Is it wierd to like skirted jigs even though I've never caught a fish with one?

[Jon G]

My tip if you still have not caught a fish on a jig is to slow down. Stick a rage craw on it and drag it until you hit something (stump, rock, ect) and just shake it, like you would a shakey head. I found that usually the slower I fish a jig the more fish I catch

[detroithiker]

On 7/24/2016 at 5:52 PM, Fish4bigfish said:

What other bottom contact baits are you using that are way more productive than jigs?

Soft plastic worms, mostly wacky rig, but texas rig works as well, I can always do good with a worm but I feel I should learn to use more than just worms for lower water fishing, I use inline spinners for middle and upper water presentations. 

On 7/23/2016 at 7:18 PM, Tracker22 said:

I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.

This is exactly my problem, I give up when I go too long without a strike and switch to something I can catch fish with, but this is preventing me from learning other baits, and I feel I need to be able to catch fish with more than just two types of bait.

On 7/24/2016 at 1:38 AM, everythingthatswims said:

You're doing it wrong

Yeah I figure that is the only logical conclusion, I just gotta figure out what the problem is.

On 7/23/2016 at 10:28 PM, hawgenvy said:

Are you getting bit and missing the fish, or not getting bit?

I am not getting bit, but to be fair its been very hot for the past 2 weeks and this is the time I have been taking them most serious, I figure if I can catch with a texas rig a skirted jig should not be that hard.

[everythingthatswims]

Try pitching jigs at visible cover. That's how I got started with them, and even still I don't catch many dragging or hopping a jig, but I can burn it down with a flipping stick and a half ounce jig.

[detroithiker]

On 7/23/2016 at 7:18 PM, Tracker22 said:

I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.

Yeah that is exactly why I don't learn other baits, I give up on a bait that is not working and switch to something I know, this always stops me from learning.

On 7/27/2016 at 11:33 AM, everythingthatswims said:

Try pitching jigs at visible cover. That's how I got started with them, and even still I don't catch many dragging or hopping a jig, but I can burn it down with a flipping stick and a half ounce jig.

Can I flip in a kayak or from shore?

I have only seen people flip from full size boats.

[everythingthatswims]

1 hour ago, detroithiker said:

Yeah that is exactly why I don't learn other baits, I give up on a bait that is not working and switch to something I know, this always stops me from learning.

Can I flip in a kayak or from shore?

I have only seen people flip from full size boats.

I pretty much only fish from a kayak

[detroithiker]

10 hours ago, everythingthatswims said:

I pretty much only fish from a kayak

I have only ever seen people flip standing up, I never really thought about trying it sitting down but now I will for sure, thx

 

[YakPirate]

13 hours ago, detroithiker said:

Yeah that is exactly why I don't learn other baits, I give up on a bait that is not working and switch to something I know, this always stops me from learning.

Can I flip in a kayak or from shore?

I have only seen people flip from full size boats.

same , primarily a Tex rig guy , have a ton of jigs and ceremoniously throw them when it's slow without any success but i feel like it should be a hot bait for me ... now i'm trying a 4' worm for a trailer..lol 

[mbtharp1]

I usually flip/drag creature baits cause that's what I have the most confidence in. That being said, I don't always catch big ones when I do that. I don't have a ton of confidence in a Jig, but all the fish I've caught flipping a Jig have been 3+lb. I think I'm gonna start using my favorite creature bait as a trailer to gain some more confidence in them. 

[YoTone]

when ever i see a fallen half sunk tree i break out the jig.

never be afraid to lose it in those branches either. yes you will lose some jigs but its a part of the game.