Thread: verticle jigging question

I hope I can learn how to verticle jig fish one of these days !!! Been jig fishing 40+ years have not figured it out yet!!!!!! Lol

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Originally Posted by Cmj

Glad to have you. I just didnt want anyone to make the mistake I made when I first started vertical jigging. I had watched all the youtube videos and read the articles that talked about Crappie always biting on the fall. So I would drop my jig next to some structure and if they didnt bite by the time it hit the bottom, I was outta there. I would do good some days when they were on a reaction bite, but most days I went home empty handed, or with just a few fish. The point I wanted to make was that you shouldnt get stuck on one presentation.


C.J.

X2,
I hear a lot of folks say "Most of the time they will bite it on the fall"
For me this is not the case.. It does happen, and takes a trained eye and touch to notice it..
But I would say there is no "usual"
It seems they will bite one way for a day or a week or even a month until they change..
Sometimes different every day.
Do not be intimidated to try different things..

Also, if you do get hung up hold your line at the reel and slide the tip of your pole down to the jig and push it foward to unhook it from the brush or stump. This will get you unhung most of the time and not run all the fish off. Just do it carefully. I love jigging especially for big fat bluegills and goggle eyes. For those I use a grizzly jig and wax worm.

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

X2,
I hear a lot of folks say "Most of the time they will bite it on the fall"
For me this is not the case.. It does happen, and takes a trained eye and touch to notice it..
But I would say there is no "usual"
It seems they will bite one way for a day or a week or even a month until they change..
Sometimes different every day.
Do not be intimidated to try different things..

Try using a heavier jig and keep line tight and lots of the time the first drop in a spot you'll get thumped!

Originally Posted by jclark835

Also, if you do get hung up hold your line at the reel and slide the tip of your pole down to the jig and push it foward to unhook it from the brush or stump. This will get you unhung most of the time and not run all the fish off. Just do it carefully. I love jigging especially for big fat bluegills and goggle eyes. For those I use a grizzly jig and wax worm.

Better use extreme caution as lot of poles broken this way.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Better use extreme caution as lot of poles broken this way.

I've been doing this for 23 years and if you're gentle with a good rod you'll never hurt a thing.

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Do plenty of that and you will get good at getting unhung! Reminds me of my Bass fishing days with my buddy Leo Coffman who made spinnerbaits. He told me once ''durn son your good at getting your baits outa the trees!'' All I could say was ''I've had plenty of practice.''

I'll bet you was throwing a spinnerbait! "Daddy"! I knew ole Leo for manny years. Made the best baits in arkansas!

Originally Posted by jclark835

Also, if you do get hung up hold your line at the reel and slide the tip of your pole down to the jig and push it foward to unhook it from the brush or stump. This will get you unhung most of the time and not run all the fish off. Just do it carefully. I love jigging especially for big fat bluegills and goggle eyes. For those I use a grizzly jig and wax worm.

This the main reason I designed the "no ceramic insert" eye for the ozark rod. I can promise you, I am extremely tough on my ozark rods and haven't broke one yet, even during field testing where i intentionally applied more abuse than normal. I love being able to grab the line and slide the pole down and knock the jig free.


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