Are Traditional Jigs A Thing Of The Past?

[River Rat316]

. I am not discounting Bo's jig

Bo's design may be an improvement, it may not, I can see advantages but I can also see disadvantages, what is not an advantage is tearing down other companies products in marketing, if you think you have created a better mouse trap tell people why, and leave it at that. The consumer will decide.

Where in there am I ripping Bo's jig?

[River Rat316]

I have fished Minnisota and your neighbor Canada and there are locations where my jig worked good; steep rocky ares and reefs.

And that is exactly where it would work good, but that is not the "average MN weed choked lake" where I said it wouldn't work.

And yes that is what is in my avatar, and the Wadda Jig that you are a fan of is based on a Do-it arky head which was not originally designed for "flipping heavy cover" it is designed as a brush jig, the wide base deflects off of wood and keeps the hook point from digging in, just as the brush jig in my avatar....so what is your point? Now I am getting ripped for using do-it molds? Almost everyone out there has jigs based on do-it molds, and I will continue to use them until I feel I am big enough to capitalize on custom designs we have had for years, until that point do-it molds it is.

If Bo wants his jig to succeed, he needs to pair up with someone or just out and out sell the design to someone capable of manufacturing it, he has an original design that I have already seen a couple people knocking off, he should have never brought it to market with out the capability to flood the market with it, I know he has been through hell and highwater with his design I remember reading the story on it somewhere and can't quite remember the details but remember reading he has sat on it for a number of years. Bo probably doesn't like my opinion that he should sell the design, I am sure he is partial to it and has a dream of seeing his jig in the hands of every fisherman but IMHO it will only be achieved by partnering or selling.

[Goose21]

No one here has Knocked Boss's jig.

[River Rat316]

how did boss get drug into this mess

[Goose21]

Autocorrect, sorry.

Meant to read Bo's.

Poster suggested his jig was being ripped here which isn't the case.

[WRB]

how did boss get drug into this mess

It's the title of the post and a lot of misinterrations. The -Arrkie jig has been around a lot longer than Do-it molds, it dates back to the early 70's and named from the region it came from Arkansas. The reason I recognize the brush jig is I just sold my Do-it brush jig mold, a good design for brush and weeds or grass, better for brush OK for weeds or grass. The Arkie and brush jigs are what most folks consider traditional jigs and they aren't going out of style any time soon!

No harm, no foul.

Tom

[Hooligan]

There's no one, single bait that appeals to more fish in more conditions than what you describe as a "traditional" jig. There's not a time of year that I will not have at least two tied on. There's not a single outing that I won't fish a jig. It just doesn't happen. In years past as much as 85% of my tournament winnings have come on jigs, and it continues to pay out.

It's definitely not become a thing of the past...

[Loop_Dad]

Jigs occupy 1/4 of my limited tackle space. So it is definitely not the thing of the past for me. And at the local small fishing store, jigs occupy good chunk of one wall. So they are obviously making good money on them.

[SirSnookalot]

A bucktail jig is about as traditional as it gets. I catch the majority of my fish on them, 1 reason I use them so often is, because they always work. I catch everything from bluegills to tarpon on bucktails, they can be fished in variety of ways. Not unusual to catch snook on a 1/4 oz bucktail, and use the same combo and jig to catch bass on my way home. I put trailers on them just like using a bass type jig, I have never bought a bass jig.

[Bluebasser86]

A bucktail jig is about as traditional as it gets. I catch the majority of my fish on them, 1 reason I use them so often is, because they always work. I catch everything from bluegills to tarpon on bucktails, they can be fished in variety of ways. Not unusual to catch snook on a 1/4 oz bucktail, and use the same combo and jig to catch bass on my way home. I put trailers on them just like using a bass type jig, I have never bought a bass jig.

That's what I think of when I hear someone talking about a "traditional jig". To me that's a ball head with some kind of hair or fur tied to it or a plastic grub, one of the oldest and most effective baits around.

I tie a lot of jigs on the bullet head, football, and weedless round heads. I do tie some on the brush jig and really like them, it has lots of traits I like my jigs to have. Still I don't think the older style of heads will ever go away, they're still effective and still have a very strong following.

[merc1997]

A bucktail jig is about as traditional as it gets. I catch the majority of my fish on them, 1 reason I use them so often is, because they always work. I catch everything from bluegills to tarpon on bucktails, they can be fished in variety of ways. Not unusual to catch snook on a 1/4 oz bucktail, and use the same combo and jig to catch bass on my way home. I put trailers on them just like using a bass type jig, I have never bought a bass jig.

glad to hear that someone still remembers and uses a hair jig. there are still many situations that hair out performs rubber or silicone.

bo

[Primus]

I don't think the technique of jigging will ever die I think that more specialized and customizable terminal tackle will replace the traditional bass jigs.

Concerning football jigs, a shakey head keeps the bait standing up better than a football jig. There is no need to work the bait to make it stand up, it just does. You can still drag or hop it as well. The advantage for me is the way plastics attach. A screw keeper or worm hook style keeps the plastic off the hook shank and the ability to Texas rig the bait with the point just in the skin is much more weedless than a weed guard and doesn't get in the way off hook sets.

To me the magic of football jigs is that it has been for me the most effective jig ( not counting swim jigs ) for drawing strikes after the fall. In addition to hopping it & swimming it what makes the bait special is that I can rock it or it will kick up on it's own when it hit's an obstruction. When I need to tease bottom oriented bass into striking it's tough to beat a football jig. I believe that kick up action for lack of a better description is a big strike trigger. I also do well on grass oriented lakes fishing the outside weedline fishing around sparse grass or dragging it uphill on deep points, to me the football jig can be fished in most grass lakes if applied correctly. Though I acknowledge there will likely be advancements made in jig design I don't ever forsee the day that traditional jigs won't be a major part of my fishing arsenal.