I've Gone Jig Crazy

[rockchalk06]

I bit the bullet and placed a good size order of jigs from North Star. 3 days later I bought a lot of approx 20 from the flea market here. Getting ready to place another order from North Star next week

I think I need professional help! How many is too many?

[zildjian]

i just got into jig fishing at the beginning of this season, and have had the most success bass fishing to date. just the quality in size of the bass you catch with jigs is remarkable. and by the way... you can't have to many jigs lol well i can't at least!

you're going to want to buy all different weights and colors. and same goes for trailers. i couldn't begin to tell you how many i have bought from dicks and orders i put in with north star. but its not uncommon to buy a lot of them, you'll find out your favorite color and trailer and just keep stocking up on them. i love the north star black and blue 3/8oz flip n swim jig with netbait paca craw sr. trailer in any black and blue color.

you should buy all different weights and types of jigs to see what you like best. i want to start throwing big swim jigs with big swim bait trailers and see how they produce just chucking and slow roll retrieving back.

hope this makes you feel better that your not the only one who has this awful addiction in building your jig collection!

-Zildjian

[Sam]

You NEVER have too man jigs and pigs.

Keep on adding to your collection.

The Bait Monkey loves you.

[Bluebasser86]

Jigs will never go out of style for bass. I've got boxes and boxes of nothing but jigs. Funny thing is I only have maybe 12-15 colors total, just various weights and head types for different situations.

[clayton86]

yup never to many jigs I probably had a good 15-20 left over from last season then ordered another 45 from overstock bait at .99 a piece for the terminator jigs and a few tungsten ones. I will be ordered a bunch from both Siebert and Northstar closer to fall. I only have like 3 or 4 colors though White, Black/Blue, Green, and Brown/Orange mostly black and blue though its my favorite and best producer by far. Thats not even counting the 20+ bare football heads i have for rigging up spider jigs or just throwing a rage craw on and working like a over sized shaky head. Never to many jigs cuz most the time your throwing them into the most snag infested parts of the lake/river

[Jig Meister]

Welcome to the club.

[JigMe]

I have like two plano boxes worth of Northstar Jigs, it is probably around 45-50 of them. But I will lose 1-2 per outing, so it goes pretty quickly.

[rockchalk06]

Welcome to the club.

Thanks for the welcome! Who's bringing the cookies!

[rockchalk06]

I have like two plano boxes worth of Northstar Jigs, it is probably around 45-50 of them. But I will lose 1-2 per outing, so it goes pretty quickly.

I get all worked up loosing a 99 cent beatle spin, I couldn't imagine a 4 dollar jig every outting

[JigMe]

I get all worked up loosing a 99 cent beatle spin, I couldn't imagine a 4 dollar jig every outting

I hear you bro, but Jigs are meant to be fished in the heaviest cover. Eventually, you will lose a few but it does suck. You can invest in a lure retriever tool, and might save few bucks on the long run.

[mikey5string]

I have a box full of them. I started using pegged texas rigs this season and havent used a standard skirt jig in a while. I find it much more weedless and easier to get a vertical drop. When I do use jigs I use the type with the recessed eye and I spread the weedguard out I dont trim it. I found that pressing your thumb on the base and pushing towards the head spreads the guard out nicely. Adds some bulk to the presentation and allows for easier hookups.

I do understand the special kind of jig bait monkey, something about the skirts.... I also have a box full of skirts. I like to change them, brush their hair and have a fashion show.

BTW

I was watching a fishing show and the guy was using a Buckeye mop jig and it looked awesome. The "living rubber" skirt really flared out and looked great in the water. I meant to get some but got into just using the t-rig.

[00 mod]

I get all worked up loosing a 99 cent beatle spin, I couldn't imagine a 4 dollar jig every outting

The exact reason I started tying my own......Oh wait, I just introduced you to your next addiction!

Jeff

[Vinny Chase]

The most important aspect of jig fishing IMO is the size you're throwing, so I always recommend to start with 2 or 3 colors (natural, dark, and/or contrasting) and get a variety of sizes and types of jigs. The second most important variable is the jig head type. Make sure you're purchasing the right jig head for the conditions that you will be fishing.

From there you will start to notice that certain colors work on a particular lake and that is when you're collection starts to take off!

[clayton86]

The most important aspect of jig fishing IMO is the size you're throwing, so I always recommend to start with 2 or 3 colors (natural, dark, and/or contrasting) and get a variety of sizes and types of jigs. The second most important variable is the jig head type. Make sure you're purchasing the right jig head for the conditions that you will be fishing.

From there you will start to notice that certain colors work on a particular lake and that is when you're collection starts to take off!

exactly why I only have a select few colors and 90% are football

[buzzfrog]

they do get quite addicting, and yea even fishing on the shore, each trip costs about 15 bucks, i always loose a T-rig and a few jigs.. just facts of life.

[kwaldeier]

I still have yet to catch a bass with one

[JigMe]

I still have yet to catch a bass with one

Go out and fish nothing but Jigs, you will get one.

[Vinny Chase]

Go out and fish nothing but Jigs, you will get one.

This.

I have only caught a few fish on a spinnerbait, but I dedicated a day to only throwing the spinnerbait. I learned new techniques and gained more confidence in the lure, which led to catching more fish!

[clayton86]

See the problem with going out just throwing jigs is once you learn it and start stacking em with the jig you don't ever put it down and everything else you bring is just added weight to carry around lol that's what happened to me when I learned jigs its all I threw forever seriously like 2 seasons just jigs then I seen bassresources double fluke video and same thing nothing but a double fluke rig or a jig or both like on a swim jig with leader tied to the jig then a fluke on the leader.

[rockchalk06]

The exact reason I started tying my own......Oh wait, I just introduced you to your next addiction!

Jeff

Now Im forseeing an empty wallet!

[rockchalk06]

The most important aspect of jig fishing IMO is the size you're throwing, so I always recommend to start with 2 or 3 colors (natural, dark, and/or contrasting) and get a variety of sizes and types of jigs. The second most important variable is the jig head type. Make sure you're purchasing the right jig head for the conditions that you will be fishing.

From there you will start to notice that certain colors work on a particular lake and that is when you're collection starts to take off!

Thanks for the input. My first order from you guys was more of the same that have work for me around Kansas lakes in the past. My 2nd order should fit the dirty Oklahoma waters now.

[DILLY07]

I love jigging. I have a few but will get some more cause they are addicting. I love trying different colors and several trailers and make the bass go crazy.

Keep Bassin!

[BassinMD]

I have 2 370 boxes of just jigs one is all black and blue or just black and a few white all different head shapes and weights usually 3 of each and the other is all green pumpkin or brown. Then a plastic bin at home with extras for when I lose them to restock the 370s

[Jig Meister]

I bit the bullet and placed a good size order of jigs from North Star. 3 days later I bought a lot of approx 20 from the flea market here. Getting ready to place another order from North Star next week

I think I need professional help! How many is too many?

I love jigs, the first jigs I ever fished in my life were just ball head jigs with curly tail grubs as a kid. Now I mostly use skirted jigs. I used to buy pre-made jigs all the time, but now I realize that you have many more options to satisfy your jib obsession if you just buy the bare heads and skirting material and make them yourself. Saves a lot of money and you are so much better able to create the color patterns you want.

living in the north, i often find that most of the pre-made jigs do not always match what I am going for where I fish so it was a simple progression to me.

I have also found that the more I dish shaky heads the more I am realizing that they are awesome

I will however buy Northstar jigs when they have deals/sales or something awesome, they have always produced for me.

[A-Rob]

I try to keep it basic with jigs b/c I know it is a slippery slope!

I just grab 3/8 and 1/2 oz most the time, one black based, one natural.

I have a few bigger and smaller.

I try to keep it down to about a dozen.

haha good luck with your addiction!