Cold Water Jigs?

[papajoe222]

Just wondering about your thoughts on using living rubber skirted jigs for cold water.  Do they have an advantage over other skirt materials? It's not that I haven't caught bass using silicone skirted jigs, or hair jigs, those are all I've ever used. I tried some rubber skirted jigs for the first time this season and was pleasantly rewarded when I soaked them. I figured that maybe the super slow presentation in cold water would do the same.

Also, I tend to tone down the action of jig trailers in cold water where chunks get the nod over action trailers like craws and creature baits. I even throw bare jigs (no skirt) with 'do nothing' trailers. What's your approach?

[Bluebasser86]

They really only offer a big advantage if you're fishing them really slowly and allowing them to flair while at rest IMO. Otherwise, there's not much difference between them and a standard jig other than potentially some bulk in the profile. 

[Catt]

5 minutes ago, papajoe222 said:

Just wondering about your thoughts on using living rubber skirted jigs for cold water. 

 

Got over them melting together 50 years ago & ain't looked back.

 

7 minutes ago, papajoe222 said:

What's your approach?

 

R.O.F.!

 

There will be times a heavier jig with a faster fall rate will out produce light-n-slow. 

[KP Duty]

I also don't think Living rubber provides amything more of a cold water advantage.  Maybe back in the day in the infancy of silicone materialI...but not now.  I like the 'finesse' cut silicone, which is just a finer cut strand.  Stock on the baby boo jig...a great cold water jig.

[LrgmouthShad]

I bought some stuff specifically for jig fishing this winter. 
 

Living rubber 1/4oz jigs for a slow fall from @Siebert Outdoors. Thank you!
 

Yamamoto Large Flapping Hog for subtle movement. 
 

Keep y’all posted on the results.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I just released my Sniper jig in Living Rubber.  I've been selling quite a few of them lately.

 

Living Rubber Sniper Jig

 

I also have Living Rubber jigs as LrgmouthShad mentioned.

 

Jigs with Living Rubber

[LrgmouthShad]

30 minutes ago, Siebert Outdoors said:

just released my Sniper jig in Living Rubber.  I've been selling quite a few of them lately.

I almost went for those too. Probably on another order

[WRB]

Living Rubber skirts tend to stay puffed out in lieu of folding back like silicone or hair on the fall, slows the ROF slightly.

NorthStar Hairy series jig are a combination of living Rubber and hair creating natural movements in lieu of faster movement that tend to appeal to cold water bass.

Silicone offer a vast variety of colors.

Soft plastic injection molded jig trailer with flapping trails and appendages stiffen in cold water where as hand pored soft plastics remain softer. Pork rind trailers have the action in cold or warm water with slower natural movement.

It comes down to confidence, keep an open mind and try them all.

Tom

[Jig Man]

I’m a fan of living rubber.  I use 40 strand and 60 strand.  I use them full and finesse cut.

[PaulVE64]

Maribou, rubber, silicone, hair and some flash

[T-Billy]

18 hours ago, KP Duty said:

I also don't think Living rubber provides amything more of a cold water advantage.  Maybe back in the day in the infancy of silicone materialI...but not now.  I like the 'finesse' cut silicone, which is just a finer cut strand.  Stock on the baby boo jig...a great cold water jig.

I'm also a fan of the finesse cut skirt tabs. They give the bait a full look without adding too much bulk.

[Munkin]

On 12/1/2022 at 11:04 AM, WRB said:

Soft plastic injection molded jig trailer with flapping trails and appendages stiffen in cold water where as hand pored soft plastics remain softer.

 

Tom

 

You always post very important information like this that I hope others pay attention to. 

 

I just had a Zoom Tiny chunk mold made so I could pour them in supersoft plastic for this reason. We use these on small hair jigs in sub 40 degree water which stiffens the plastic too much. 

 

Allen

[WRB]

I would give Z-Man Bat Wing a try because it’s soft and high floatation qualities. Never tried Z-Man because I use pork trailers.

Tom

 

[Jig Man]

On 12/1/2022 at 10:04 AM, WRB said:

 

Soft plastic injection molded jig trailer with flapping trails and appendages stiffen in cold water where as hand pored soft plastics remain softer. 

Tom

I don’t understand your logic on injection vs hand poured and stiffness.  Will you please elaborate?

[A-Jay]

Favorite cold water jig offerings for me 

A-Jay

[LrgmouthShad]

29 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

Favorite cold water jig offerings for me 

A-Jay

What are names of what I see? What jig and trailer

[A-Jay]

On 12/4/2022 at 5:07 AM, LrgmouthShad said:

What are names of what I see? What jig and trailer

 

DHT Original Punisher Hair Jigs - I use 1/4 & 3/8 

https://punisher.myshopify.com/products/the-punisher-jig

 

And the trailer is a Reins Punching Predator Creature Bait 4"

I shorten it by a little more than 1/2 inch 

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Reins_Punching_Predator_Creature_Bait_4_6pk/descpage-RPP.html

 

Got this one from Paul Mueller a few years ago 

https://youtu.be/OeFhZiWlyaw

A-Jay

[Deleted account]

I don't fish jigs in cold water.

[LrgmouthShad]

5 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

I don't fish jigs in cold water.

Well, you’re wrong ?

[PhishLI]

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Got this one from Paul Mueller a few years ago 

I have to miss it, but tomorrow my buddy's doing his annual trip guided by PM. Next year hopefully.

[roadwarrior]

1 hour ago, LrgmouthShad said:

Well, you’re wrong ?

 

                                                          

[Smells like fish]

Yay!! I have a pic now I can use in winter jigs ?

I need to give DHT some business too.

 

telling BassWhole he’s wrong ??

[WRB]

5 hours ago, Jig Man said:

I don’t understand your logic on injection vs hand poured and stiffness.  Will you please elaborate?

With few exceptions Injected molded plastisol requires higher molding temperatures to flow and fill the cavities in production molding. Hand pour plastisol is usually poured lower temps and softer plus higher flotation with more natural movement in cold water. 

Tom

[wisconsin heat]

36 minutes ago, Smells like fish said:

Yay!! I have a pic now I can use in winter jigs ?

I need to give DHT some business too.

 

telling BassWhole he’s wrong ??

That’s a good looking jig, what are the materials?

[Smells like fish]

Here is the maker. I don’t know what the components are. However I was reading on the DHT site and they use 2/0 and 3/0 Gamakatsu hooks but a 2 prong style weed guard. I’m assuming these Kingfisher are tied with real bucktail from looking at them, along with a couple feather pincers.