What's your favorite Jig n trailor combo?

[Bass_Akwards]

I'm gunna throw a jig and trailor tomorrow for the first time ever.  What combo should I use for catching some fatties?  I'm going to Bass Pro Shops today!

Todd

[Siebert Outdoors]

Jig  Mine

Trailer  Mine

Those are my favorites.  WHy?  cheaper for me to make'em then buy'em.

For your fatties I'd say 1/2oz with atleast a 3" trailer.

[roadwarrior]

Last week this was the ticket for me during the middle of the day:

1/2 oz Micro Munch Tackle jig (black) with a GYCB Kreature (black w/ blue flakes) as a trailer. I rigged the Kreature with the tentacles forward to increase the bulk of the jig. The trailing appendages look VERY much like crawdad arms, stand up and wiggle!

[Daniel My Brother]

3/8 oz no-name homemade ones from my local baitshop (Black & Blue)

Zoom super chunk trailer

[Jimzee]

My absolute favorite right now is the Tru-Tungsten 1/2 oz. in green pumpkin and brown with a 3" green pumpkin Yum chunk trailer.  This may change soon to a Flappin Hog trailer in green pumpkin.  I like em' big. ;D

[Bass_Akwards]

Is there a way to rig these set ups weedless? Or do I just hook it through, so the hook sticks out the back?  Is the traditional jig setup easy to fish from shore at my local ponds?  Should I be targeting thick cover with them and twitching it back to shore, or can they also be fished in open water without any cover?

t

[Jimzee]

Is there a way to rig these set ups weedless? Or do I just hook it through, so the hook sticks out the back?

t

Most jigs you will buy will have a weed guard on them.

[basspro48]

My favorite all round jig is a 3/8oz All-Terrain tackle head with a black/blue/brown skirt that I tie, add a straight blue paca chunk and it is a killer on shallow to mid depth bass.

[bassmaster8100]

I like the 1/2 ounce Strike King jig in blue/black with a craw trailer

[Ghetto_Basser]

3/8 oz no-name homemade ones from my local baitshop (Black & Blue)

Zoom super chunk trailer

My favorite combo right there.

[Needemp]

I use Powerbait trailers and custom built jigs. If you find that you like fishing jigs, check out www.harshmancustombaits.com He custom builds quality lures in almost any color you prefer.

[Bass_Akwards]

2.3 questions....

1. Are you guys fishing these everywhere, meaning, near brush piles as well as open water?

2.  How do you fish them? I've never fished a jig.  Is it little twitches and pauses so it jumps across the bottom?  Do you ever let it rest on the bottom for an extended period of time?

t

[Jake.]

A booyah baby boo jig in the 3/16th oz. size and a yum chunk as a trailer. I normally use blue and black.

[CJ]

For shallow water (1-8ft.)-Booyah Baby Boo 5/16 oz. w/Paca Chunk trailer

For deep (8-15ft.)-custom made jig w/Paca Chunk trailer

For deeper (15-30 ft.)Eakins 3/4 w/Paca Chunk trailer

Some food for thought:

A jig is only as good as it's hook.Look for jigs that feature quality hooks.

There are many factors to the very versatile jig.Profile,weight,type of head,and type of hook,will help you tweek the presentation that best fits the structure and cover you are fishing,plus how you're fishing it.

I use a bullet type jig head for brush or grass.

I use a football jighead for rocks.

The weight,trailer style and trailer size will adjust the fall rate.

A jig can be fished in every water column from top to bottom.The most common presentation is a craw.By slowly dragging a jig on bottom with pauses,is the most simple way for this immitation.It's also the most natural.Big fish are a sucker for a slow moving prey that comes to a stop on the bottom.Sometimes however,the fish are not relating close enough to the bottom.By hopping a jig off the bottom you can draw the attention to a slightly suspended bass.Bass often hit jigs on the fall or the pause.Anytime I come into contact with cover,I come to a pause then slow down or try to give action to the lure with least latteral movement.When I feel brush I try to sneak the jig through as smoothly as possibly,it can take a bit of finessing.

Just some of the tactics I use. CJ

[Needemp]

...I use a bullet type jig head for brush or grass.

I use a football jighead for rocks...

Hey CJ, how often do you use football heads on rocks? I get them hung up quite a bit. I switched to a bullet head and I don't snag as much. I am just curious as to your thoughts and reasons.

[CJ]

I picked up on football heads while fishing Table Rock.The rocks there seem to be a bit larger than average.The football shaped head does'nt seem to lodge in between the rocks or cracks as will a bullet head,for me,due to the wider profile of the head.It may be more of an opinion?It guess it could go the other way that a bullet head would slide through the crack?One thing that I forgot to mention is that a lighter jig will hang up less in rocky spots.In the spring I fish some chunk rock with a Booyah Baby Boo 5/16 oz..It has a bullet head and works well but my presentation is super slow,very finessing.

I wasn't writing my post in stone.It's just some of the ways I fish jigs.Different styles of presentation may cause differences in what works best.In most cases,I fish jigs slow with a light touch.

[Catt]

From bank shallow out to 30' & any type of cover: Oldham's Lures Trailer Hitch Jig, 3/8-1/2 oz.

Trailers: Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craws, Zoom Swimming Chunk, or Paca Chunk.

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Nicols mango jig with an *** fork craw trailer

This jig is SUPERIOR in it's weedlessness. (cone shaped head)

[Bass_Akwards]

Once again, this board shreds.  Thanks guys.  

T

[WABass]

I like to use a 1/4 to 1/2 oz jig in black/blue black/purple black/red and most of the time I will just use a junebug or smoke and blue flake grub as a trailer, I also like the yamamoto craws in black with blue claws.

[Red]

recently i have been using 5/16 oz eakins jig(Lost my last two this morning) in brown w/purple flash and missouri craw..trailers have been flappin hawg and as of today, gene larew 4" salt craws(i like the gene larews better, caught me fish and didnt tear apart as easily, and they were 88 cents at academy!)

Cliff

[Brad_Coovert]

There are a lot of quality jigs out there.  I personally like the Booyah, Mopp Jig and Jig X.  My favorite trailer right now is the NetBait Paca Chunk.  Those claws really swim.

Brad

[Guest avid]

I have more success using a 3/16th black/blue booyah jig w/ GYCB hula grub trailer than any other combo.

the bass will nail it on the fall.

[The_Natural]

In early spring I'll use a 3/16oz baby boo jig in black/red flash with a modified baby brush hog trailer (swimming tails cut off, trimmed down body.  When the water warms up I'll go with a larger meal, and use several jigs.  As mentioned, a good hook is key, and just select the right weight for the fall you are trying to achieve.  If fishing deep water, just fish a 3/4oz and be done with it.  Maintaining contact with the bottom is the game, unless you are stroking.  Finesse jigs will fall faster than regular skirted jigs of the same weight- something to think about when choosing the proper weight around cover.   I'm having success with active fish eating a 5/8oz Jewel Finesse Jig with a Paca Chunk Senior.  Fast fall with Claws flappin' violently...great reaction strike bait around cover.  If they are being lazier and inactive...dragging around a bulkier Flappin' Hog trailer Has been working well.   Mess around with your jig in shallow water to where you can see what it is doing as you move it.  Picturing what your jig is doing on the bottom made me a lot better jig fisherman.