Who Can School Me On Jigs?

[Jake P]

I know just about nothing when it comes to the difference in jigs. I do know i have a ton of rage craws and would love to fish them with a Jig. SO, can yall lay it out for me? Hook me up with a "starter package" if you will. Thanks guys!

[Dakota wendt]

My favorite jig is a strike king bitsy bug and bitsy flip I like to use all kinds of things for trailers especially zoom speed craws but I bite off the end at the second ring.

[Chris at Tech]

Start simple...

Get a few 1/4 oz and 3/8 jigs in 2-3 colors. Black/blue, greens, browns are always good choices. Arkie head is a very versatile design.

Like other fishing lures, jigs are easy to over-complicate with colors, sizes, styles, etc. Start with the basics, get some experience and confidence, and expand the arsenal from there.

[jignfule]

Don't threw them on a cranking rod........ Sorry

[BannedForSpamming-09823]

I compete in a lot of tournaments and won 4 last year on one jig- the kicker jig from basskickerbaits.net dude its like steelin lol.

[slonezp]

I like mop jigs. Less bites but more bites 4lbs or more.

Favorite part about using jigs is fishing slow and methodicly. I can pitch to every piece of cover/structure 2-3 times before I pass it.

I can fish it slow or swim it(if you're going to swim it, use a paddletail trailer. You won't be disappointed)

[Hooligan]

There's so, so, so much information out there on jigs. What you can do with them remains nearly endless. My largest piece of advice is get a quality jig. I'm a Northstar guy, the quality, colors, skirts, and hooks stand out amongst most of the others out there.

You need to consider fall rate as a primary aspect, head style as a primary aspect, and skirt material as a primary aspect. Fall rate on jigs can be the trigger, or it can be about how fast you need that jig to get down in 35 feet of water. Heads are usually relatively specific to the structure and cover you're fishing. The following is very general as a guide, but it's a start+ Football- chunk rock and rock, Arky- General use in most cover/structure, Grass- Swim jig and grass; the line tie position allows the jig to come straight through material. My personal favorite is the Alien head from Northstar because of the recessed, protected line tie. It's much hard to hang because of how little leverage there is against the hook eye, it is relatively well protected and much harder to hang. I fish it in wood, rock, flip and pitch it around wood cover and heavy mats; the only thing it doesn't really excel at is in heavy, heavy grass or as a swim jig.

There's a lot more that can be said, fr sure.

[whitwolf]

My advice is this: Like others have said, go basic to start, a few 1/4 oz. jigs, a few 3/8 oz. jigs, In varying colors. It always helps me to read an article or watch a few videos and go fishing.

There are some translation problems between reading/watching and actually fishing the bait but It's a start.

Lastly, simply go fishing and have some patience. Jigs catch fish, that's not In dispute but , at least for me, It was difficult at first to know what was a strike and what was a piece of structure. As with most new techniques take the time and give the bait a chance. The time you spend on the water Is much more valuable than most anything you can read and if you fish a jig long enough(This goes for any bait) you'll be surprised how quickly you will gain confidence and proficiency with the bait and that directly translate to more fish and a heck of a lot more fun.

[smalljaw67]

Start simple...

Get a few 1/4 oz and 3/8 jigs in 2-3 colors. Black/blue, greens, browns are always good choices. Arkie head is a very versatile design.

Like other fishing lures, jigs are easy to over-complicate with colors, sizes, styles, etc. Start with the basics, get some experience and confidence, and expand the arsenal from there.

All the advise you were given is great but I agree with Chris at Tech, 1/4oz and 3/8oz jigs at first. The reason is you are just learning, the jig is the easiest an hardest lure to fish, it is easy as you simply put it where you think the fish is and it does the rest, the hardest because it isn't always easy to detect bites. With a 1/4oz jig a whole rage craw will be too much so pinch off the top 1/3 of the bait and thread it on, try to fish it in places you know you'll get bit, this is important as the 1/4oz jig appeals to bass of all sizes so it will get bit by big and small fish. Once you get your spot make short casts to cover, and let the jig fall but watch the line, a lot of times fish will hit it as it falls, once the jig hits bottom you can either use a lift and drop type of retrieve like fishing a worm, or you can give it a slow drag across the bottom, or you can employ a series of short hops, the fish will let you know what they want. A full day of that will teach you a lot, you'll learn to detect bites and keep track of the places and cover where you got bites, you can use that knowledge on other bodies of water. Good luck.