Jigfishn10

Funny you posted this, I got skunked yesterday and most of today until I emptied out my tackle box and gave them an inline spinner. Old time fishing...LOL

My largest bass this year went 23 1/4" length x 21" girth in shallow, whatever weeds were left from last year, 1 1/2 weeks after ice out this past spring on a spinnerbait. dhami013 is on point. As the water cools, the weeds will hold warmer water the longest. JMHO

Nice fish you got there. Did that fish regurgitate that jig back up? Man that was down deep! Congrats to you both.

I shore fish a lot and tubes and jigs have saved the day. Lately C-rigged 3 1/2" tubes have really produced well on both pressured lakes and cold fronts. I'm not saying that the c-rig was a cure all, but it helps me from blanking.

Very nice NGaHB, congrats on your day. I wish I had a chance to catch a shoal bass.

I was fishing an inline spinner I made today and got 4 nice LMB and 1 decent size pickerel. I just thought about this thread so I figured I'd show you a recycled tube I made into a skirt and tied onto the spinner: It's a Yum F2ube, Virgo Red. The bottom of the tube is now the top and the top the bottom which I cut up and tied onto the spinner. Worked great! EDIT: Sorry about the bad cell phone pic.

My last rod build was back in '04 or '05, I may look at another St. Croix blank and build this winter. The other 2 St. Croix rods I built were back in 2000 and are 5'5" with pistol grips and I liked them a lot, but I don't use them anymore. I think they would be perfect for my son for when he gets older.

2 years in a row I snapped a rod on a hookset. Time to update my equipment...

You'll never know who's home if you don't knock on the door.

Gotta admit BIG M, not only great looking lures, but a new technique as well.

Spook Jr. or a Popper within the area of the boil.

You mentioned that you were in the 60*'s and heading to high 70*'s - 80*'s. The fish should still be in the area. 60*'s is still a good temp to keep bass active. Have you taken a temp of your water? Something to consider when the water temps gets really cold (low 50*'s and lower). Generally in fall and spring, shallow water will warm up faster than the main lake and baitfish will come in to feed. Bass won't be far behind. Look for the end of the lake that gets most of the sun. With no shad in our waters here in the north, look for sunfish in the shallows, around points, areas ajacent to the main lake channel and creek arms.

WTG Ima Bass Ninja! Congrats and enjoy.

I agree with Grey Wolf, those fish will be actively chowing for the winter. Spinnerbaits and cranks will be the ticket, I'm sure your weightless rig won't fail you.

Any winners announced yet?

Flip Pallot

That's awesome! I was just watching one of his shows the other day. "House needs painting, grass needs mowing, where's he at...He's gone fishing!"...couldn't resist...LOL

It's actually called a split shot rig that Cali anglers used for years in their clear waters. I used to use it in NH lakes, great for lakes like New Found where you see bottom in like 20 FOW...They usually have the split shot up about 4' (feet). AND BTW, why are you using lead up in NH, you law breaker you...LOL

If I had to choose it would be sinking line. You pretty much answered your own question on rod length. I do believe that some reels can be switch over for left to right and vice versa. Flies: Dahlberg Divers, Clouser Minnows, Wolly Buggers to name a few.

I really like reading and watching Denny Brauer, he has taught me a ton on jig fishing. I can't really add to what has already been said, but in due time with fishing t-rigs, jigs and even c-rigs, you'll get to understand what your bait is doing underwater and what it feels like to hit a rock, stump, clump of grass etc. For me, I need to watch my line constantly and concentrate to the point where I can almost visualize what my lure is doing during the presentation. As soon as my concentration is brokened or I don't have the concentration needed, then the presentation won't any good and opportunity of a caught fish is gone.

That's how my Spit'N Image is. The scales are almost gone and the black back seems to be flaking off more and more. The other day I was fishing with a group of members here and I swung and missed on atleast 5 fish in the morning. I was starting to get discouraged, so out came old faithful. It only took 2 or 3 casts and my confidence was restored with a 1 - 1.5 lber. I went back to fishing the tube I was swinging and missing on and wound getting a nice 4.8 lbs LMB.

Once, I was jig fishing in the spring and I felt like I snagged on something. I thought I got out of the snag and let my line go slack to continue on hopping/dragging the bottom. Well my line started to dart off to the side, so I set the hook. I thought, Man, that must have been a pretty bad hook set because it felt like I pulled on bungee cord. I finally figured out that I still have a fish on the end and when I got it to shore I found what I snagged. My jig had hooked on to one side of a three way swivel (the part you tie to) and on another end of the three way swivel was about a 4' leader and a rainbow trout.

Understood, all I gave you was general information of typical hook sizes on various jig heads I've seen in the past. Please accept my respectful apology for providing you information which may be wrong.

Very nice indeed. Congrats on your outing.

Sorry buddy I struck out on my search as well. A lot of jig molds would require 5/0 for 1/2oz and 6/0 for 3/4 oz. I know it's not what you're looking for, but it's an educated guess anyway. My arky mold takes up to a 1/2 oz and that requires a 5/0, so it's a fairly good comparison.