question about jigging the canal

[Mike P]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

In the fall I have been known to toss a 5 ounce ball jig with no hair or pork, and kind of swim, tick it along the bottom out as far as I can cast and fish eat it , I guess it's a quick instictive reaction, they think it's food, a crab or whatever, serious, just bare lead and hook, it has less air resistence and goes further.

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Yeah, tell me about it--it goes all the way across to the other side if you snap it off