Jigs N Grass

[Catt]

@Fishingintheweeds & @MichaelCopeland

 

The head of a swim jig is designed to do what?

 

Come through grass cleanly!

 

When picking a grass jig compare the head design to your swim jig, a good grass & a good swim jig should be similar in design.

 

For lighter weight jigs (3/16-3/8) in grass I find myself using a swim jig a lot but I fish it on the bottom.

 

Next to head design the following is probably more important!

 

When I feel my jig is getting a bit tangled I simply apply pressure, then release, apply a tad more pressure, then release; if this doesn't work I apply pressure while shaking my rod tip.

 

Oh! By the way this works in grass, brush, & timber ?

 

 

[MichaelCopeland]

12 hours ago, Catt said:

@Fishingintheweeds & @MichaelCopeland

 

The head of a swim jig is designed to do what?

 

Come through grass cleanly!

 

When picking a grass jig compare the head design to your swim jig, a good grass & a good swim jig should be similar in design.

 

For lighter weight jigs (3/16-3/8) in grass I find myself using a swim jig a lot but I fish it on the bottom.

 

Next to head design the following is probably more important!

 

When I feel my jig is getting a bit tangled I simply apply pressure, then release, apply a tad more pressure, then release; if this doesn't work I apply pressure while shaking my rod tip.

 

Oh! By the way this works in grass, brush, & timber ?

 

 

That's what I was kinda thinking myself. Thank you for confirming that for me. I'm also getting a little better with adding pressure, release, repeat and adding pressure shaking rod tip to get out of a tangled situation. I still don't have the confidence that I would like to have in the jigs, but I'm thinking/hoping that's gonna change with the new ones(at least one of them anyways) that I've got coming from @Siebert Outdoors. I do know one thing, though, I'm keeping a jig tied on until I get some confidence in it. ?

[NHBull]

Best historic thread to date......

[Choporoz]

This weekend, I participated in a tournament on the same lake that I discussed in July.  Pre-fished Friday with continued success by getting t-rigged worms to the bottom of the (much thicker than six weeks ago) weeds.

    Took me way to long to get it through my head on Saturday, that the bass just weren't playing the same game.   Winners killed it with split shot rigs tickling the tops, while we kept trying to force them to eat off the bottom.  Even when you think you get it figured out....keep thinking...

[Catt]

45 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Even when you think you get it figured out....keep thinking

 

Everytime I think I got em figured out they prove to me I don't!