For those of us not throwing a jig/trailer combo

[Hamby]

Couldn't you tie some inflated inner tubes to the side of your boat to make it more stable while on the water? All you would need are some inner tubes and a couple of heavy gauge screws with large eyelets that you can screw into something sturdy in your boat. Keep em in your boat when towing and throw em out to the side and tighten the rope to keep em stuck to the side of your boat. When taking them back out just loosen the ropes and you can pull em back in.

I tried to kind of draw what I mean in MS Paint, but I don't know how much more itll help.

The guy could probably do something similar, but as you describe it i would think the tubes would need to be secured better than that. They'll still float up and down.

[J Francho]

Can anyone give us some clue on what we might be missing out on?

Some jig fish....

[Nibbles]

Couldn't you tie some inflated inner tubes to the side of your boat to make it more stable while on the water? All you would need are some inner tubes and a couple of heavy gauge screws with large eyelets that you can screw into something sturdy in your boat. Keep em in your boat when towing and throw em out to the side and tighten the rope to keep em stuck to the side of your boat. When taking them back out just loosen the ropes and you can pull em back in.

I tried to kind of draw what I mean in MS Paint, but I don't know how much more itll help.

The guy could probably do something similar, but as you describe it i would think the tubes would need to be secured better than that. They'll still float up and down.

It's just a rough sketch. He would have to wrap the rope more than once around each inner tube and pull it fairly snug. He could probably just use a long piece of metal or wood and stick it through an end loop and let torsion do the work of tightening the rope though.

I think it may just work though.

[J Francho]

Seems like it would be easier to just chuck a jig over the side and fish.

[Vinny Chase]

Adding on to J's great pics, this baby come flipping a North Star Custom Baits jig under that tree in the background.

[K_Mac]

Nibbles the tubes on the side of the boat may keep it from overturning as you went head first over the side. It would not make any real difference in the stability of the boat. That is determined by weight, width, and center of gravity. Some people can get away with standing in a small boat; most of us do not have the cat-like balance to do so.

Adding a couple of inches in height to the seat would give you a little more room to work without compromising stability too much. That would be the place to start in my opinion. Good luck.

[Hamby]

I think it would be easier to just keep the boat the way it is...someone else had the right idea jig wise. Quarter ounce, spinning gear. He could probably skip it under docks and trees being so low to the water.

[deaknh03]

I believe bps or cabelas sells those pontoon like stabilizers to attach to your boat to keep it nice and stable.

[kikstand454]

i dont know... if the ride feels that unstable i would just cast. its no different at all than fishing a t-rig. not in that capacity anyway.

towards the original question.... man i felt the same way you did about two years ago. i couldnt buy a bite on a jig.

now its all i think about.

i think i have a problem.

lol.

[Big Al23]

When you do start throwing jigs I would recommend the Chompers 5" unskirted twin tail grub. It is a great trailer.

[RoLo]

I'll bet you're already throwing jigs

To my mind anyway, the jig is not the lure, but merely the weighting system.

A jig is the coming together of a hook and sinker, which are available as Skirted,

Unskirted, Weedless, Exposed hook, Finesse jigs, Hair jigs, Marabou jigs, ad nauseam.

Since the trailer is the actual lure, it usually determines how the jig is fished.

For instance, a jig & worm is normally fished different than a jig & swimbait.

Though I never flip and rarely pitch, my next cast may be 8 ft long or 100 ft long

Roger

[David P]

Stand up from your boat, I've been in 8ft and 10ft john boats, with 2, and on some rare occasions 3 people. I've stood up, and with only 2 people, we have both stood up. Just be safe, you'll get used to it.

Jigs are better in some cases when casting, and in some cases flipping and pitching. I don't flip and pitch jigs into 50ft of water when fishing deep lakes, but a jig is still my favorite bait for fishing deep lakes.

[Gangley]

i flip or pitch maybe 5 percent of the time i spend with Jigs...if that.  I cast and retrieve a large majority of the time, very similar to a texas rigged worm, but slower.  Generally a slow drag/pull, with a small hop added in here or there depending on the bass' mood.