Looking for a new jig

[bma3]

Hi everyone, 

I've been looking around lately for new jigs that work well. I have experimented with the Booyah Pig Skin jig as well as multiple other misc. jigs and have had little success. Just wanted to hear you guy's favorite brand jigs and favorite colors in those brands for both clear water and dirty water. Caught a few fish a couple weeks ago on a black and blue Booyah in a dirty lake but that's about all my success. Also, could you recommend a trailer? I've been using the Netbait Paca Slim mostly. Thanks!!!

[riverbasser]

Seibert outdoors dredge brush jig for everywhere except grass(brown, green, orange, blue, black colors)

 

Strike king hack attack swim jig (bluegills my favor color)

[roadwarrior]

http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/

 

 

[Cgolf]

Santone Rayburn swim jig in sun perch has worked in both clear and stained water for me. The gold color has worked well in waters with carp in them.

 

Being somewhat new to jig fishing what I have liked about the jig is the flat bottom on the head that lets it stand up some on bottom. I am able to do double duty with this jig, swim style and fishing it more traditionally. 

[papajoe222]

What style of jig are you looking for?  A good style for most applications is an Arkie style with a horizontal line tie.  They work well in wood, brush, rocks and are also okay for dragging along hard bottoms.  For fishing weeds, you'll want something with more of a point to it with either a recessed , or a vertical line tie. For dragging along a hard bottom, a football jig shines.  Match the color of the lakes bottom to your jig and add a trailer with a little contrast to it.

[bigfruits]

fish some 1/4oz arky jigs with 3-4" trailers to build some confidence. The jighead+skirt should not matter too much if you have a quality hook and a head that matches the kind of jig fishing you are doing (pitching, dragging, swimming, grass etc). i use green pumpkin,black and black/blue mostly.

 

small craw trailers i like:

yum craw papi 2.75"

SK baby rage craw

netbait tiny paca craw

big bite 3" craw

[whitwolf]

Siebert outdoors brush jig and dock rocker jigs. Bluegill, smoked jelly, and bloody shad. 

[Mr Swim Jig]

NorthStar Custom Baits is my favorite brand of jigs.  I use the Black Series and the Hair Jig for finesse and the Original and Flip&Swim  Jigs.

 

Favorite colors are Black and Blue, PB&J and Chaos for the Black series, Black and Blue, PB&J and Brown Craw for hair jigs and White, Black and Blue, Watermelon Red Flake, New Gill and Sexy Shad for swim jigs.

[CTBassin860]

Siebert Outdoors Brush jigs! Owner deep throats hooks. Getcha some!

[bagofdonuts]

Sk hack attack hvy cover jig is a good all around design. And it's hard to beat a rage craw trailer. I like black, green pumpkin, and pbj for colors. 

[Oklahoma Mike]

http://www.jackall-lures.com/content/jackall-north-america/en/Home/Products/jigs/dressed/spade-spider-jig.html

[RoLo]

There are many fine jigs out there, but I'd really have to know how you intend to fish the jig.

By that I mean: in heavy weeds, in a stump-field, swimming in midwater, over a rocky bottom ~

 

Roger

[bma3]

33 minutes ago, RoLo said:

There are many fine jigs out there, but I'd really have to know how you intend to fish the jig.

By that I mean: in heavy weeds, in a stump-field, swimming in midwater, over a rocky bottom ~

 

Roger

 

I intend to mostly swim it and fishing it cover such as a lay down or rock pile. 

[RoLo]

20 hours ago, bma3 said:

I intend to mostly swim it and fishing it cover such as a lay down or rock pile. 

 

Well, for fishing laydowns, stumps & stickups, an Arky head is generally preferred (c/o Arkansas).

For dragging over gravel and rocks, a football jig is tough to beat.

For swimming in mid-water and around weedbeds I prefer a swim jig, which might be your best 'overall' bet.

 

For a jig worked along the bottom, I like dark colors such as black & blue and Junebug.

For jigs worked at mid-depths and in clear water I'll lean to mid-spectrum colors like watermelon.

 

The brand you choose depends on the jig features you're looking for.

Truthfully, no one makes a jig with all the features I like, but Dirty Jigs and Outkast come close.

 

Roger

 

 

 

 

[smalljaw67]

The jig is the easiest lure to fish yet the most difficult to learn. The reason is because it isn't a numbers bait, it draws bigger fish on average and there are those days when the fish are keying in on smaller forage and the jig needs to be downsized. Here is what I recommend for anglers just learning jig fishing, start with a smaller jig or finesse style, a Siebert Finesse jig, Eakins jig or a Strike King Bitsy Bug. Stay within the 3/16oz and 5/16oz sizes and use a simple Zoom super chunk trailer and thread it on so that only 1/2" to 3/4" of the chunk is beyond the skirt at most. Fish it around light cover, drag it on rocky shorelines and fish it slow around boat docks or brush or any shallow cover that is available. The smaller size of the jig will garner more strikes but also attract big fish as well, and when you catch 5 or 6 fish in a short period of time you'll gain confidence in the presentation, you'll also understand what bites feel like and you will see which areas produced more bites and which areas produced bigger bites and it will give you perspective on jig fishing.

[MDbassin]

Dirty jigs and v&m cliff pace jigs. Haven't tried the siebert jigs but everyone talks highly of them

[DodgeRamWax]

EAKINS JIGS-missouri craw with a green pumpkin speed craw- black and blue with same color trailer- pb&j with same color trailer or green pumpkin

[WRB]

21 hours ago, bma3 said:

Hi everyone, 

I've been looking around lately for new jigs that work well. I have experimented with the Booyah Pig Skin jig as well as multiple other misc. jigs and have had little success. Just wanted to hear you guy's favorite brand jigs and favorite colors in those brands for both clear water and dirty water. Caught a few fish a couple weeks ago on a black and blue Booyah in a dirty lake but that's about all my success. Also, could you recommend a trailer? I've been using the Netbait Paca Slim mostly. Thanks!!!

What separates a good jig from a bad jig.....in your opinion?

A good jig catches bass and a bad jig doesn't?

IMO a good jig has a the proper head design intended for the presentation and must have a premium stronge sharp hook. Skirt materials add color, movement and bulk. Trailers add a life like appearance and movements. Weight determines the rate of fall down through the water column. There are dozens if not hundreds of jigs to choose from and not one of those will catch bass unless the angler can detect strikes and fish it where the bass are located.

Northern CA is experiencing a lot of rain this winter, every lake is at or near full pool levels. The bass normally start to move up for pre spawn and the rain excellerates this movement.

You will be fishing a lot of newly flooded brush so you need a jig designed for fishing brush.

A brush head or Arkie head style jig would be a good choice in both 3/8 and 1/2 oz weight.

Silicone skirt material is popular because of color choices, they look good. Living rubber are also popular, they don't look as good but have move movement. Colors during pre spawn; brown/purple/black and dark green/purple/black are good choices where you fish. Trailers are more of a personal preference, simple shapes go through brush better than lots of flappers and big claws. Trailer color, pick a color the trailer has in it or a contrasting color and try it.

Search this site for threads on how to  fish casting jigs; Old School Horizontal jigging for example details how I fish jigs in deep structured lakes.

Good luck.

Tom

[blckshirt98]

http://www.tntbaitco.com/ordinance.html

[kickerfish1]

Seibert makes a good jig and has tons of options from style, to skirt, and everything else. Mike is a top notch guy with good prices and excellent customer service.

 

You may also want to look at Lockjawjigs, Northstar, Dirty jigs, or go to the 6th Sense website and look at the Devine swim jigs.

 

I am a sucker for cool jigs that perform well. I haven't tried the Lockjaw or 6th sense but they are on my radar.

[IndianaFinesse]

Try Booyah's baby boo jig, its a solid choice for when they want a down sized jig.  Pair it with either a Yum crawbug, small rage craw, or zooms super chunk junior.

[J Francho]

Siebert Dredge Brush Jig is my favorite.  Pick your favorite color.