Jigs...Tap Tap?

[repper]

many years ago now i was the amateur in the back seat with a pro, fishing a combined weight event. the pro and i were fishing jigs and he caught about 8 fish to my one all morning. the fish were just picking up the jig and sittin there with in their mouths. i could not detect the bites and he could. he called them pressure bites, and said you just feel a little pressure on your line. when you feel the pressure you lower your rod slightly and slowly reel line and when your rod is low enough and your line taught you set the hook. and that's the best description of the hard to detect bite i have heard. it just feels like a little bit of pressure on your line. i believe you would benefit from an extra fast action rod, and the more you can afford to spend on your t-rig/jig rod the better because the extra sensitivity will pay off when fishing jigs. the extra fast action will give you a more sensitive tip to feel the slightest change, and then your rod will stiffen up quickly to bury the hook. and i think you will benefit from fluro, or even braid with a fluro leader. it takes awhile to recognize those 'pressure' bites but if you stay at it you will get it eventually. and when fishing jigs you want to swing for the fences so to speak when setting the hook.