When is proper time to use a jig? Well jigs are a very good choice for all times of the year. In the winter i like a football jig crawled over rocks, in the prespawn i will swim jigs around shallow grass but will also flip them around docks and grass. They are great for skippin docks in the summer and I also love to use them around vegitation and matted grass. i like to use jigs in the 3/8, 1/2 and 3/4 oz sizes. then in the fall i will look for harder cover like wood or any living vegitation.
How do you work the lure? you can pop jigs through grass, crawl football jigs around rock, but i usually just pick the jig up and drop it for most applictions. I catch probably 40% of my fish on jigs and they are very deadly at all times of the year. you can also swim jigs arund shallow grass and ocationally jerk it during the retreive.
Trailers are required they add action and bulk to the jig but you will haveto experiment with sizes and styles to find what you prefer. i like more action in the summer and less in the spring winter and fall. My favorite trailers are SK rage craws, Berkley chigger craws and Sk chunks for my non swiming jigs. for my swimming jigs i like grubs and rage tail craws.
i hope this is helpfull!
