Quote Originally Posted by shawn-n-the-buckeye
how far under is the jig under the bobber

thanks
shawn
First off -
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Now, in this particular case, I had the jig about 4ft under the bobber. The section of lake I was fishing, runs out to around 8ft deep (at the end of the cast). There are water plants (grasses/mosses) on the bottom, from shoreline out to around that depth. The lake is relatively clear, most all the time ... though heavy storms or boat traffic can dingy up the shallows, for a while. Since I was standing on shore, and wanted to keep my jig out of the weeds, I used the "stop & go" retrieve when the jig/bobber was over the deeper water. Once I had brought them about halfway back, I switched to a steady slow retrieve. The 1/32oz jig would trail behind/below the bobber ... about 2ft deep. The water was clear enough that I could see the jig at times, especially with the brown background. I even got to see a few fish come up and take the jig ... at least, those that were close to the shore, early in the day. As the shade, over the area I was fishing, departed .. and the Sun rose higher in the sky behind me, they seemed to move away from the shallower waters. ........... cp