Learning to detect a jig bite from the bank using a spinning rod took me literally 6 months of fishing it every time out. I dedicated at least 15 or 20 minutes every time I went out (2/3xweek) for 6 months...with ZERO RESULTS...GOOSEEGGS. discouraging, tried different weights/color combo trailer combo...and one day I got rewarded for my patience.
First one I caught I only realized because I saw my line swim off so I just set the hook and I was bummed because I didn't feel it and it didn't grow my confidence in the bait...but then I caught fire and nailed 10 bass in about 20 casts into the corner of this highway lake I was fishing.
*90% of my catches were on the drop as it literally hits the water...close ur reel if SPINNING SETUP fast and WATCH YOUR LINE *** THIS ONE TIP BTW WILL INCREASE YOUR CATCH RATE IN A SHOCKINGLY EMBARASSING TYPE WAY...YOU WILL WONDER HOW MANY FISH YOU HAVE LOST OVER THE YEARS. LOL. I digress, when I caught fire that day I had never had a day or experience like that catching 10 bass in 20 casts...it was every other frickin cast...Cast, boom, I'd feel a thump, and LET EM TAKE IT, then setting the hook it CRUCIAL cuz you have to bury that weedguard fatty hook in them. One other post I saw was the same experience I have with a jig...
**After the initial cast, drop of the jig and maybe a bounce or 2...I'd say get it back in and cast again** this can't be understated...I think I myself waste time trying to bounce it and "feel" the bottom...the jig bite is just weird...IT WILL TEACH YOU PATIENCE AND THE IMPORTANCE of watching your line. The hogs I've caught have mostly just hit the jig on the fall or maybe after first bounce...and they just feel like a snag to me as you go to bounce/hop the bait and your pole is like NOPE and rod tip goes down and line goes left or right...then you have that instant of satisfaction as you know a slob just hit your jig and then you set the hook. Once you get good/better with the jig n pig you realize it does just catch more quality bass...it for sure at least for me doesn't catch #s but I'd rather catch 5 3-5lb fish as opposed to 15 1-2lb fish. I've caught my PB 5.73lb bass on it and it's a challenge to learn it, but once you do, you won't ever wanna throw a Yexas rigged worm again. Lol
