Thread: Jigging

Originally Posted by tackleboat

One tip I have is not to over work the jig. I catch most fish when vertical jigging when the jig is sitting still. I seen some people jerking their rods like using a jigging spoon for stripers. Sometimes I just tap the rod with my fore finger just to make the jig quiver a bit. I agree with fish fast. I work the area good but do it quick.

this is how the Crappie Kidd does it also,

The info in this thread is why this is the first website I look at when i cut the puter on. Thanks fellas.

I've never had any luck vertical jigging but with all that good information it will be worth a try

s-town, do you constantly put out new brush as Ink does?

When you guys are talking about jigs, are you talking about tube jigs, curly tails, or hair jigs, etc? Or does the type not matter as they may all catch them under the correct circumstances?

Originally Posted by NickPapagiorgio

When you guys are talking about jigs, are you talking about tube jigs, curly tails, or hair jigs, etc? Or does the type not matter as they may all catch them under the correct circumstances?

All jigs, most have their favorite jigs they use. You may have to change jigs until you find what works. I see jigs from micro size to 2 1/2'' jigs used so it really comes down to the jig you have confidence using.

Probably not as constant as Ink, but I generally spend a few days a year usually when the fishing is kind of slow putting in new brush and adding to the old ones that were productive. Last summer I didn't sink quite as many as I usually do because my fishing partner got us a SI depth finder. I spent that extra time riding and found other peoples brush instead......it was alot less work...lol. Around April I have some good spots in mind for some brush that I will probably add when the leaves get back on the trees. I think the green leaves draw the bait better, so thats why I am waiting until then. I got about 12-15 christmas trees drying out to sink now, but haven't had time to sink them. Last year Crappie Buster and myself collected about 30 christmas trees and spent a whole day sinking them. They have been very unproductive on Murray, so these will not go on Murray. That was the first time I have ever sunk christmas trees on Murray and it may be my last.

Gabowman s-town and inkdabber thank you all for all the info and help and I actually caught a crappie on a tube jig today.

I fished lake Wylie in 2012 all year with only jigs cought over a thousand with proof ....jigs is tuff they don't hit as hard as they do minnows and jigs do better at at night and you want small as you can go I use a 1/64 jig head in still water so you have to fish it so slow it's almost stoped , but I've always said I will be glad to take people on here jig fishing at night just hit me up

Originally Posted by cutbait

I fished lake Wylie in 2012 all year with only jigs cought over a thousand with proof ....jigs is tuff they don't hit as hard as they do minnows and jigs do better at at night and you want small as you can go I use a 1/64 jig head in still water so you have to fish it so slow it's almost stoped , but I've always said I will be glad to take people on here jig fishing at night just hit me up

I agree that you do need some smaller jigs in the mix. A 1/64 and 1/32 are great weights to keep with you.
You can use jigs all the time in all of the ways we fish. We use jigs while longlining and spider rigging and never over look fishing a jig under a float at the banks or any sallow water structure where the fish may spawn or feed and also in deep water around standing timber. Jigs are the only bait to use while dock shooting. So you don't never 'have' to buy live baits to fish, it is just another choice we have to fish with, at times live bait will out fish jigs and as the water warms jigs will out fish live bait..