Strike King Bitsy Bug Jig

[bobbyK]

 I have used the Bitsy Bugs a lot and have had good luck with them.  My favorite trailers for them are the 3" Crazy Leg Chigger Craw or a Tiny Zoom Brush Hog.  Makes for a nice little presentation for a finicky bass.

 

Bob K

[quanjig]

Try the small reaction innovations flirt worm as a trailer!

[Jaiden]

I like to fish them at a local pond. I have owned 3 with no issues so far.

[Redneckfisher]

I think the bitsy jigs makes great finesse jigs in my opinion. But to each there own. Ive fished these for years and have had great success on the little fella. There great for a beginner fisherman. Thats what i uswd when i started and thats bought the only jig i throw .

[WRB]

5 year old thread. The Bill Dance era Bitzy bug jig had cheap hooks, newer versions the hook has improved from bronze to black nickle. A jig is only as good as it's hook and Bitzy bugs have marginal hooks. Check the point, if it doesn't easily scratch your thumb nail sharpen it! This goes for any jig regardless of the price.

Tom

 

[Jcj90]

Very good finesse presentation. I like 1/16 and 1/8oz on a spinning rod with 6 or 8lb test with a tiny paca chunk as a trailer.  The bitsy flip is good too, it has a beefier hook but I’ve never had an issue with the standard hooks using light line and the correct drag setting

[Abby]

I have picked up a few of these for stream smallies

[Spankey]

On 4/21/2013 at 2:06 PM, 5fishlimit said:

The bitsy bug with a paca chunk Jr is one of my favorites when doing some river fishing for smallies!

Like stated before you don't get so mad when you lose one to a snag.

This is my experience with them also.  I’ve really only fished them for river smallies. I like the smaller size. And I’ve tipped them with a variety of soft plastics. The paca being a favorite along with Power Grubs. I fish them on spinning gear. I suppose they can be fished on lighter casting but my my gear suspect is too heavy. 

[NYWayfarer]

In these late fall/early winter months I don't like trailers that have appendages with a lot of action. In really cold water situations I use a 3" Yum Dinger as a Bitsy Bug trailer.

 

As others above have stated, spinning gear is the way to go with these lightweight jigs.

[I/MBasser]

Anyone know how the Bitsy Bug compares to the Siebert 1/8 Dredge Arky?  Obviously the heads are different and the Siebert skirts look a bit longer but they could be easily trimmed.  But with Siebert you get such a better selection of skirt colors.  Was looking to get some for river smallies.

[Catt]

I prefer the "Bitsy Bug Flip" because of the heavier hook & weedguard.

 

I'll throw em mostly during winter & around wood.

 

I use the Swimmin Chunk from Zoom for a trailer.

 

Never had a single issue with the hooks.

 

[waymont]

I love them. I use the 1/16 and 1/8oz sizes in the Bitsy Bug jig with 8-10lb Power Pro with a 8lb leader.

They are not the best in very thick cover because the weed guard on them is on the thin side, but will bounce through less thick stuff pretty well. They are light so they sink slowly and don't plow into cover, I try to bounce them through stuff. They catch tons of fish and are an excellent small size for shallow water and certain situations. I also like the Bitsy Flip a lot, and use it in the thick stuff.

In that style I like the 1/4-3/8oz size. I like to tinker so, I always modify both by re-tying the skirts with wire because the skirts will fall off after some fish with the the rubber band that come on them. Using the wire also makes the skirts flare out more. Another trick I have used with the Bisty Bug (not the flip) is to stiffen the weed guard. I put a touch of Crazy Glue by the base of the weed guard, let it dry for 2-3min. If you made it too stiff you can still pull it apart to make is less stiff again. For me they are worth it to tinker with because they are so cheaply priced, and I catch tons of fish on them. That's my 2 cents

[kingmotorboat]

I've never once caught a fish against Cypress trees on a 1/4 oz bitsy flip with a speed craw trailer. They're a waste send them all to me and I'll properly dispose of them cause I'm such a nice guy

[Steveo-1969]

I use Strike King Bitsy Bug jigs (not Bitsy Flip) for river smallmouth. I lose a lot of jigs to the rocky snaggy bottom of my river and the Bitsy Bug is my #1 jig choice because of their price. They can be found online for $1.79 each. The hook is a 2/0 bronze (not black nickel) but usually sharp out of the package and easily sharpened if not. It won't bend out if you match your rod and line size accordingly.

 

I fish the 3/16 ounce with a SK Baby Rage craw trailer (usually shortened by two segments) on a ML casting rod rated 1/8-1/2 ounce and 10# FC line.

[Steveo-1969]

6 hours ago, I/MBasser said:

Anyone know how the Bitsy Bug compares to the Siebert 1/8 Dredge Arky?  Obviously the heads are different and the Siebert skirts look a bit longer but they could be easily trimmed.  But with Siebert you get such a better selection of skirt colors.  Was looking to get some for river smallies.

You will obviously get a better quality hook with Siebert. And more choices for skirt color. And a wire tie if you want it. I've used Siebert's Sniper jig for river smallies and it's a really nice jig! And if it cost $1.79 that's the only jig I would use. But it costs $3.35.

 

This year my fishing opportunities were severely limited because of repeated river flooding and I still lost 23 jigs to the snaggy bottom. I'm not convinced a better quality jig would help me catch more river smallmouth so I save some $$ by using Bitsy Bug jigs.

[Catt]

Another good about these jigs is their availability, every Wally World has em!

[bowhunter63]

Use them in the River all the time,Baby Rage Menace or Baby Rage Craw for trailers.Smallies and Spots tear em up.

[Mobasser]

I've done good on the Bitsy Bug jig too. Black/blue with a small Zoom chunk trailer. Years ago, this jig taught me to slow down. It's easy to work a lightweight jig too fast. I've tried the Eakins finesse jig also, and really couldn't say it caught more or better size than the Bitsy Bug.

[Bluebasser86]

One of the jigs I learned to fish jigs with was a Bitsy bug. The hooks are terrible though which brought me to making my own version eventually. 1/4oz Snootie jig with a much better quality hook.