Slow Fall Jigs

[Kititas]

Anyone used the slow fall jigs that fall like 1 foot in 3 seconds? I think CLU and poison jigs make them. Results good or bad.

[00 mod]

I have tried some of the CLU zero gravity jigs.  No luck, but haven't given them their fair shot.  Will fish them some more coming up in this cold water!

 

Jeff

[ClackerBuzz]

do you really need a special jig for that? you def don't need a weed guard at that point. why not t-rig a naked craw w/ a small bullet weight or split shot

[ww2farmer]

This may be overly simplistic, but when I want a jig to fall slower I will use trailer that offers more "resistance" on the fall. OR I will use heavier line. This might not be the kind of answer your looking for, but it works for me with the jigs I already have so I don't have to clutter up my jig selection with a bunch of special "niche" jigs. Another option is to buy a punch skirt, you can use any size weight or hook with them. A bulky punch skirt with a 1/16th oz weight pegged in front of it with the hook and plastic of your choice will fall pretty slow.

[Jake P]

This may be overly simplistic, but when I want a jig to fall slower I will use trailer that offers more "resistance" on the fall. OR I will use heavier line. This might not be the kind of answer your looking for, but it works for me with the jigs I already have so I don't have to clutter up my jig selection with a bunch of special "niche" jigs. Another option is to buy a punch skirt, you can use any size weight or hook with them. A bulky punch skirt with a 1/16th oz weight pegged in front of it with the hook and plastic of your choice will fall pretty slow.

For slower falls I too switch to a larger trailer. Usually works for me.

[WRB]

I believe the Zero Gravity jig has a lot of merit under the right conditions where bass want the profile this offers; head size, hook size, trailer size but falling at 1/3 rd the speed of a traditional jig. Shallow night fishing shoreline brush for example, this jig will crawl through limbs and over rocks and stay suspended and fall slowly giving the bass a chance to easily strike it. This is a specialty lure for specific applications.

The problem is it looks like a traditional jig and most anglers will try to fish it like a heavier jig and loose patients fishing with it. This reminds me of the Schurmy shad spoon; aluminum spoon that looks just like a heavier Hopkins shorty structure spoon. The Shurmy shad is perfect for shallow basis working shad schools as the shad leave shore cover, it swims and looks like a shad and falls about 2/3rds slower than other spoons. Today only a few anglers who know about the Shurmy shad use them and catch a lot bass, same for Zero gravity jigs.

Tom

[cadman]

I will tell you from my personal experience, that I have had better luck with slower fall jigs than throwing a 3/8 or 1/2 oz jig. My personal preferance is a Snootie and a Poison Tail jig. I rarely throw any jig over 3/8 oz. All my jigs are 1/8 oz up to 5/16 oz and this covers water up to 10 feet for me. I strongly believe that these jigs get bit more than others. This is just my personal opinion. I have been making jigs for 8 years, and I can throw any one of them but I don't becuase I catch more fish with the small profile jigs mentioned. With that said, the Snootie jig I throw was crafted after the Strike King bitsy bug. I used to throw the bitsy bug, but the quality was poor. So I modified the Snootie to take it's place. Now from my scenario, up until 3 years ago, I never threw a jig of any kind I was a crankbait guy, all day long rain or shine. Then one day a guide I new told me that I was missing the bite. He and I fished side by side with my cranks and his jigs and he just kicked my a$$. He taught me jig fishing with lightweight jigs and I never looked back. I literally catch more bass not necessarily bigger fish than I have in the past. I can honestly say that I've doubled my bass catching going to a lightweight jig. So yes going lighter makes a difference in my opinion. Nothing like a jig and a trailer.

[wnybassman]

About 15-20 years ago the "Okie Light" jig became popular for a few years and had quite the following.  It was basically a weightless jig that fell slower than a Senko in the water.  This was pre-Senko days, and I wasn't conditioned to letting anything fall that slow, so I didn't throw it much.  lol    I probably could now though.   For whatever reason that jig became non-exisitant a few years after it came out, at least around here.

[Bankbeater]

I just put on a bigger trailer to slow the fall.  If that doesn't work I will switch to a lighter jig.

[J Francho]

Hair jigs.