jig bite gettiing harder and harder

[TJHfishin]

idk if it's the jigs im using but i can not get a fish to take one at all i fished for over 2 hours today with just jigs and not even a bite i use strike king football jigs eakins and bed bugs pro bugs and even treid some of the arkies and still nothing threw out all the colors i have even switched the trailers still nothing i need your guys help i love jig fishing i even have 4 rods dedicated to jigs.and maybe this well help the lake i fish in is very pressured i fish from the shore which is a lot of rock and then like a algae bottom in some places

[grimlin]

Maybe they wanted something different.....

[Catt]

idk if it's the jigs im using but i can not get a fish to take one at all i fished for over 2 hours today with just jigs and not even a bite i use strike king football jigs eakins and bed bugs pro bugs and even treid some of the arkies and still nothing threw out all the colors i have even switched the trailers still nothing i need your guys help i love jig fishing i even have 4 rods dedicated to jigs.and maybe this well help the lake i fish in is very pressured i fish from the shore which is a lot of rock and then like a algae bottom in some places

Besides the obvious which grimlin mentioned switching 4 different jigs, multiple colors, and trailers in 2 hours!

Seriously the bass aint had time to decide if they wanted your presentation or not.

[Jigfishn10]

I'm not sure if this is the case, but you sound as if you're being really dedicated to jig fishing and you left everything at home to learn these lures which is the way to go if that's what your doing.

I'm also not sure what type of presentation you used, was it a standard lift drop retrieve hopping along the bottom, or a drag along the bottom maintaining complete contact with bottom or did you swim?

When the first 2 presentation don't work for me I swim. Sometimes just a steady and constant crank like a slow rolled spinnerbait, or I like to cast out let it sink just below the surface and with your rod tip I pump the slack line twice pulling the jig about a foot or so, reel up most of the slack and pump the tip again. I vary the presentation, sometimes longer or shorter, multiple or singular pumps, etc. All I'm trying to achieve is an erratic action like a wounded fish and I'm looking for that reflex strike.

Good luck on your next outing.

Hope this helps.

[TJHfishin]

Yes it does thank you I have not used that techinique I do hop and shake just a hop and sometimes drag and shake and then just drag I don't know about swimming them what would be a good trailer for that and this when u pop the line how do u do this u pull the line or pull ur rod up veryy quickly and then let it fall on slack line and thank you cat and gremlin how long should I be fishing the one jig before I change types or colors thank you guys srry I'm at work so its kind of phone text ow and the jigs are finnese and football and then standard

[adclem]

I have had a lot of success this year with swim jigs.  1/4oz KVD swim jigs in sexy shad, blue shad and blue gill.  I have been using 4inch and 5inch single tail grubs.

Later,

[Gangley]

4-5 inch grubs as a swim jig trailer.  I have great success with the ZOOM Fat Albert Grub

[Sam]

TJH, lets talk about your pigs.

What kind are you using?

Plastic, pork or Rage Tails?

I would try all three, understanding that each has its advantages and disadvantages.

Maybe they want fast moving pincher claws which would take you to the Rage Tails.

Or, more scent and something different which will lead you to the pork although we don't use pork in the summer.  But pork will bulk up the jig and give it a totally different appearance.

You have many colors and sizes of the plastic trailers to use so give them a chance by mixing and matching, using the same color as the jig skirt or a totally different color.

As for matching the colors of the local crawfish or bluegills, you will have to experiment.

I usually start with a blue/black and then go to a Peanut Butter and Jelly. If those don't produce, I will go to with a black/red combo.

If still no takers, it is back to moving baits as they are not feeding on the bottom.

I also throw into any wood or heavy cover I find. And yes, I lose them right and left but you have to throw them where the bass are or where you think a crawfish will be hiding.

Try the Rage Tails for a faster moving pig and be sure to put scent on your jigs, too.   

[Munkin]

idk if it's the jigs im using but i can not get a fish to take one at all i fished for over 2 hours today with just jigs and not even a bite i use strike king football jigs eakins and bed bugs pro bugs and even treid some of the arkies and still nothing threw out all the colors i have even switched the trailers still nothing i need your guys help i love jig fishing i even have 4 rods dedicated to jigs.and maybe this well help the lake i fish in is very pressured i fish from the shore which is a lot of rock and then like a algae bottom in some places

I am a diehard jig fisherman but I find in the summer creature baits work better than jigs. Spring and fall the jigs flat out catch fish but besides high muddy water I do not have a lot of luck.

The other thing to consider is the fish are not close to shore where you can catch them?

Allen

[Big Tom]

I think Munkin may be on to something.  Maybe they are deeper than you are able to cast???

[Sam]

Caught one on a blue/black jig and pig last night at the local pond.  Only 1.5 pounder but it was fun.

Caught him by a dock.

No other strikes from 8:30 to 9:30 in the evening other than that one jig bite.

So they are there. You just have to find them. 

[Jigfishn10]

Yes it does thank you I have not used that techinique I do hop and shake just a hop and sometimes drag and shake and then just drag I don't know about swimming them what would be a good trailer for that and this when u pop the line how do u do this u pull the line or pull ur rod up veryy quickly and then let it fall on slack line and thank you cat and gremlin how long should I be fishing the one jig before I change types or colors thank you guys srry I'm at work so its kind of phone text ow and the jigs are finnese and football and then standard

I use either a 3" or 4" curly tail grub. I rig with the curl tail pointed down and I'm trying to imitate a wounded fish. Match the forage in your lake/pond. Up here it's bluegill, perch or pumpkinseed.

I like to pop the rod tip like I'm fishing a Zara Spook on a semi-slack line, it will pull line up and at the end of the pop the lure will move about a foot. Practice with it a bit and you'll get it. Your initial reaction would be to pull the lure on a tight line. Just leave out a little more line until you get the action you want. After popping, reel up some slack and let the lure fall 6" -12" before you pop again. The bite more than likely will be aggressive like a spinnerbait bite.

Good luck

[Fishes in trees]

I'm experiencing something similar this year, i.e. I can't get bit on a jig.   I've tried different brands, colors, sizes, head shapes, etc.  I have a color depth finder that will show fish in bushes, brush piles, etc., so I pretty much know I'm throwing to areas where there are fish.  It is frustrating.

Now get this, in the same areas where I'm not getting bit on jigs, I can take a Berkley crazy legs chigger craw or a beaver type bait, rig it as a dropshot on 14 or 17 lb fluorocarbon and a 4" to 6" dropper line to a 3/8 ounce dropshot weight and I'm getting bit.  Over the last month or so this has been my most productive rig.

There isn't a whole lot of difference between a dropshot with a very short drop line and a jig, yet the dropshot is getting bit and the jig isn't.  A classic case of  huh?  what?

This experiment will be ongoing and at some point this year I will catch a jig fish, but I haven't yet.

[adclem]

Ahh, the fun of finding fishing with a jig.  A friend took me to a local lake over the weekend.  The lake level is higher then normal thanks to all of the rain.  So the fish are scattered all over.  I convinced him to move up into the shallower water and over some timber that is normally not under water.

Started just pitching to the cover and letting the jig fall down between the cover and was getting hit like crazy.  Caught 6 nice bass averaging about 2-3lbs.

Fishing a jig is a never ending learning experience, that is for sure.

Later,