By definition, a jig is a hook that has been weighted/outfitted with feather, a plastic body, hair or various materials that is reeled by an angler to attract fish. The creativity of rigging a jig is endless, so even my knowledge of making jigs is tiny compared to many other anglers. I truly believe that jigs are the most widely used lure out there for ANY fish because of its simplicity, creativity of rigging, and that it works. Many largemouth bass anglers tend to use big jigs fitted w/ crayfish because we all know lunker largemouths tend to stay on the bottom for bigger and satisfying meals. For me personally, I tend to use rattling/ flippin jigs that have been outfitted w/ a skirt (like pictured above). I then rig it with a variety of soft plastics. I tend to use crayfish plastics because I like to fish f
or huge bottom dwellers. For panfish, I tend to use medium-sized grubs outfitted on a weighted hook. Simple and easy to rig, these grub jigs are among my favorite because it works. White bass tend to love these grub jigs, as I've caught more white bass than largemouths with this set up. Out of my whole angling family, I believe I am the only one that uses jigs regularly, besides "trick worms" for largemouths. Other popular jig set ups are shad jigs and frog jigs, but I tend to stick w/ grubs as it has worked for me so far. Another set up that you don't hear a lot about is rigging a shad or a minnow jig to another jig. By directly fitting the hook end to the shad/minnow jig, this set up implies as if the shad is chasing after a smaller fish or insect. I've never tri
ed this set up yet, but I've heard stories of how it works. I will let you anglers know if it works by trying this set up this upcoming weekend. Look for a small post on my results this next week. Good fishing, fellow anglers!
By definition, a jig is a hook that has been weighted/outfitted with feather, a plastic body, hair or various materials that is reeled by an angler to attract fish. The creativity of rigging a jig is endless, so even my knowledge of making jigs is tiny compared to many other anglers. I truly believe that jigs are the most widely used lure out there for ANY fish because of its simplicity, creativity of rigging, and that it works. Many largemouth bass anglers tend to use big jigs fitted w/ crayfish because we all know lunker largemouths tend to stay on the bottom for bigger and satisfying meals. For me personally, I tend to use rattling/ flippin jigs that have been outfitted w/ a skirt (like pictured above). I then rig it with a variety of soft plastics. I tend to use crayfish plastics because I like to fish f
or huge bottom dwellers. For panfish, I tend to use medium-sized grubs outfitted on a weighted hook. Simple and easy to rig, these grub jigs are among my favorite because it works. White bass tend to love these grub jigs, as I've caught more white bass than largemouths with this set up. Out of my whole angling family, I believe I am the only one that uses jigs regularly, besides "trick worms" for largemouths. Other popular jig set ups are shad jigs and frog jigs, but I tend to stick w/ grubs as it has worked for me so far. Another set up that you don't hear a lot about is rigging a shad or a minnow jig to another jig. By directly fitting the hook end to the shad/minnow jig, this set up implies as if the shad is chasing after a smaller fish or insect. I've never tri
ed this set up yet, but I've heard stories of how it works. I will let you anglers know if it works by trying this set up this upcoming weekend. Look for a small post on my results this next week. Good fishing, fellow anglers!
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