Jig Advice

[Bassfishin91]

Hey guys, I recently bought some 2 strike king pro model jigs that rattle. Question is how would i fish this lure? Im not sure if its like a football jig, casting, etc.? Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

 

Tight lines. 

[Bluebasser86]

It's more of a flipping jig than anything but they work well for casting as well. Little hops or just dragging it on the bottom works in more open areas. 

[Bassfishin91]

33 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

It's more of a flipping jig than anything but they work well for casting as well. Little hops or just dragging it on the bottom works in more open areas. 

 

Thanks wasnt too sure how to fish it. Since we have more daylight now going to give it a try after work.

[Catt]

Cast, flip, or pitch

[Catt]

When it comes to jigs everyone has their own personal repertoire of confusion!

 

What I look for in a jig is a smooth transition from the line to the eye & around the belly, which requires the eye (either one) to be slightly rolled forward. The reasoning is I want my jig to follow the line up to the cover & then slide over or through the cover smoothly. I want a quality brush/weed guard & a quality hook, both are more important to me than head design.

 

Also look at the gap from the eye to the hook point, the greater that distance the faster solid hookups.

 

That jig has it all

[WRB]

Add a GYCB 4" or 5" twin tail grub, 4" Chigger craw or some type of twin tail Rage in black-blue and fishing it like a T-rigged worm.

Tom

[Bassfishin91]

Thanks for the advice guys. Going to be trying out the lure within the next few days and will post any catches

[HeavyDluxe]

Throw near cover, let it soak, drag or hop it a little, then shake it.  And hang on.

 

Just started fishing jigs seriously last summer, and now they're my confidence bait.  Plan on being a serious line watcher.  Sometimes you'll feel the strike, other times you'll just notice the line start to move, or stop moving when it should still be falling.  

[scaleface]

I fish jigs exactly like Texas rigs .

[Bassfishin91]

14 hours ago, HeavyDluxe said:

Throw near cover, let it soak, drag or hop it a little, then shake it.  And hang on.

 

Just started fishing jigs seriously last summer, and now they're my confidence bait.  Plan on being a serious line watcher.  Sometimes you'll feel the strike, other times you'll just notice the line start to move, or stop moving when it should still be falling.  

Thanks i started fishing 1-2 years ago and my go to bait was zoom utail worms in junebug color they were the only thing i knew how to throw. Now im trying to learn how and when to throw different lures and im always hearing how jigs are the go to bait for bigger bass although i doubt miami holds any real big bass. So thanks for the advice.

[HeavyDluxe]

3 hours ago, Bassfishin91 said:

... im always hearing how jigs are the go to bait for bigger bass although i doubt miami holds any real big bass.

 

Unless you mean "Miami, Ohio", you need to just stop it.  On average, any bass down your way is going to be bigger than the coldwater ones we have up here.  ;-)  You all have a glut of riches.

 

(Note: I love living here in the frozen hinterlands and honestly wouldn't want to live anywhere else. And I've caught larger bass up here, too. But they're clearly not as plentiful as the waters of the south.)

[Hez]

2 minutes ago, HeavyDluxe said:

 

Unless you mean "Miami, Ohio", you need to just stop it.

 

LMAO!!!  

[Bassfishin91]

1 hour ago, HeavyDluxe said:

 

Unless you mean "Miami, Ohio", you need to just stop it.  On average, any bass down your way is going to be bigger than the coldwater ones we have up here.  ;-)  You all have a glut of riches.

 

(Note: I love living here in the frozen hinterlands and honestly wouldn't want to live anywhere else. And I've caught larger bass up here, too. But they're clearly not as plentiful as the waters of the south.)

touche lol just need to find them down here. 

[Catt]

10 hours ago, Bassfishin91 said:

Thanks i started fishing 1-2 years ago and my go to bait was zoom utail worms in junebug color they were the only thing i knew how to throw. Now im trying to learn how and when to throw different lures and im always hearing how jigs are the go to bait for bigger bass although i doubt miami holds any real big bass. So thanks for the advice.

 

Fish the jig in the same places you do the Texas Rig & fish it the exact same way!

 

I have a T-rig & jig tied on 24/7/365, i'll periodically switch between the two till I establish which the bass prefer on a given day.

[IndianaFinesse]

Florida, Texas, and California arguably have the biggest bass in the country, thanks to Florida strain bass, which originated in your area.

[ClackerBuzz]

if ur not catching bass on a jig it's b/c ur fishing it too fast.

the aggressive bite times are same as a senko--they will hit it on the fall.  

otherwise you have to finesse it on the bottom. leave slack in the line and periodically hop it 3-4" forward. sometimes just tap/gently shake it in place.

 

covering water is key when pitching to cover looking for an aggressive bite on the fall.

 

watch Bobby's technique at 2:30

 

[Bassfishin91]

On 3/15/2017 at 9:41 PM, Catt said:

 

Fish the jig in the same places you do the Texas Rig & fish it the exact same way!

 

I have a T-rig & jig tied on 24/7/365, i'll periodically switch between the two till I establish which the bass prefer on a given day.

 

On 3/16/2017 at 8:37 AM, ClackerBuzz said:

if ur not catching bass on a jig it's b/c ur fishing it too fast.

the aggressive bite times are same as a senko--they will hit it on the fall.  

otherwise you have to finesse it on the bottom. leave slack in the line and periodically hop it 3-4" forward. sometimes just tap/gently shake it in place.

 

covering water is key when pitching to cover looking for an aggressive bite on the fall.

 

watch Bobby's technique at 2:30

 

Thanks guys need to give it a try