Starter Jigs

[Bk4]

What are some good starter jigs to start out with? Brand? Type? Size?

[Blues19]

I personally would go with a finesse jig to start with. It will draw more strikes to help get you more comfortable jig fishing. I like the Chompers Eraser jigs quite a bit.  I pair them up with a Zoom lil critter craw. I like the jig in 3/16 oz or 5/16 oz in green pumpkin purple with the green pumpkin lil critter craw.  I also like the chompers football jig in the same color with a Rage Craw.  On both the lil critter craw and rage craw I like to take off the top 2 or 3 segments of the craw to make it a little more compact to where the claws come out just after the end of the skirt

[Bk4]

Ah very nice. What do you think about the Zoom ultra vibe speed craw?

[Nodda4me]

NorthStar Flip & Swim jigs. I love the Kentucky Bluegrass 3/8oz paired with a pumpkin color Rage Craw or Netbait Craw.

I only started jigs last year and I'm so confident in this lure that it's about the only thing I use. I rarely touch my prior "go to" lures.

I also use JJ's magic on the trailers. Not entirely sure that it produces more. I will be trying Megastrike this season.

[Hooligan]

A finesse jig will not always get you more bites, nor will it always be the way Togo to get comfortable with fishing a jig. At times they're far too light to be able to fish effectively. If there is too much wind, they may never hit bottom. If they're too light the fall rate may negatively affect fish.

Best all around jig size to start is most likely a 3/8 in an Arky or Alien head. Personally, I prefer a Northstar, in colors suitable to the water I am fishing. My trailers range from Zoom to Rage, to Havoc, to hand pour double tail grubs. It's situational, and subject entirely to preference.

[Bluebasser86]

I'd suggest trying something like a Strike King Bitsy Flipping jig. It's a pretty versatile jig and it's compact and fairly heavy. I wouldn't go any lighter than 1/4oz for learning a jig, it gets too difficult to feel once you get lighter than that. 1/4-3/8 is probably your best weights. A 5/16oz Eakin's Jig is what I learned to jig fish with. 

[eyedabassman]

A finesse jig will not always get you more bites, nor will it always be the way Togo to get comfortable with fishing a jig. At times they're far too light to be able to fish effectively. If there is too much wind, they may never hit bottom. If they're too light the fall rate may negatively affect fish.

Best all around jig size to start is most likely a 3/8 in an Arky or Alien head. Personally, I prefer a Northstar, in colors suitable to the water I am fishing. My trailers range from Zoom to Rage, to Havoc, to hand pour double tail grubs. It's situational, and subject entirely to preference.

 I too would go with the NorthStar jigs,get the best wright away! I would say, start to swim a jig to get comfortable with jig fishing. And once you have faith in the swim jig try fishing it other ways  and then get other jigs and weights to fish cover better! The jig has always been a big fish bait! And like Hooligan said there is no magic color,it depends on the water color of your lake.Go to your lake and turn over some rocks and see what the crawfish look like in your lake and copy them.

[roadwarrior]

Here is a starter kit that might just fit the bill:

 

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