Jigs are where its at!

[bassmajor]

I am new to bass fishing but have been doing a lot of reading on this site and in books/magazines. Fished a lake last year and only caught a few bass that were over 2lbs with the biggest about 3.5. I read everywhere that jigs are great big bass baits but I never knew how to fish them. Well the other day I switched to a jig/pork bait.... and bam! I caught 2 5+ lbers on back to back casts. What a rush!

Question: My pork rinds keep sliding down the shank of the hook and (with a barbless hook) sometimes they come off the hook when I miss a bite or are in some thick trees. Are there any tips on how to keep them up by the head of the jig?

[roadwarrior]

Bite off a piece of plastic worm and use it as a stopper or hook

it horizontally through the pork rather than vertically (through

the hole).

8-)

[brgbassmaster]

super glue always works for me i never used it on pork but i use it on plastic.

[CWB]

I thought I was the only one still using pork!

Uncle Josh makes a slick jig that has a clip on the hook to secure the pork. Picked up a bunch of them in the clearance bin at my local tackle shop. Not sure if they are still made.

[Bankbeater]

I've always been told to use medical tubing and run the hook through it.  I never could find any so I started using a big rubber band and cutting it up into sections.  Fold over the sections and run the hook through it.

[TeamBerettaGold]

http://www.***.com/descpageVLJIGS-VLCXS.html

Best thing since sliced bread

[Crestliner2008]

I've always been told to use medical tubing and run the hook through it. I never could find any so I started using a big rubber band and cutting it up into sections. Fold over the sections and run the hook through it.

Just get a cheap hole puncher (for putting holes in paper for those 3-ring binders). Take a plastic coffee can lid and punch away! All those little circles of plastic make great keepers.