Does anyone know of some good jigs to use (tie) for river smallmouth?
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Does anyone know of some good jigs to use (tie) for river smallmouth?
never actually tried this one but it can give you ideas
How to Tie a Smallmouth Bass Jig, Video - Fly Fish Ohio
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Originally Posted by OKSTATEjiggy
There's a website called riversmallies.com that has a lot of good info on it. I'm sure you could find some good examples there.
River Smallies.com :: Welcome to the River!
we used to tie big upside down muddler minnows on weighted hooks. they would run hook point up, which would keep them from hanging up as often. we used to call them dirty gobys.
this was in lake erie. we would fish them in deep water rock piles on carolina type rigs.
OK
Here's some I tied for a friend that went to Dale Hollow
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...airjigs010.jpg
Fatman
Good stuff FM
Really like Pup's jigs - look like real SM slayers.
So here's what I tied up: Leeches and buggers, and some kind of weird lookin' crayfish with a chartreuse ass.
http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/i...ndkasie044.jpg
http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/i...ndkasie043.jpg
I'm going tomorrow to Blue River, in southern Oklahoma. It is the only free-flowing, un-dammed river in Oklahoma, (there might be one more, Spring Creek, but I have to check) and has native smallmouth. I have only fished it it Winter for stocked trout, but it's an awesome place.
I have these ties, as well as crappie bucktails, some plastic Gene Larew salt craws, a few hard baits, and some spinners, and fly gear. I will post some results when I get back on Monday evening.
OKSTATE, you will get some with those for sure! Only thing I would suggest is to flip over your rabbit strip so the hide is down. That may just be my personal pref.
I fish smallies 5 days a week in the summer when the water level lets me. Monday thru Friday from 12 to 1.... Who needs to eat lunch when there's a river out the back door of work!!! Here is what I use most, and they do look close to what you have, I also use the minnow patterns but mostly later into the fall. You'll be cussing when you loose 3 under the same rock, believe me! The second set of picts has one I made on a 1/4oz gamakatzu head for large mouth with 2 strips of rabbit. Have already caught 1 pushing 4lbs. on it. :cool:
For soft plastics... Venom Super-Do, black with red flake on a tube insert jig head, never leave home without it!! Good luck and be safe! :)
Nice smallie baits everyone.I like tying mine on 1/8 oz. football heads with a 1/0 or 2/0 jig hook.Usually tie buggers with a little silicone skirt material mixed in. I try not to make them bigger than 2 inches long.In my opinion that's the size smallies like the best.
AtticaFish.....that second pic down (the minnow head with silver) has got to be a killer
crappie jig!!!!!! In fact I think the crappies would battle the bass for a taste of that
tasty lookin morsel!