say 100 fish. Then price a jig & pack of trailers that will catch the same amount of fish, which one is cheaper ? When I first started jig fishing, I would buy clearanced soft plastic baits and use them as trailers on a jig.Lizards were my favorite, I'd cut them in half at the mid section and get 2 different looking trailer types.The thing is everything I bought regardless of color, or appendages caught fish when impaled on a jig. P N J

06-02-06, 08:20 PM	#7
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Bassthumb,I was just trying to give you a different view is all. I don't go by the price of the items I buy either, just think sometimes we are our worst enemy when trying to out think a bass. I think some things should be considered when buying a bait that usually aren't. Is everyone using the lure, so the fish are getting conditioned to them, making the lure less effective over a period of time ? Will I know how to figure out a pattern or a set conditions, or purpose to need that lure in my arsenal of fishing tools ? I am guilty of buying the trend baits, or buying out of impulse only to never buy them again, because I didn't need them to catch fish, when another lure I already had fit the task. P N J

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