What's Your Favorite Style Casting Jig For Grass?

[Catch and Grease]

What style head do you guys use on your jigs when casting around moderate-heavy grass? I have been using the strike king structure jig and it seems to work good, the hack attack is alright too but Idk if these are ideal.

I'm not looking for specific brands, just what general shape do y'all like?

[Choporoz]

I've been pretty happy with Siebert's swim jigs in and around grass and weeds.

 

http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Siebert-Swim-Jigs_c10.htm

[Catch and Grease]

Do you like fishing that like a Texas rig on the bottom? That's the kinda jig I'm looking for, not really a swim jig... But I guess "swim jig" is just a name haha

[primetime]

A.T. or All Terain Jigs have some good casting jigs....An Arkie Shaped Jighead is mostly used for Flipping, and a good grass/casting jig has the line tie at the front of the nose for the most part...I like the Structure Jig as well, and some of the swim Jigs with the head that is designed to glide, has a 90 degree line tie is very effective for slow rolling or ticking the grass, or on bottom.

 

I buy alot of A.T jigs since a Gander Mountain is close to where I live so I stop and grab a few on the way to trips to lakes, but I like to order from custom jig manufactures who can make a jig with the colors you prefer and fish do not see everyday....I like Black and blue jigs and also watermelon jigs, and a jig from say Siebert jigs will come in shades of black & Blue with awesome looking powder coated heads, thick silicone skirts etc....And I am all about saving money but for Jigs, I like a custom jig for my important casts and only take them out when it really counts since I lost alot of casting jigs/Flipping jigs/swim jigs and losing a $2 jig hurts less than a $5 jig but the custom jigs are better for sure.

 

Sorry for the ramble but you can never have too many types of jigs and I am always reading and taking advice from anyone willing to give it for jig fishing. I used to fish football jigs up north since we had rock and hard bottom, but here in the south it is all about soft bottoms, weeds, and structure...Stanley makes some good jigs as well, Strike King is on par with any over the counter jig as well.

[primetime]

There is a guy who writes for one of the websites that is linked to Bass Resource and his name is Russ ***, I think it is Fins& Tales, but he also has an Ebay shop that is awesome because he writes a ton of articles to go along with all his custom tackle which not only look awesome, but he explains everything you would want to know about every lure on the market to every jig as well as customs...

 

He also has about 100+ article on Bass Fishing attached to his store, he is published, and I originally learned about jigs and different types of styles from reading his articles years ago....If you like spinnerbaits, I will say that I have purchased a few $10 models over the years and they work great and look just as good as his pics.....He will go into a 1000 word article to explain why and how an XRAP should be fished, the origins, how pro's use it, and he provides alot of good info...Just an FYI....I just checked out Siebert as I have not needed jigs in awhile, but they do have good pricing and I use the BIG O jigs as I "Borrowed a few from a friend recently". Thumbs up they are legit.

[F14A-B]

C&G, have you tried a PunchRig from Siebert's?

On swim jigs, I like to fish those around more open water/ in and thru brush/ rocks with a big hammer swim tail or a properly sized curl tail grub

As far as Hydrilla, well, I have punch jigs too.. But for flipping in soft, heavy to moderate cover, try a PunchRig.. That is my advice...they would be ideal for you're water, pin a big ole lobster on it and catch big fish..

[Catch and Grease]

Im not looking for flipping jigs... I'm talking about casting jigs.

Does that punchrig work any good worked through grass like a Texas rig at a distance alonerakin?

[F14A-B]

Yep, you can get different size weights , pre- dressed w/ skirts.. I have used them lots of ways..

But I like tungsten, I have not seen them in lead, maybe someone else makes a lead rig, idk..

My tungsten jigs work fine for cast and retrieve work, I put a big craw on and they are always right side up... I have used Havoc grass pigs on the punch rig and swam it in and thru grass, they are versatile , and about the same $ as a good crank-bait....

[Cgrinder]

Siebert Punch Jig, heavy as you can get away with. They're like the Hack Attack with better skirts and wire ties.

[primetime]

I also like to use Punch rigs for more than just flipping heavy cover which is what most people think of when you hear punch rig...Most people think smaller 3" craw like a Yum big show, Gambler BB cricket, or even larger creatures/craws with a heavy tungsten weight 1 ounce and up...

 

I make my own punch rigs for casting out of lead weights and use silicone skirts like on jigs as they do help get your soft bait through weeds easier as the guys above mentioned. It is another way to give a beaver or spider grub, creature or craw some added flare and contrasting color...I take a 3/8 oz weight, use a hub for the skirt, and if you research online you can order all the components you need to make your own, although Tungsten is better for sure as you can feel more and it is smaller.....I enjoy matching skirt to bait color and length, and it is a great way to dress up a plastic worm as well.

 

I have seen some pics posted on this site of a Texas rigged punch skirt....I have not seen the one on Siebert but I am going to check them out as I would like to move to more Tungsten for lighter weights and screw in florida weights. Tackle warehouse has punch skirts for dropshot rigs so once you put a skirt on a soft bait it becomes addicting since they are easy to make and you can use floating worm weights, walleye slip floats, and make some cool rigs for throwing your favorite soft baits....I also use alot of the GYB skirts and add them to senkos all the time as well as ribbon tails to give them for action while falling and at rest.

 

Punch rigs in general seem to be gaining popularity over a jig quickly, and making your own combo's and custom rigs is fun and easy. a white skirt slipped over a 5" pearl double tail grub or single grub is a great way to cover water with a lighter wieght in the 1/8-3/8 range...Jigs/Punch Rigs, creature baits, craws, seem to catch bigger fish imo.

[Munkin]

Not sure what a "casting jig" is but from my experience t-rigged plastics work a lot better and hang less grass than any jig.

 

Allen

[smalljaw67]

It depends on the type of grass, where I live we get eel grass that grows in big heavy clumps and a good method to get big fish out of it is to take a jig and pitch to the holes between the clumps and hop it and then swim it through the tops and lit it fall in the next hole. For fishing that grass I like the Snootie jig from Do-it, that wedge head seems to be made specifically for that, it comes through the grass tops better than any other jig I've tried so that is how I fish that type of grass with a jig. For other types of grass I use a T-rigged worm as it does come though cover much better than any jig can.

[ClackerBuzz]

Not sure what a "casting jig" is but from my experience t-rigged plastics work a lot better and hang less grass than any jig.

 

Allen

x2 no weed guards for me around grass. in fact i rarely use jigs anymore unless on rocky bottom/open water.

around grass and timber i only cast a pegged weight.  doesn't matter if you want to add a skirt or leave it bare or call it a punch rig or T rig. they flat out come thru cover far better than anything with a guard and are much cheaper

[roadwarrior]

Dredge Brush Jig

 

http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Dredge-Series_c6.htm

[gulfcaptain]

Go with a puch jig set up if you're wanting to fish a jig style bait around moderate heavy grass.  Sebiert has some good ones and are priced well, get the wired collars though, the rubber banded ones after a few days of fishing slipped down so had to atler them a bit with some braid and re-enforce them.