Prefered Jig Size

[Guest Texas_Bass_Pro]

What is the most consistent weight you use when fishing with a jig?

I would have to say 5/16 oz.  Although I will be using a 3/4 and a 1 oz at Lake Fork in March.  I have never fished with anything that weighs that much.  I use 1/8ths 1/4ths and like I said before, 5/16ths

[Siebert Outdoors]

1.  3/8

2. 1/2

3. 5/16

[senile1]

It depends on how deep I'm fishing and how thick the vegetation is.  I generally will use 1/4 to 3/8 ounce in water that isn't more than 10 feet deep.  If I'm going down to 20 feet or more and there's a good wind, or I'm flipping into heavy vegetation, I'll go up to 3/4 of an ounce or even an ounce.  I use 1/4, 5/16, and 3/4 oz. the most.  

[Guest Texas_Bass_Pro]

I use 1/4, 5/16, and 3/4 oz. the most.

How do you like the 3/4 oz?  

[Catt]

I generally use ¼, 3/8, & ½ ounce

TBP what would you want to use ¾ or 1 oz on fork?

These are Tom Redington's lure choices in his reports from fork

For jigs, I go with ½ oz Mega Weight black and blue jigs with a Lake Fork Craw trailer in the blue bruiser color

For the Texas rig, I'll pitch a Lake Fork Flipper in black neon or blue bruiser with a ¼ to 3/8 oz bullet weight

[basspro48]

For flipping in heavy grass I use a 5/8oz. Terminator Top Secret jig with GYCB Medium Craw trailer. For pitching to shallow wood cover or sparse weeds I like a 3/8 Persuader Big jig with a ZOOM super chunk trailer or a 1/4 homemade jig with a small craw trailer. My favorite colors for all of these jigs are black/blue and pumpkin craw.

[senile1]

I use 1/4, 5/16, and 3/4 oz. the most.  

How do you like the 3/4 oz?  

I fish a couple of places where the coontail is very thick in the summer.  I use a 3/4 oz Boo Jig in these places.  If I didn't fish these lakes I probably wouldn't use this size very much.  

[.ghoti.]

For me, it's 1/4oz and less. I catch very few fish on jigs any bigger. Don't know what my malfunction is, but, a recipe for getting skunked is tie on a 1/2oz jig and fish all day with that. I know a lot of guys who do very well with the larger jigs, but I'm not one of them.

In my newly re-organized tackle system, the only jigs onboard now are 1/4oz and less. All the larger ones have been retired.

Cheers,

GK

[Hawgin]

Don't know what my malfunction is, but, a recipe for getting skunked is tie on a 1/2oz jig and fish all day with that. I know a lot of guys who do very well with the larger jigs, but I'm not one of them.

I don't know what your malfunction is either  ;D

The smallest jig I use is 3/8 and I almost always use a 1/2.  I guess it all depends on when/where you fish, but if I need a jig smaller than 3/8 I will usually just switch to a soft plastic craw imitator.

[Gorgebassman]

I mostly use 3/8 size on occasion if im fishing real heavy weed mats and such I will go heavier. When Iam drop shotting or shakey heading I will go smaller 1/8, 1/4 oz.

[Alpster]

The smallest jig I use is 3/8 and I almost always use a 1/2.  I guess it all depends on when/where you fish, but if I need a jig smaller than 3/8 I will usually just switch to a soft plastic....

Yep, me too. If I get to smaller than a 3/8 I will start pitchin big worms or switch to texas rigged worms. JMHO

Ronnie

[Guest Texas_Bass_Pro]

TBP what would you want to use ¾ or 1 oz on fork?

These are Tom Redington's lure choices in his reports from fork

Those choices you pointed out are some that I use however I have a good source stating that those 2 previous weights are really great as well.  I am bringing them all so I can find out for myself.  

Tom Redington knows what he is talking about but I bet he would say that he also has used 3/4 to 1 oz jigs.

[KU_Bassmaster.]

I usem' all.  From 1/8 to 1 oz.  I probably use a 1/2 oz the most.  That's basically where I will start and adapt according to vegetation, depth, wind, and time of year.

[Bud]

1/4, 3/8 or 1/2oz.  1/2 oz about as heavy as I go

[bubbler]

1. 1/4

2. 1/2

3. 3/4

these work the best for all depths!!!  

[Munkin]

1. 5/16 Finesse

2. 3/8

3. 1/2

Allen

[hi_steel_basser]

I like a 3/16 oz. for spotted bass- they like a slow fall. For LMB I like a 3/8 or 5/8 oz size. (I bo-leeve I already answered this ?)  

[senko_77]

I'm an Eakins addict, so 5/16 and 7/16 are my favorite weights.  I also like to take a Booyah baby boo and put a big Zoom Super Chunk if I want a super slow fall for suspended or sluggish fish.  I've also found if you take the 5/16oz. Eakins and put a paca chunk sr. on it the fall is pretty slow.

[Bankbeater]

I will start off with a 1/4 ounce and 3/8 ounce tied on.  I'll go smaller or larger from there.

[Hookem]

1/8 - 1/4oz even in the grass with a big enough trailer that slows it down.

[RoLo]

Living in Florida, the bulk of my bass fishing involves shallow waters.

With the exception of punching through surface mats, the only jig weights I use are 1/8 oz & 1/4 oz

Likewise, when using T-rigged plastics with a bullet sinker, I'll use either a 1/8 or 1/4 oz sinker.

When Preston Clark set the B.A.S.S. All-time 4-day stringer record, he was using a plastic craw and 1/4 oz bullet sinker.

Regardless, I much prefer the lazy hopping action created by 1/8 oz weight.

Roger

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Living in Florida, the bulk of my bass fishing involves shallow waters.

With the exception of punching through surface mats, the only jig weights I use are 1/8 oz & 1/4 oz

Likewise, when using T-rigged plastics with a bullet sinker, I'll use either a 1/8 or 1/4 oz sinker.

When Preston Clark set the B.A.S.S. All-time 4-day stringer record, he was using a plastic craw and 1/4 oz bullet sinker.

Regardless, I much prefer the lazy hopping action created by 1/8 oz weight.

Roger

Ditto, 1/8 is the staple though.

[CJ]

I go by this: Depth+preferred presentation=jig size.

[eastkybass]

Mine is 3/8 to 1/2 oz most of the time.  Got me when I went in WM the other moring.Darn Bait monkey