Thought I would post an open discussion on the following; Are you a die hard jigs only fisherman, a minnow fisherman, or do you tip the jig with a minnow? Your favorite color combos and favorite brands and why?
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Thought I would post an open discussion on the following; Are you a die hard jigs only fisherman, a minnow fisherman, or do you tip the jig with a minnow? Your favorite color combos and favorite brands and why?
Both, prefer a smaller minnow. Use a baby shad monkey milk when I jig.
I'll fish with whatever works.
Though I know of some people who will ONLY use the SAME THING ALL YEAR LONG....
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But I'm not naming any names.....
Jigs tipped with minnows 90% of the time. I make my own pony heads and use them on the bottom of my spider rig. Most of the time with plastic and minnow but have found sometimes they just want the head tipped with minnow and no plastic.
Nothing against minnows.....just don't want to go pick them up at a bait store out of my way or pay any more than I already do. I usually only catch 2 or 3 anyway, and it's hard to get a bait shop to sell 2 minnows :dono just sayin'
To me it's not always about catching the most but doing it how you enjoy fishing and what gives you the most pleasure. I'd rather catch one 18" smallmouth bass on a top water bait than 3 on a plastic bait fished in 30 feet of water. I'd rather catch one crappie on a single pole jig rod with a plastic bait than catch 3 on live minnows. Do i use minnows, yes at times, but when Jared sees me walk in Everhardts with a bait bucket he knows i'm really struggling. To each their own.
Use plastics 100% of the time, color varies to lake and conditions. Pour my own baits and heads. Tip with a crappie nibble.
I like Kaz said prefer to use plastic or my own hand tied jigs. There are times when minnows behind a jig can improve the bite. I like to have them on tournament days just in case. With that said I also feel there are times it can hurt the bite. Then you have Richard Bowling who has made his living/career out of a large split shot, gold hook and a minnow. So hard to deny that it does not catch fish day in and day out. I just do not have confidence in fishing a straight minnow. I at least need my Blk/Pink jig in front of it.
Have to say I use minnows more than jigs. Use jigs a lot during the spring, then as a lot of you know by my posts I almost exclusively fish at night with minnows until November. Then I use jigs and minnows at the LOZ. I love slip corking minnows in the boat wells and watching that bobber go under. All around favorite jigs are pan fish assassins, but use tubes, grubs, slab busters, and pogy shads a lot also. I fish Coffman Beach most of the time but when I go to Purvis I only use jigs, its a better jig bite there I think.
when I am alone I like one pole and plastic,,,,, but I will do what ever the masses convince me is the right way, the only way, the way it should be.
My favorite method is what ever is working that day. I'll stand on the front deck and throw rocks at em it thats what it takes.
P:scratchhead funny guess you haven't figured it out yet? Must be a work in progress and you've proven they don't bite in timber 30 feet in the air, well on jigs for sure, might try minnows. :RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Joedog
Poor Joe, you are unmerciful on the lad. Beginning to think you have a thing for him Bill? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
Started about three years ago Kaz, when Bill "rescued" Joedog in the shower house at spring camp. I had it on film and tried to sell it, but the studios said they had no plans for a sequel to "Brokeback Mountain":RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by kazualobzerver
A couple years ago, I went strictly artifical baits for crappie, I still use crawlers for walleye. Having said that there are days where I wished I had some minnows but more often than not easily limit out and many times do better than the folks using minnows.
Having said that, colors / color combos Pink/Pink/Pink, Pink/White/Pink, Pink/Chartruese/Pink, White/White/White, White/Black/White, White/Pink/White,
Chartruese/Chartruese/Chartruese, Chartruese/Black/Chartruese, Chartruese/White/Chartruese, Chartruese/Pink/Chartruese, Black/White/Black, Black/Black/Black, Black/Chartruese/Black. Along with some Yellows, Reds, Oranges and Watermelons. Do not be afraid to change colors, if bite slows, change colors or presentation or both. I've seen days where sun was peeking in and out and if sun was out combo A, overcast combo B
Had to sell your truck.....right Jack!
No, Billie......................I gave it away.:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by keeferfish
Piece of plastic with a chartreuse head and chartreuse nibble.
Colored water==black/chartreuse, orange/chartreuse, black/pink
Clear water==red/white, red/yellow, blue/white, smoke/clear, green/white
Stockton night==red/yellow, blue/white, (March and early April night==brown/brown)
Jigs and rarely minnow, no plastic baits though
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