Jigs Jigs And More Jigs

[BuffaloBass716]

Okay so I know there has probably been tons of Jig topics posted but I still find it confusing. Looking on Tackle warehouse or another website looking for jigs, its too overwhelming. There are to many types and styles, and I dont have a clue to when to use certain ones and what to use on them, like ballhead jigs, football jigs, swimming jigs, shaky head jigs, some with jig skirts, some without, some with trailers, skipping jigs, finesse jigs, etc. the list goes on...

 

If someone could really explain each one in depth, to what the jig is for, where to use it, what to put on it, everything about them to try and clear up my confusion with them. Thanks

[Brian Needham]

Okay so I know there has probably been tons of Jig topics posted but I still find it confusing.

 

you would be correct.

There has been more Jig topics than senko topics on the boards.

I am not being rude when I say the search function is your friend, as you can read for a few days a variety of topics. MUCH more in detail than anyone could explain in just 1 thread.

 

when you pick a few jigs out, tie one on and go fish it, and fish ONLY it. You will come to love the jig just as we have. But that love will come from reading, fishing, reading some more, and fishing it some more to find your jig style.

I have fished with "jig guys" and feel lucky to have done so, I even turned a few guys onto the jig.

and not me or any of those guys fish the jig exactly the same, similar but not the same as jig fishing is a style, dare I say lifestyle that you have to experience and cultivate on your own trails and errors.  

 

Hope this helps, enjoy your reading and learning the Jig.

 

BTW, I use a football close to 100% of the time.

[roadwarrior]

Start with the two pinned threads at the top of this section.

 

 

 

 

[Jigs 4 Pigs]

I fish grass alot of the time, so I like jigs with a triangle/ pointed head. They come through the muck better than a football head.

[WRB]

There are 3 basic categories of jigs; 1. weedless jig with skirt and weed gaurd. 2. Plain jig without shirt and weed guard. 3. Plain jig, with collar or blade to give it swimming action when retrieved.

When 99% of bass anglers say " jig" they are talking about #1 because that type of jig is fished in heavy cover.

#2 the plain jig without a skirt or weedguards covers most of the jigs used with worms or grubs without a skirt or weed gaurd; shaky head jig and fish head swimbaits are popular type 2 jig. #3 are a group of jigs that have either bills or blades that give the this type of jig action when retrieved; chatter bait, Scrounger and under spins come under this category.

What type of jig to fish usually depends on where and how you plan to fish the jig.

#1 type jigs come in several head shape and weed gaurd designs to help prevent the jig from snagging weeds, brush, trees etc. Trailer styles vary widely also within this type of jig from pork rind, soft plastic creatures and crawdads. The Arkie head is the most common #1 type jig, followed by brush heads, bullet and football heads.

#2 type jig come several head shapes: ball head, ball head with stand up feature, dart head, fish head are common. This type of jig is usually fished with a soft plastic worm, tube, grub or swimbait is more open water or rocky areas and rigged with the hook point exposed.

#3 type jigs are also fished with similar trailers to #2, except have added device to make the jig wiggle when retrieved or have a blade attached to give the jig more flash.

What type of jig are you interested in using?

Tom

[BuffaloBass716]

There are 3 basic categories of jigs; 1. weedless jig with skirt and weed gaurd. 2. Plain jig without shirt and weed guard. 3. Plain jig, with collar or blade to give it swimming action when retrieved.

When 99% of bass anglers say " jig" they are talking about #1 because that type of jig is fished in heavy cover.

#2 the plain jig without a skirt or weedguards covers most of the jigs used with worms or grubs without a skirt or weed gaurd; shaky head jig and fish head swimbaits are popular type 2 jig. #3 are a group of jigs that have either bills or blades that give the this type of jig action when retrieved; chatter bait, Scrounger and under spins come under this category.

What type of jig to fish usually depends on where and how you plan to fish the jig.

#1 type jigs come in several head shape and weed gaurd designs to help prevent the jig from snagging weeds, brush, trees etc. Trailer styles vary widely also within this type of jig from pork rind, soft plastic creatures and crawdads. The Arkie head is the most common #1 type jig, followed by brush heads, bullet and football heads.

#2 type jig come several head shapes: ball head, ball head with stand up feature, dart head, fish head are common. This type of jig is usually fished with a soft plastic worm, tube, grub or swimbait is more open water or rocky areas and rigged with the hook point exposed.

#3 type jigs are also fished with similar trailers to #2, except have added device to make the jig wiggle when retrieved or have a blade attached to give the jig more flash.

What type of jig are you interested in using?

Tom

Thanks, this accually helps me quite a bit, splitting it into 3 like you did. Could you recommend any jigs that you use?

[WRB]

I suggest the Yamamoto Hula grub weedless jig 3/8 oz with 4 1/2" twin tail Hula grubs for learning to jig fish with type 1 jigs.

Go online to Yamamoto tackle ...jigs and Hula grubs.

If you are fishing more open water areas the Gamakatsu 1/8 oz Dart head jig works very well with 5 to 6" curl tail finesse worms like Roboworms.

There are several good shaky head jig, Picasso makes a good shaky head.

I believe both the site sponsors make excellent jigs when you are ready for skirted jigs.

Tom

[Arv]

Thanks, this accually helps me quite a bit, splitting it into 3 like you did. Could you recommend any jigs that you use?

Northstar makes a great jig. I have several and I can tell you that they are made with quality material. Everything I've heard about Seibert Outdoors would stand to fall in line with the same quality.

 

If you want to get a couple quickly, I would suggest trying out some of the Strike King jigs. I like the Bitsy Bug and Hack Attack jigs. Materials are not quite up to par with the jigs mentioned above, but they will still produce for sure.