Best jig for timber

[Russ E]

Usually motor oil. You have to relube every pour. It will smoke a little, but it makes the wire come out easier.

You can also use high temp  grease, but it is messier if you want to paint them.

[iabass8]

@Siebert Outdoorsmakes the best ones. Dock rocker is dynamite in wood.

[biggin]

where can I get a good instruction on making a Texas swim jig or buy the skirts and parts?  

[WRB]

PM Catt

[Catt]

Tell me what it is & I maybe able to help.

[biggin]

actually I found bass jig skirts on ebay you slip over the eye of a hook. I'm hope they hold on tight enough and not have trouble with them. I want to add a skirt to a EWG offset, with a trailer.

[Catt]

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/BOSS_Weed_Eater_Punch_Head_3pk/descpage-BOSSWDE.html

 

I've done that since the 70s.

 

 

[scaleface]

I made a bunch of those and keep forgetting about them . So I just rigged one up on my worm rod so at least it will be noticed next time.

[waymont]

BOSS Dock Knocker jig head and some skirts. Save money while learning by making your own jigs.

you will lose jigs if you are fishing in wood. This jig head come through wood great

[roadwarrior]

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-e-z-lure-retriever?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas|Shopping|PMax|Proprietary|General|NAud|NVol|NMT&&&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIjOeV647S_gIVwRfUAR1tNAFwEAQYAiABEgKB3PD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

[T-Billy]

On 11/14/2018 at 4:27 PM, jbrew73 said:

I use and recommend  the siebert dock rocker for wood and cover.  They skip into tight places and come through cover well.   

 

I have not used siebert brush jigs but I never found brush jigs in general to be very good in wood.... go figure....

Same here. Not a fan of the brush jig at all. Regular ol Arkie style works much better. Arkie works great everywhere but grass.

[Pat Brown]

25 minutes ago, T-Billy said:

Same here. Not a fan of the brush jig at all. Regular ol Arkie style works much better. Arkie works great everywhere but grass.

 

 

I wonder if Mike would ever do Arkie style with horizontal line tie jig hooks.....that's kinda the magic combo for wood for me.

[jbrew73]

Dirty Jigs Tour Level Pitchin' Jig

this is also a really great jig.   it is my current favorite for wood.

[WRB]

Ask!

[biggin]

slither jigs can take a 2/0 EWG off set? 

[T-Billy]

That's the Do-It mold I use, and it's my favorite jig ever. Very good in both wood and rock. I should have mentioned the horizontal line tie in my first post. It makes a significant difference IMO.

[biggin]

The reason why I'm leaning on texas rigging with a skirt is I'm new to jigging and don't want to loose em too often until I get the knck of jigging through tough areas.

[Catt]

What i look for in a heavy cover jig be it grass or wood.

 

Look at the hook eye in relationship to the hook point, it almost like a Texas Rig, straight in line.

 

The head is wider than it is tall so it doesn't fall over when sitting on the bottom.

 

There are only 3 jigs I throw & all for the same reason, the eye in relationship to the point.

 

Hack Attack Fluorocarbon 

Oldham's EyeMax 

Siebert Outdoors Supreme Grass

 

The only reason I'm throwing a Fluorocarbon more is availability, sometimes I can't wait far an order to come in.

 

With the Texas Rigged Jig I ain't trying to emulate a jig, I'm changing profile & rate of fall.

 

[biggin]

I use texas rigs to prevent snags and that's it. No weight, just the worm. With a trailer does it change the fall rate, does it matter ? Falling over when it hits bottom.... with a creature trailer or crustacean or salamander would it still fall over? 

[JediAmoeba]

I don't know what mild Sieberts uses but this is my favorite that I get from the local shop: https://barlowstackle.com/Do-It-Hidden-Eye-Brush-Weedless-Jig-Molds-P263/?sku=473467&gclid=CjwKCAjwo7iiBhAEEiwAsIxQERK2CSVsXYnSzFvaoI1tzLAX0WeNqwi7o-dSnBI8JEaHBMdODr7bkBoCRmoQAvD_BwE

[Catt]

You can change the rate of fall of  a jig with different size trailers or different skirt materials or higher strand count.

 

If the jig is taller than it is wide it's going to fall over. In my little Cajun pea brain it's about which direction the hook point is facing when the bass picks the jig up. Could be totally wrong but it makes me feel better.

[biggin]

I watched a video on you tube and it makes sense how it jigs over an obstacle. The eye on the head is offset, not horizontally inline to inhibit the lure from popping up over instead. Guess it just takes a little finesse and practice to prevent the hook from getting snagged and a slow deliberate working through the water is key to prevent any snags.

[Tony Christian]

Lol

[biggin]

whadda trying to say? LOL You get through wood with no problems ? Or is it more having tough line to get you through? 

[Darth-Baiter]

i suck in timber.  i use a texas rigged worm or creature and i add a punch skirt.    my jigs all have a strange gravitational pull to the parts of timber that will snag.  

 

my worm is way less prone to jam up.    to my eyes, they look kinda the same.