Finesse jigs on baitcasters

[bowhunter63]

Bitsy bug or Bitsy flip .Baby Rage craw or Baby Menace 

[Glenn]

I'm a fan of 1/4  and 1/2oz Booyah Finance jigs on baitcasters during winter.  Small finesse jig with a strong hook.

 

[mcipinkie]

You can throw anything you like 1/4 oz. and over.  3/16 oz if you are a really good caster.

 

Less than that, I'm going with spinning tackle.  You can use 12 lb test, or even 15 on a spinning reel and cast light jigs easily.

 

Most of you guys aren't old enough to remember, but Tom Mann threw everything on a spinning rod.  Appropriate for the lure and presentation, of course.

[Bluebasser86]

1/4oz standup football head with 1/0 hook and a trimmed down Crock-o-Gator ring craw.

[newapti5]

This post is very helpful for smallie anglers like me. Saw some familiar choices and some new introductions. I also want to add Pepper Custom finesse jigs to the mix. It's a bit hard to find them on most websites, but they're very snag free compared to other shape of jigheads. 

[Derek1]

Seiberts 5/16 I believe. With a menace trailer 

[Siebert Outdoors]

1 hour ago, Derek1 said:

Seiberts 5/16 I believe. With a menace trailer 

 

Same exact one I throw.  I use a Rage Baby Craw most of the time on it.

[Derek1]

51 minutes ago, Siebert Outdoors said:

 

Same exact one I throw.  I use a Rage Baby Craw most of the time on it.

Oh, baby craw you’re say. I didn’t know about that one. 

[Frezzy]

22 hours ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

The Ktech football jigs are great, just make sure you use lighter gear so you dont bend the hook out, its a really light wire for a jig.  There casting jig is a good option, its really compact with a bigger hook of a thicker wire. 

 

The Picasso Little Spotty (ball head) and AM tungsten FB jig are slightly bigger then the Ktech FB jig.  So the profile is close to the same size, but the Picasso jig has a stout 3/0 hook with that can be used on heavier tackle without issues.  Instead of a fiber guard Picasso uses titanium wires. (2 on the spotty, 3 on the AM FB) The only thing about them Im not crazy about is that they use a grommet instead of wire.  The actually skirt material is really nice and the colors are pretty good.

 

If you want to go with lead...

Peppers Micro Finesse is great little jig with a good 2/0 Gami hook along with a god wire keeper.  Its about the same size as the Picasso and just like the Picasso it comes with a long skirt that you cut to the size you want.  The bottom of the head is flat so when you pair with a floating or neutral buoyancy bait its stands up really well.  Its kind of like Zmans finesse shroom head jigs in size with a more traditional hook.

 

The 1/4 Molix Kento Jig is a good little casting jig.  The head is pretty much the same chape as an Arkie, so you can do just about anything with it.  Its got a sharp hook with a short shank.  They come with a really long skirt that you rim down to the size you want.  The silicon is really high quality and the skirt is hand tied.  Not sure of the process, but the heads are one of the most chip resistant ive used.  The 1/4 is a really good swim jig in shallow water.  Just make sure to get the 1/4 if you want the smaller jig, the 3/8 uses the same hook except the shank is much longer so its a full size jig.  The skirts without fleck are much more supple.  Avoid the skirts with a lot of fleck like GP red purple, wild craw has some stiffer strands but most of it is solid colored so its not stiff like the GP red.

 

Dobyns FB jig are a good option.  There more of a compact FB jig then a finesse jig IMO.  There a lot like Bass Patrol jigs except they have a better hook and keeper, a hybrid skirt silicon with some rubber mixed in instead of just silicon or rubber.  The colors are pretty good, I really like the rootbeer GP.  Tough to beat for the $ you can get 3 jigs with hand tied skirts for 10$. 

 

 

 

Great post bud.  Lots of good options.

[Boomstick]

On 2/11/2021 at 7:59 AM, Frezzy said:

The Keitech tungsten football jig is absolutely killer.  A little expensive but worth it.

This is probably the first thing that comes to mind early and late in the season.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

2 hours ago, Boomstick said:

This is probably the first thing that comes to mind early and late in the season.

If the bass didn't hold tight to cover I wouldn't throw anything else.  The hook is needle sharp and goes right through with little effort even when the mouths are at their hardest.  If I snag 1 and bend the hook out I make sure to throw that particular jig on spinning gear with my drag set real low.  The drag on my Met isnt as smooth as my spinning reels especially on low lb, I worry I might lose the fish of a lifetime from a bent or broken hook.  Probably wouldn't happen but I dont wanna take teh chance.  

[Munkin]

 

5/16oz GP with matching Super Chunk Jr.

 

Allen