Swim Jigs On Co-Poly Line ?

[ChrisD46]

I'm getting ready to assemble a dedicated swim jig outfit to coincide with the upcoming shad migration to the shallows .

I fish a fairly open semi - stained SE reservoir where  docks , rocks and boulders are the main obstructions .

In looking at my available line inventory - I have new spools of both P-Line #12lb. & #17lb. C-XX co-poly lines ...Would either of these be suitable for stated conditions using 1/4th oz. & 3/8th swim jigs with trailor ? ...If so , which size would you select ? Thanks in advance ...

[Montanaro]

17 pound as jigs get thrown into nasty stuff.

[roadwarrior]

The P-Line #12

[smalljaw67]

Rocks and boulders don't grab your line like brush and weeds do and I have similar places that I throw a swim jig and 12# works great. If you run into heavier cover like brush or tree limbs and heavy grass, then you can go to 17#.

[Bluebasser86]

I usually fish mine on 15 but as long as there isn't too much brush for them to dive into, I'd go with the 12. 

[ChrisD46]

Thanks for the replies to date ... The reservoir I fish is approx. 40 years old and devoid of brush (except for fallen down trees shoreline OR discarded xmas trees planted offshore by conservation groups ) . Although I have not tried it yet - I heard the P-Line C-XX co-poly line fishes a bit stronger than it's rated test (i.e. #12lb. is more like others #15lb. test & #17lb. is more like others #20lb. test as far as line diamters go ...) Strength and abrazion resistance are supposed to be higher too with C-XX , so #12lb. may be a good place to start ... I already have backing on my baitcast reel so no harm in spooling up 75 yrds. of #12lb. C-XX to try . If I find something ugly in the C-XX charecteristics I have #15lb. Big Game mono and Stren #14lb. mono waiting on deck . I'd like to think that a good co-poly line would be preferred over mono in a swimbait application ?

[Jmann17]

It all depends on your lakes cover. If you're going to be encountering a lot of cover, then I would definitely use the #17 copoly. Just throw some backing on your reel so you don't waste any line, but that's obviously optional. For the swim jig, I love the Greg hackney attack swim jig by strike king in 3/8 or even 1/2. If your really shallow however (2'-5') a 1/4 or 3/8 will work just fine.

[Jmann17]

Also, If you're encountering a lot of grass, I would suggest throwing 50lb braid. But either would be fine probably. Also, I've caught two five pound bass on the hack attack jig in bluegill color with a small yellow and black grub. The jig has a perfect keeper for this application. The jig also comes in a sexy shad color, which also would work great.

[poisonokie]

Yeah, that p line is no joke. I use 50# braid on my jig rod and either p line or red label around the rip rap. The p line is more abrasion resistant and is really strong. It just depends on the water clarity, which probably doesn't matter all that much if you're swimming jigs, anyway.

[poisonokie]

p line or red label leaders, that is.

[ChrisD46]

One could make an arguement for  a swim jig set up using say #30lb. Power Pro braid with a #12lb. leader of P-Line C-XX co-poly .

A bit better line manageability , distance and hook setting ability at distance  with the braid .

[adam lancia]

One could make an arguement for  a swim jig set up using say #30lb. Power Pro braid with a #12lb. leader of P-Line C-XX co-poly .

A bit better line manageability , distance and hook setting ability at distance  with the braid .

 

Yeah, just run a longer leader, as long as the rod you're using has big enough guides for whichever leader knot you're good at tying.

[hatrix]

Are they both CXX or is the 12# original? If they are both CXX go with the 12. The 17 is heavy duty and CXX is way underrated at what it actually is.

[Turtle135]

I throw my swim jigs on Trilene XT 17 pound test mono. This helps with two things I want from a swim jig.

 

1. I want to keep the presentation up swimming just under the surface and a "fat" line like XT helps keep the jig up on a slow retrieve.

2. Where I fish swim jigs the weeds are extremely dense. After a hookup I either yank the bass out of the weeds or they get bogged down and I paddle my kayak over to pull them out. With a line that breaks at over 20 pounds and has some stretch I find it helps keep those bass connected while I try to horse them in.

 

 

 

To answer your question, I would think the heavier line would be best (as long as it does not hinder your casting distance).