Jigs? Id Like To Try But Need Some Advice

[Matthew Veillion]

So lately everybody seems to be in this jig craze. What jigs / trailers should i get?

[Matthew Veillion]

Also, for a black and blue jig trailer, should i get black with blue flake? Or blue with black flake?

[whitwolf]

This link might help.....

[bluenitrouscoupe]

there a guy on the site that fishes jigs and you can look him up on youtube he knows how to do it! his name is mikeybalzz and you can learn alot from his videos

[msolorio]

Keep it simple man. Natural colors have always been fire. No need for 10 different colors. 99% of the time im throwin a brown fine living rubber jig with a watermelon, watermelon red flake, green pumpkin, and cinnamon black flake Yamamoto double tail grub. Never had a problem catching fish in any body of water.

[Matthew Veillion]

Why do people say start off with small jigs like strike kings bitsy bugs and stuff? Its the same concept

[Jake P]

BassResources very own Glenn May has a video on Jig fishing here on the site in the videos section, and on youtube. His Youtube channel (BassResource) is very informative, check it out.

As for recommending Jigs and trailers I am a fan of Strike King but NorthStar Jigs have become my go to bait. I have one tied on no matter what. My favorite of all the NS Jigs is the Flip n Swim. 1/2 oz Kentucky Blue Grass with a Rage tail Menace trailer has been dynamite for me lately and I cant put it down. For trailers I only use a handful. Rage tail craw, baby craw, grub and Menace. Havoc pit boss & chunk. Netbait Paca craw. Thats about it for me. Good luck and try whatever catches your eye! Part of the fun is experimenting IMO.

[Jake P]

Why do people say start off with small jigs like strike kings bitsy bugs and stuff? Its the same concept

In most cases small baits will get bit more often than larger baits. So getting the feel and learning to work a small jig will better prepare you for throwing 3/4 oz jigs in 20 FT of water.

[clayton86]

My black and blue jigs I usually throw a rage craw trailer in either bama craw or watermelon flake color. Black and blue jigs are my favorite color jigs to throw.

[bkohlman]

My go to jig is an Eakins Jig 5/16 oz Missouri Craw with a 3in Green Pumpkin Chigger Craw trailer

[rockchalk06]

This is not always the case, but the smaller the bait, the smaller the fish. Bigger bait bigger fish. My personal best was off a 2" black beetle spin while fishing for crappie so it's not always the case. The smaller jigs will most likely trigger more bites and give you more fish. Not so much quality fish, but fish.

Alot of people start off with bitsy bugs as they are cheap. The first time you try a bait people want something cheap

As for trailers I just match them to my jigs. Blue black jigs get blue rage craws. Any jig with green in it, gets green pumpkin rage craws. Brown the same. Those are the only colors I use.

I also like to use tubes on swim jigs. Makes for some killer skirt action. I love black Blue tube on a black blue jig.

[Bluebasser86]

I usually match my trailers or at least make them close but I've seen times where a mismatched jig and trailer will far out catch a matched one. I think the smaller baits may be easier to start with because they tend to get more bites so you can build confidence in them. Get a couple jigs in natural colors and basic sizes and just go fish them. Watching Flukes video will help your learning curve a lot too.

[Arv]

I only throw pumpkin, brown and black with black being most frequent. I like strands of different colors in there too to give the fish something to look at. May not be that important but it makes me feel good about myself. I've been using a sweet and kinky beaver as a trailer but just recently picked up some bags of pit boss plastics and I have to say, the action on those is awesome. I usually match the colors but I think you can add a black trailer to brown and green jigs as well. I wouldn't over think it and just see what the fish want. If it doesn't work, try something else. Just be ready, jigs can catch some monsters.

[iabass8]

If i were you i would take a strong look at the bottom content of the boddy of water you are fishing and what the colors of the forage are when blended in. Then match that based on thw water clarity and just buy some jigs from northstar with w/e head design will work for your area and then buy some skirts and make them exactly how you find bait. I started doing this and fishing really improved and costs went down. Only have 4 bulk colors of jigs and one always covers the forage/water clarity for the time of year i need it. Plus its more fun making your own tackle. If you have bps/cabelas close finding colors uou want will be easier. I do not so the above saves me tons of headaches scouring sites for exactly what i want.

Commercial jigs will work as well. Northstar has some amazing colors and quality jigs that flat out work.