Bassin for Walleye Posted June 30, 2010 Posted June 30, 2010 Yesterday evening I decided to go do a little shore fishing from the landing but the river is up so high here where I'm at that the current takes anything you throw especially spinnerbaits and cranks so I had a rod hooked up with a jig and decided to give it a shot considering I'd never caught one on a jig. There was a rock point sticking out that I fished for a while with no luck so I pitched it right beside the dock and let the currnent take it under the dock. On my 2 pitch I felt a tap-tap and the fish started swimming away so I reeled down and set the hook but as the fish came up I saw that it was a small one that must of just had the trailer and threw the jig so I tossed back under there and maybe 2 casts later I felt tap-tap-tap and it got real heavy so I reeled down and set the hook and he wasn't moving so I cranked him out from under the dock so he wouldn't break me off on the rusty posts and out of the water came a nice smallie. As I got him in I saw that the hook came out just underneath his eye Man I hate when that happens. I don't think it ever touched his eye but I was easy as I could be on this fish and got him unhooked and held him in the water for a while until he started pulling hard wanting to go an watched my first jig fish, a beautiful 3 pound smallie, swim back to the depths Quote
NateFollmer Posted June 30, 2010 Posted June 30, 2010 There is nothing like catching a jig fish because you know that most of the time it's going to be a good one! Great story! I love jig fishing for smallies, there's no missing a smallie strike because they are so darn aggressive haha. Quote
endless Posted June 30, 2010 Posted June 30, 2010 Congrats on jig fish. I had my first one last year just to get it to the boat and watch it jump off before I grab it. Nothing big but still hate the fact. It was my fisrt and last that I caught on a jig. Quote
Super User Nitrofreak Posted July 1, 2010 Super User Posted July 1, 2010 Jigs are one of my most favorite ways to fish and I can still remember my first one too, congrats!!! Quote
Bassin for Walleye Posted July 1, 2010 Author Posted July 1, 2010 Yeah but I think one of the coolest parts about catching it is that after I got the hook out my rage tail craw (which I cut a few sections off to fit the jig better) fell off the hook into its mouth and as I reached in to grab it the fish bit down on my hand so I pulled out to watch the fish swallow that craw in two gulps with his mouth wide open holding him by his lip in mid-air! It just disappeared! It was awesome. And that craw was the only one I had and I never caught another fish after I lost the Rage Craw so I believe that is what caught me the fish and will be my jig trailer for a long time Quote
NateFollmer Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 Yeah but I think one of the coolest parts about catching it is that after I got the hook out my rage tail craw (which I cut a few sections off to fit the jig better) fell off the hook into its mouth and as I reached in to grab it the fish bit down on my hand so I pulled out to watch the fish swallow that craw in two gulps with his mouth wide open holding him by his lip in mid-air! It just disappeared! It was awesome. And that craw was the only one I had and I never caught another fish after I lost the Rage Craw so I believe that is what caught me the fish and will be my jig trailer for a long time That's what I do too I bite the last two sections off the body and toss it on the jig. Rage Tail's craw trailers work well too, but I figure, why buy both when you can use 1 haha. Wait until you start flippin' grass with a jig and you wait a bass dart out of the grass and nail your jig before it hits bottom. There's nothing more exciting! Quote
Bassin for Walleye Posted July 2, 2010 Author Posted July 2, 2010 Yeah but I think one of the coolest parts about catching it is that after I got the hook out my rage tail craw (which I cut a few sections off to fit the jig better) fell off the hook into its mouth and as I reached in to grab it the fish bit down on my hand so I pulled out to watch the fish swallow that craw in two gulps with his mouth wide open holding him by his lip in mid-air! It just disappeared! It was awesome. And that craw was the only one I had and I never caught another fish after I lost the Rage Craw so I believe that is what caught me the fish and will be my jig trailer for a long time That's what I do too I bite the last two sections off the body and toss it on the jig. Rage Tail's craw trailers work well too, but I figure, why buy both when you can use 1 haha. Wait until you start flippin' grass with a jig and you wait a bass dart out of the grass and nail your jig before it hits bottom. There's nothing more exciting! Ha, you bite it off!?! I can barely stand the smell of those things let alone get a taste in my mouth! But yeah I think the same thing cuz those things aint cheap so I can just t-rig the craw or cut a few sections off and slap it on the jig. Quote
Big-O Posted July 3, 2010 Posted July 3, 2010 WTG Bassin for Walleye Won't be long and you will be a Jig'a'Maniac Big O www.ragetail.com Quote
Bassin for Walleye Posted July 4, 2010 Author Posted July 4, 2010 WTG Bassin for Walleye Won't be long and you will be a Jig'a'Maniac Big O www.ragetail.com Well Big O, I appreciate the excellent product and will have to try out some others from the rage tail line Quote
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