Another jig question

[JeffersonD]

I'm new to fishing and all I have is an original floating 7 rapala and a box of lures that came with a zebco 404 combo package.  I'm looking to buy a decent jig and I don't have very much money.  I was wondering if I could use a jig without a trailor.  I fish around and in heavy milfoil and I was wondering what would be the best colors, size, etc for me.

Also if ya'll have another lure choice that would be around 5 bucks to use I would be very greatful.  I have only caught one bluegill in the 10 or so times I've gone out fishing.  I want to catch a nice bass for once.  

Thanks for any help, also I fish from a kayak so it's difficult for me to change the lures on it so I like to just go out with one lure.  I don't fish for very long with the longest being around 2 hours but average time on the lake is 30-45 minutes.  I now this isn't very much time but maybe ya'll could help me up my odds of catching fish.

Thanks again

[adclem]

There is a lot of good jigs and for the most part jigs aren't very expensive. The jig will work much better with a trailer but I have never tried one with out one.

I would try around a 5/16oz to 3/8oz finesse jig in black and blue or pbj with a matching trailer.

For another option I would look at the Berkley Power Hawgs in Green Pumpkin or some other type of creature bait or maybe even some tubes.

Later,

[JeffersonD]

Thank you.  I'll check out those color combos tomorrow.  I'm going to dicks sporting goods to try and buy something because they actually has a fishing guy working the fishing section.  Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll try and find some of those.

Thanks again

Jeff

[Big Phish]

you should really just get some senkos

[roadwarrior]

you should really just get some senkos

Well, the deal is, "cheap" is not the answer and if cost is a

big concern, jigs are definitely the wrong choice, especially

if you fish from shore. I fish ponds which are what might be

described as "open water". On average, I lose at least a jig

& trailer for every hour I fish them.

8-)

[Bass Junkie]

Heres some lures that are relatively easy to use:

Booyah Pond Magic Spinnerbait, White:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_58597_100006000_100000000_100006000_100-6-0

Luck "E" Strike 4" Razor worms:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_44683____SearchResults

Luck "E" Strike Jogger Worm:http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_44681____SearchResults

            These are lures that are easy to fish, and will get you decent Largemouth.For the Booyah Pond Magic, tie it on, cast near cover and bring it back at a medium retrieve speed.

For the Razor worms you'll need to buy some 1/0 wide gap worm hooks, and 1/8 oz bullet weights. These are easily found in the sporting goods section of your local Wally World. Texas righttp://www.bassresource.com/beginner/Texas_Rig.html the worm with 1 bullet sinker and cats this near any cover and slowly twitch and move it along the bottom. The strike will feel like a light TAP-Tap most of the time, but if your line moves, your worm feels weightless, like its no longer tied onto the end of your line, or you feel a heavy weight, set the hook hard.

For the jogger worms, texas rig them without a sinker and cast them near any likely cover, let it fall the whole way to the bottom, the let it set for 5 seconds, then move the bait. If you feel any resistance, set the hook. If at any time during when the baits falling your line moves, twitches, jumps, starts going of to the side or stops before you think it should've hit the bottom, SET THE HOOK!!!! Hope this helps.

[JeffersonD]

Thanks for all the responses. I'll go and check out what they have. Thanks again

Roadwarrior: Are jigs not very strong or something.  Do they get stuck or something.  Thanks

[Clark Stewart]

Jigs are bad about getting snagged on stuff

[Bass_junky]

You may save a few bucks by keeping all the torn plastics (worms/tube/critters) you will go through and use those for your jig trailers vs. buying specific trailers.

[Catt]

Dude this is the perfect time to explain how to effectively receive maximum benefit from this site.

#1 put your location in you profile that way we can offer suggestions that may be regional in nature.

Example: do you know of anyone who sells Stanley Jigs?

Stanley's original Flippin' & Casting Jigs are a quality product at a reasonable price making them excellent for the newbie. Lonnie is from Texas so his jigs may not sell in your region.

I'll go 3 or 4 months without losing a jig and then bam! I'll lose 4 or 5 in a day.  

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

True Catt.

If you are just looking for a simple reccomendation I might suggest strike bitsy bugs,bitsy flip,which weigh 1/4 oz or the booyah baby boo in 3/16-1/4 oz. Easy for beginners and they catch fish of all sizes.

[TheHammer84]

True Catt.

If you are just looking for a simple reccomendation I might suggest strike bitsy bugs,bitsy flip,which weigh 1/4 oz or the booyah baby boo in 3/16-1/4 oz. Easy for beginners and they catch fish of all sizes.

Good point. I started out on 1/4 ounce Stone jigs w/ 3" trailer until I caught a few fish and built up confidence.