mnbassman23

Some days it's nice to hammer 50+fish but 9.9 times out of 10 I'm taking quality over quantity.

I use the full size paca up here in MN for a jig trailer, you should have no issues. Catch plenty of 2-6lb bass on them.

I've had a few combos hit the water, but always managed to get them back between jumping in or having my buddies snag them on the way down. I did loose a video camera last year. Big gust of wind came through and nocked the camera and tripod off the back of the boat into the water. The tripod was floating, but the camera had fallen off and sank in about 20 FOW. Good excuse to buy a gopro.

A bunch of great baits man! The black series has been a killer fall jig for me it's big,bulky, and has a nice slow fall. The hair jig will only get better and better from here on out too. I still use the subwoofers on the originals, usually just bite a 1/2-1" off. I will say that custom color is one sexy jig

I'd agree it looks like it should go right around 4lbs, nice fish bud! Got to like the NSCB Salsa F/S in her mouth

start at the opposite end of the claws, insert your hook in the center of the bait and thread it down the bait towards the claws. Make sure when your done that the plastic bait lays nice and straight on your jig hook. You can also t-rig the plastic bait onto your jig hook. I usually do this with swimbaits and hollow craws like paca craws.

Pure craw, craw fatty, paca craw/chunk, kiss craw, twin tail grubs, are some of my go to jig trailers along with the chigger craws. The pure craw is great for the price, but like Rockchalk said some of the others give you more flapping action.

Nicceee! I fish the wrotten banana color a lot and it has been good to me. Got my PB on it last year when the black series first came out. Then again I have a few "favorite" colors.

That fish isn't close to 64", 54 I would believe. My family muskie fishes a lot and the biggest we've landed is 55. Pretty similar to that fish.

B Bug is my go to as well.

Pics are small on my phone but I'd guess an arkie head jig. Good all purpose jig and is great for skipping

Xraps, mcstick, and eeratic shad have all produced for me.

I use a lot of the havoc baits and do really well with them. Craw fatty is my favorite. I use it t-rigged and as a jig trailer and for me it catches a lot of big fish. My next most used is either the subwoofer or pit boss.

If I am dragging and hoping a jig I will work it with the rod tip up and directly in front of me. When I'm focusing on just dragging the jig slowly I tend to work it with the rod to the side. Really it comes down to personal preference and what you are comfortable with.

Great trailer color, I use it on my flippin blue and alimony colored north star jigs all the time. Caught some tonight on a flippin blue/blue sapphire chigger craw.

My father always took me walleye and muskie fishing from the time I was to young to cast a line untill this day. When I got into bass fishing, not really his thing, I did most of fishing solo due to my friends not being big fisherman in high school. Now that I've completed college and moved on to new friends, got married, and inherited an awesome family through marriage I haven't fished alone in 2-3 years. I'm always taking my wife, dad, father-in-law, friends, and my wife's cousins. I use to like fishing alone and from time to time I still do, but honestly I've really started to enjoy bass fishing more since getting other people addicted to this awesome sport of ours. Very rewarding and makes for some awesome memories on the water.

<< see avatar picture, same rule in my boat! I've converted a lot of crankbait/spinnerbait fisherman into jig fanatics in my boat. #1 thing they get out of it is how to set the hook like they got a pair.

No rattle here

Black and blue is a go to color by many, because it works. I switch it up just a bit and throw the Alimony color, which is essentially a black and blue jig with a touch of chartreuse and some red flk in it. Sometimes it's good to be different

I find myself having a couple stellar days on the water with suspending jerkbaits during the summer. Over weed flats, around weed clumps, edge of shallower weedlines, by docks, and around laydowns. Somedays being able to keep that bait in the strike zone longer around key pieces of structure greatly improves the amount of fish you will catch.

7'6"MHF ***- Revo SX- 50lb braid - 3/8-3/4oz pitching/football jigs 6'8"MXF St. Croix Avid- Revo SX- 12lb red label- 1/4oz swim jigs/finesse jigs

My spinning set up is my cheapest setup. Abu cardinal- 30 + Berkley Amp rod- 29.99= 59.99$ It's the only set up i've paid full retail for and it's the cheapest. Not a bad setup for being so cheap.

I became addicted to pitching jigs around shallow cover 5-6 years ago and to this day it's still by far my favorite way to fish.

I mostly use 1/4oz or 3/8oz depending on depth. For color it really depends on what the forage is in your lake. Up here sunfish dominate so I throw New Gill and Salsa mostly. I also have some black and blue for dirty water and white/shad/shiner colors for clear water.

I fish a few smaller 200-400 acre MN lakes that sound very similar to what your fish. Most times I'm fishing under 8ft and fishing around weed flats, docks, or small rock points. My go to lure on these lakes is a 1/4-3/8oz Swim Jig. This lets me cover water to find the fish and then from there I can slow down and pick them apart with other techniques. Honestly if you can catch fish on say a Spinnerbait there is no reason they shouldn't walk all over a swim jig. Usually I will outfish people in my boat if they are throwing a spinnerbait and I have a swim jig on, they just work. Like others have said maybe start out the day throwing something you have confidence in to locate the fish and then switch over to jigs. Another good thing about a swim jig vs say a pitching jig is you can work them faster and it's not so "boring" as some say. You can also cover the water column well with a swim jig. Somedays burning them on top will get you a lot of strikes and other days I slow roll them towards the bottom with better results. I actually add small rod pumps to my swim jigs and this creates a lot of strikes for me. Also swimming your jig along and killing it next to "fishy" looking spots and letting it fall to the bottom will get you extra bites. The benefit of being proficient with a flipping jig is it lets you fish the cover better. A lot of times your bigger fish aren't going to chase a fast moving lure as it zips by a key piece of structure. Now if you pitch a jig in there and say let it sit for 10-20 seconds, move it a little bit and let it sit again they are more likely to eat it cause it's an easy meal. Also, if you are fishing laydowns or any kind of submerged wood do not be afraid to pitch to the guts of the tree. If you haven't lost a jig yet due to being snagged then odds are you may not be putting your bait were the fish are. Another thing with pitching to cover is having a silent entry. When your up shallow especially you do not want to be creating any kind of splash when your jig hits the water, this comes with time and lots of practice. Lastly, being able to skip your jig under docks and farther under overhanging trees can be a major benefit as well. The last 2 years i've really worked on skipping jigs and I cannot tell you how much it helps. If I was you I would get some jigs that match your forage (bluegills/pumpkinseed). I do really well on NSCB new gill color and their pumpkinseed color is a bit brighter if you have a lot of them around. Our main forage is bluegill here. Regardless of company though, find a pattern that you like and have confidence in and go fishing. Another color that works great for me is watermelon red flake, i'm sure your lakes would be pretty similar in regards to color. Good luck man!