Crawfish Jig

[Boett43]

Whats the best jig to use that would best represent a crawfish? Thanks Ill take all the opinions i can get!!

[T-rig]

All jigs represent craws, some are better then others, that's all.

I really like japanese jigs.

[flippin]

bps enticer jig or my own jig

[Jig Man]

Most jigs with rubber or silicone skirts will resemble a craw depending on how you fish it. Allowed to drop near or on the bottom and moved along it either being dragged or hopped imitates the craw. Many different styles of jigs are in this category. I make banana head, arke, and football jigs for this application.

However, there are lots of jigs which don't and have never been intended to immitate a craw. For example, bucktail swim jigs and float n fly jigs don't have anything to do with crawfish since they are in the upper part of the water column.

Here are some examples:

Craw jigs

Bucktail swim jigs

Float n Fly

[Boett43]

Thanks  For the info jig man Now i know what to look for when picking up jigs..what are some other things jigs are used to impersonate?

[.dsaavedra.]

rubber skirted bass jigs ususaly imitate crawfish or something else tasty on the bottom, bucktail jigs usually imitate something along the lines of a minnow, so do float n' fly jigs. if you dont know what a float n fly jig is, its a small light jig (as pictured) that you put under a bobber and fish suspended in the water colomn. then there are bare jig heads where its just a hook w/ a lead head. you usually put somekind of soft plastic on these (curly tail jig, small minnow lookin thing, crawfish soft plastic...) and you just use the jig for casting weight and to sink the bait to desired depth.

[BassFishingMachine]

My favorite rubber skirted Jig so far is a Black/blue or Watermelonred Booyah Baby Boo Jig, in 3/16 ounce for fishing in cleaner less weedy areas, and 5/16ounce for flipping into pads/cover. For trailers, I have 3 that are my favorite, either Yum Chunks (black/blue or Greenpumpkin), Zoom Super Chunks (black/blue or greenpumpkin) and Netbait Paca Chunks (black/blue or greenpumpkin). I also like Strikeking Bitsy Bugs and Terminator Finesse Jigs in the smallest size I can find for fishing rivers, and for a trailer I just use the smaller sizes of the Trailers I listed. And about your question with Jigs immitating crawfish, with the trailers I use im guessing these jigs will immitate craws hah. Good Luck  .

[Jake.]

My favorite rubber skirted Jig so far is a Black/blue or Watermelonred Booyah Baby Boo Jig, in 3/16 ounce for fishing in cleaner less weedy areas, and 5/16ounce for flipping into pads/cover. For trailers, I have 3 that are my favorite, either Yum Chunks (black/blue or Greenpumpkin), Zoom Super Chunks (black/blue or greenpumpkin) and Netbait Paca Chunks (black/blue or greenpumpkin). I also like Strikeking Bitsy Bugs and Terminator Finesse Jigs in the smallest size I can find for fishing rivers, and for a trailer I just use the smaller sizes of the Trailers I listed. And about your question with Jigs immitating crawfish, with the trailers I use im guessing these jigs will immitate craws hah. Good Luck .

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All of my jigs are baby boos, either in the 3/16 oz. or 5/16 oz. size.

[basspro48]

Jigs can be used to resemble almost any type of forage a bass eats...

Bream- my favorite for this is a 3/8oz watermelon/blue/purple jig with a twin tail grub trailer. IMO the most important factor when imitating bream is to make sure the jig is very bulky and has lots of action, also dip the tails of the trailer in chart dye to make your presentation even more realistic. I usually use a fast bottom bouncing retrieve to resemble a feeding or frightened bream.

Shad- A plain white jig will do just fine for imitating a shad, however my favorite is a 1/4oz white/silver flash/black jig with a pearl ZOOM swimming chunk trailer. Swimming is my most productive retrieve for imitating shad, just throw it out there and reel it back in with a couple twitches and pauses thrown in there. (just like you would a spinnerbait) But in cold weather, a slow bottom bouncing retrieve that looks like a dying shad can be productive.

Helgrammites- This is more for smaller rivers and streams that are inhabited with smallmouth or spotted bass. I start out with a plain 1/16 or 1/4oz jighead and tie a small collar of black bucktail and then I add a trimmed Roboworm zipper grub in black grape as a trailer. This little combo is deadly when thrown out in the current and allowed to just drift around on the bottom.