Vertical Jigging

[Huckfinn38]

I am a kayak fisherman without FFS.  Over the last few years I have had some success dropping a blade bait (Either Damiki Value or steelshad) in 10-15 ft of water and vertically jigging.  When I start to see a pod of fishing show up on my downscan I drop the bait and start jigging.  Small jerks up and big jerks up...I lost my PB 2 nights ago.  Only issue I have doing this is at times being on the right kind of fish.  Often on white perch and crappie.

[Bankbeater]

I like to fish a jig vertically round standing timber.  I try and get as close as possible to the wood as I can, then I just drop the jig. I let it fall straight down until it hits the bottom,

[gim]

Used to do this a lot when walleye fishing in deeper water.  Doesn't work anymore with clearer water though, they spook when the boat is there.  Still works if the water is relatively murky I'm sure.

[Catt]

[WRB]

Cats Rinky Dink line through tail spin is a good choice. 1/4 oz Owner Flashy Swimmer w/ Kietech 3.8 Fat Impact works good 15’ of water.

Tom

[Susky River Rat]

I do this in flasher mode shhhhhh

[Skunkmaster-k]

My two baits of choice for vertical jigging are a spoon or a gulp minnow on a ball head jig. 

[GreenPig]

1/2 & 3/4 oz Cotton Cordell with a Gamakatsu hook is tied on year round.

[Alex from GA]

I keep a jigging spoon tied on all year and drop a spoon when I see fish below me.  Bass, LM and Alabamas, stripers, walleye, crappie, perch, bream and white bass are all caught  on a spoon.  I usually use either a 1/2 or 3/4 oz usually white spoon.

[allaboutbass]

I’ve had luck with bright colors on cloudy days

[HOV02]

I drop my jig to prospective area, put my rod in rod holder, and place the line into an outrigger. Voila I'm jigging!!

[scaleface]

Jigging spoons like the Cotton Cordell, Manns Little George  and the Cordell Gay Blade have all worked well for me. But for big bass a Strike King Red Eye Shad gets hammered at times. I've done a lot of vertical jigging the RES in an aluminum boat. I can hear the bait falling on the drop and can hear the bass hitting the bait. Sometimes I hear them hit and not feel a thing. 

[Catt]

[Pat Brown]

Where do y'all like to set down and go to work with jigging spoons?

 

I bought a few nice ones for Christmas that I haven't even cast yet.

 

I feel like maybe they'd be solid right now on deeper structure with shad?

[Jig Man]

I really think that the area controls the depth.  I see on here guys talking about 15-20’ depth.  On our highland reservoirs I do from 30’ on out and have caught many over 60’ deep.  Right now I know a couple of guys fishing 60-80’ deep for spots and walleye.

[Swamp Girl]

Not another new lure to buy and try!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!

 

"Mercy," I beg ya, "mercy."

 

I learn one new lure and then I feel compelled to buy another four, newer lures. One step forward, four steps back. 

 

[Team9nine]

42 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

Not another new lure to buy and try!!!!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOO!

 

"Mercy," I beg ya, "mercy."

 

I learn one new lure and then I feel compelled to buy another four, newer lures. One step forward, four steps back. 

 

Don’t buy any jigging spoons for up there fishing bogs from a canoe - lol. Save your money, or buy a few weed less types like Silver Minnows instead. You’d get much more use out of those. Sometimes you just have to say, “No!” 😉

[Swamp Girl]

5 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

Don’t buy any jigging spoons for up there fishing bogs from a canoe - lol. Save your money, or buy a few weed less types like Silver Minnows instead. You’d get much more use out of those. Sometimes you just have to say, “No!” 😉

 

Just say, "No." Got it. I do have some weedless Silver Minnowsish lures. I'll listen to you and this old gal:

 

[Bluebasser86]

Jigging spoons and drop shots are what I drop on them, unless I don't have them tied on, then Ned gets sent down after them. 

[Jigfishn10]

Small jig on a dropper loop 12" - 18" up from a bank sinker...screams salt water rig...but it works

[WRB]

Vertical jigging in 10-15’ of water the OP is discussing isn’t targeting suspended bass at 10-15’ over 30’ of water imo.

Structure spoons etc the fall down the water column through the suspended bass is vertical jigging in my book.
10-15’ of water I am casting horizontal and retrieving lures through the bass.

Tom

[Huckfinn38]

On 6/30/2024 at 10:26 AM, Jig Man said:

I really think that the area controls the depth.  I see on here guys talking about 15-20’ depth.  On our highland reservoirs I do from 30’ on out and have caught many over 60’ deep.  Right now I know a couple of guys fishing 60-80’ deep for spots and walleye.

Our Lakes in Central NC you dont see much over 45 ft.  Right now thermacline is +- 15 ft so Im fishing 15ft of water for fishing that are hanging out just off the bottom.