swimming a jig

[L.D.]

Hi Maineiac

Good to know there may be someone one this site a little older than me. I also remember the Creame worms, but not when they first came out.

Sorry, can't help you out on Lake St. George since I've never been on it. My charters start on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River 1st of April and I don't get done until Dec. 1st. If the river will let me, I'll be on it any time we don't have ice or flood.

Right now the river is up-fast-and muddy because of all the rain we've been having.I *** all the fishermen that can fish all year around within a couple of hours from their house.

I'm sure that most tackle shops will have Uncle Josh pork items. I have them in my tackle shop and I don't use them. (Sorry, just too lazy I guess). They sell well mostly to the large mouth bass fishermen around here so I'm sure they work. I know that Cabelas and Pro Bass shops and catalogs have them.

                           Best Regards

                               L.D.

[D.Taylor]

I know Sportsmans Warehouse stores carry Super Pork but i dont know if they cary it all.

and there website is www.superpork.com

[Chris]

I don't think that for swimming a floating pork wouldn't matter much because your not trying to counter balance the jig for a slow fall. There is a jig out on the market called So Slow Jig that if you weight it right will suspend. Also you might want to take a look at Uncle Josh it has the same thing but in different styles. Floating styles included.

[Stickling]

what is " swimming a jig " ?

[Chris]

Its when you use a jig like a crankbait instead of fishing it hopping along the bottom you reel it like a crankbait sometimes with a pumping action.

[Stickling]

lol whats a " pumping " action?

[Chris]

its the raising and lowering of the rod while reeling the lure causing the lure raise and fall on retreave

[Stickling]

oh lol i knew how to do that. that makes a jig look like a shad dying from the cold water. right?

[Chris]

It makes it look like a stessed fish yeah.

[Pond-Pro]

           Where exactly do you swim a Jig? How deep of water and what cover can this tecnique be succsesful? Thanks.

[Chris]

Great question Pond-Pro! answer~> anywhere and everywhere! I fish it deep, i fish it shallow, i fish it in the pencil grass, in pads, trees, down logs, docks, buzzing it on top, counting it down to suspended fish, you can swim it next to the bottom. You can fish it like a crankbait or spinnerbait and in the same places. Its not a cure all but you can fish it in more places than you would think and catch fish. When you fish a jig on the bottom it looks like a crawfish when you swim it the jig looks like a shad or bluegill.

[Nick]

Hate to beat up this topic, but I catch more fish with a heavier jig 1/2 to 3/4 oz jig trailing a white Zoom super chunk reeled in just about as fast as a 6.3:1 reel will bring it.  Have to use the heavier jig to keep it running true and underwater.  When I kill the heavier jig, it drops quickly really making those fish bite savagely. I use this around the shore and around docks especially. Start with white but brown or blue also work with the Zoom super chunk trailer fished this way.

[Chris]

(Hate to beat up this topic)Your not your adding to it