Do You Remember Your First Jig Fish???

[bigbill]

I was always catching bass by fan casting this Rocky point by casting my crankbait lure across it. I pulled many bass from the calm side of the point opposite the channel side were the current is. I decided to hop a green pumpkin with a green pork trailer. On my 3rd or 4th hop a 2 1/2# bass took it. It was also using a low profile bait caster for the first time too. I hopped it straight up the point from the deep towards the shallows. I made an Oscar winning presentation. Every hop was exactly the same in moving the rod tip, lifting it an equal measurement. I raised the rod tip up and letting it fall. I lifted it about 6" off the bottom. I didn't know jig fishing was this simple "not", but it's skill with the presentation

that caught the first jig fish for me. It was a great feeling to get the first one under my belt. Inside I was doing a happy dance. Well close to that.

This was a time when I was trying different lures and learning the presentations. I

began realizing that all these lures do work it's just a matter when and where to

use them.

Do you remember your first jig fish?

[Bluebasser86]

1/2oz Strike King Premier Pro model jig with a Denny Brauer chunk on a Shimano Bullwhip pistol grip rod and some junkie Diawa with a flipping switch. I was casting to a riprap bank that had a lot of brush and crawling it over the limbs. Fish grabbed it and started swimming back towards the trees, probably 2.5lbs. I'd had lots of unsuccessful trips with a jig prior to that so it was a major victory for me. Much better equipment and thousands of jig fish later they're now my favorite bait to fish

[martintheduck]

Night fishing and we normally use shakey heads, but I heard a rumor of a guy catching a 10lb'er on a brown and black 1/2oz football jig. Of course, I went and bought 4 1/2oz brown/black football head jigs, used some brown chunk trailers, got snagged and lost 2 of the jigs throughout the night and the last light we came up to around midnight, I casted under the dock and hopped it a few times and hooked a little 1lber.

 

Most exciting 1lb'er I've ever caught!!! Hahaha. 

[slonezp]

No, but I remember the big ones

[dreamertino]

My first jig fish was bed fishing. I could see the male plain as day sitting there I pitched four or 5 times no luck then I found the sweet spot. He grabbed it and took off right. So I reeled down and set the hook over my left shoulder man it was awesome

[Bankbeater]

Eight years ago I had been using some homemade jigs off and on all year without success.  I would start off with a jig, and then switch to another bait when I didn't get bites.  Then one Friday in October we went out and the bass were hitting on both cranks and plastics.  I decided to start throwing some jigs to see what would happen. I figured that the way they were biting I should be able to catch one on a jig with no problem.  After going through several different jig colors and sizes with no luck, I finally tied on a black 3/16 jig w/ a black chunk.  I tossed it next to a gravel bar and POW a LM about a pound grabbed it.  After that I was hooked on jigs. When I got the bass in the boat, my Dad asked me if I caught that on the firetiger crank I was throwing that day.

[Jolly Green]

Yup, he was all of 5". Snagged him trying to rip my 1/4 oz. Bitsy Bug free of some weeds. 

[Brian6428]

Yep. The bite was hot so I decided to throw a jig, and i caught a 1.5 lber. Came back to the same lake the next day, chucked out a jig as far as i could (from shore) and immediately the fish in my avatar hit, which still is my pb!

[Darren.]

It was a gorgeous 3 lb bass. I was frustrated by a couple, um, jerks who had no idea of courtesy and fished right by me in my kayak. Long story short, I threw my jig out into the water just to cast. Didn't aim for a spot, just threw it out there.

Bang! Hauled it in right in front of the guys. LOL.

Now this jig was one I found while fishing one day. Was snagged on a dock. I decided to try it but never had success on it until that day (to the best of my knowledge). Still don't ghosh jigs much. Still have that one, too..

[Felix77]

Absolutely ... I was fishing a pond in early spring.  I had a few black/blue jigs with me but never used them  On this day I was not catching a thing.  I decided to try it out and ended up catching 3 on the jig.

 

I was stunned by the bite ... it was not subtle at all!  I still don't have a ton of confidence in jigs but I am targeting that as my goal for 2014!

[J Francho]

I've been using some type of jig since I was a kid, so no I can't recall.  I will say that what I call a "jig" these days is far different, and much more versatile than the bucktails my dad and grampa made in the garage.  We did catch with them though.

[deadadrift89]

Shortly after being married(early 90's) we moved to Florida for several years i took up bass fishing. Watched a tv show with someone jig fishing so i went out next weekend with a blue/black jig and uncle josh pork. Started pitching cypress trees and sure enough i hooked(shocked me-ha!!) the biggest bass i had ever seen at that time.

Not to long after that i learned how to T-rig and became hooked for life.

[Drewski73]

3/16 oz Bitsy Bug craw color. The ponds I fish grow really crazy scum in the spring. Well, I went one day and the scum was gone, water got too hot I think. I tied on that jig and was either the first or second cast. About a 2 lb bass. Ive bought a LOT of jigs since! lol

[Siebert Outdoors]

A local creek here when I was about 14 or so wading.

[daiwaguy]

My first Jig fish came on a 1/2 Chompers Brush Jig. I was fishing a Long stretch of Rip Rap in one of my first club tournaments when I was 17. I Had side hooked a couple of nice Carp and Buffalo's with a White Crankbait but Bass bite was slow. Ended up deciding to throw this Jig with little "jig" experience( besides what I had read in magazines) and on my 5th cast I felt a very subtle tap then noticed my line moving so I set the hook and felt the weight. I ended up getting 2nd in the tourney and Big Bass with that beautiful 5.15lb hog. I will never forget it, and I dont beleve my boater will either because I might have went a little Ike on his back deck.

[ww2farmer]

No, but I have been catching bass on jigs since the late 80s.

[rockchalk06]

Unfortunately I don't. My dad started me so early on when I was 2-3 using a jig I can't remember it.

My first jig fish I can remember was on my 9th birthday. I was using a black/yellow 1/2oz football jig with a black pork trailer of some brand. Just at 4 pounds. That I'll never forget. One of the first times my dad said he was proud of me. I still have the rod.

[bassin is addicting]

heck yes!! it was on last years' Roadtrip.  with Needham.  we were talking....well, let me correct that.  he was talking....i was listening....another correction...i was acting like i was listening...lol..

he said he would be primarily fishing a jig.  i told him i'd never caught one on a jig...he said..."you will today"... he was right...

and now i am addicted to the jig.  and mike (siebert) was awesome enough to make some for me that night....in his truck, using the light of the cab and his wife's cell phone.  i have since bought another 20 jigs from him and have one tied on at all times.

[tholmes]

I don't specifically remember the fish, but chances are it was a crappie on a 1/16 oz white. marabou jig. I remember my first smallie on a jig very well. It's still my PB at 4lbs. 6oz. caught on a olive/brown bucktail jig that I tied myself. 

 

Tom

[martintheduck]

No, but I remember the big ones

 

 

 

Why you always gotta be such a downer, man? 

[Catt]

Where: B. A. Steinhagen

When: Late January 1967

What: Stanley Jig, Bubble Claw Craw Worm, 3\8 oz, Black-N-Blue

Caught: 2 3\4# chunk

[NEjitterbugger]

Mine was caught on a 3/8oz green pumpkin jig with a rage baby craw on it... 1.6lbs 

 

I don't know if this counts but I caught my PB smallmouth on a 3/4oz football head with spider jig trailer... First smallie on a jig (if it counts)

 

 

[jignfule]

No, but I remember the big ones

X2 & all the pb's on jig

[Big-O]

At my age... I'm LUCKY to remember the last one But they're all GOOD!

[Alpster]

Don't remeber the first, but it was probably wading under the highway bridge on the Tangipahoa river in Robert, LA. 1980 or so. I loves me some jigs!

 

Ronnie