Fishing In Current With Jigs

[NIB]

Originally Posted by Raven

i re read your post and it answered my question...

lets go back to the strike ZONE....

because the fish are seeking that particular resting spot

is the strike zone... relatively small - say a 3x 3 foot square?

I would have to say yes.At least deffinetly in the faster stages of the tide.As it slows down they will move more.I might even fish higher up in the water collum when it slows down..I vary my casting distances also,starting out and working my way back to try to cover as much water as possible..Then I will alter my lure slightly to fish differnt water.Small things like larger pork or going to rubber trailers starting small and increasing them in size can make a big difference.This by several different reasons, like a slower sink rate will get me to the bottom in a different part of the drift..In turn it lets me fish different water.

[Raven]

you seem to be one of the few people that prefer a spinning reel
to a bait caster for jiggin jigs - just an observation

and by "no quarter" i take that to mean

your trying to get the fish out of the lower current or deeper water
up high in the water column fast so you can slide the fish closer to you....

[NIB]

By NO Quarter I mean I do not let em run..I stop em in their tracks.They will pound a thrash for a short bit.I might give em tiny bits of line.by no means are they taking off on me. It takes the steam right out of them.Then you have to pump them back..
IMO the further the fish gets down current on you,the harder it will be to land..
For the most part a jig is one of the only lures you can get away doing this with.
That single hook lure is the best fish LANDING weapon there is..

[Raven]

the second reason

now i'll invest in some more sw jigs

and experiment with them more in freshwater too

since i have quite a few fresh water jigs but don't use them very much

usually i get out there and determine if its a
worm, crayfish, or minnow bite and then fish appropriately

thanks NIB - for the LESSON - i learned allot today

[steve]

NIB, Excellent!!!!!!It is tough to master but once you do it, you'll catch a lot of fish.

[Crafty Angler]

Nice to see jigs getting equal time - done right, it really is an art form -

I still pour, paint and tie up my own, for the last 10 years or so adding a little crystal flash along the sides...I'll be tossing 'em soon -

Anyway, real good post on jigs, T. - it was totally NIB-tastic -

[Crafty Angler]

BTW, anybody ever use - or make - those felt strip trailers that look like a rind and soak 'em with scent -

DZ does, I think - just found some in my tackle room I'd put in a safe place so I'd be sure I wouldn't forget 'em...

I think that was like 7 or 8 years ago...

[Tagger]

Originally Posted by Raven

you seem to be one of the few people that prefer a spinning reel
to a bait caster for jiggin jigs .

the Canal jigging with spinning is the norm ..Pre braid it was conventional because you were casting heavy mono .. great read NIB ,, you should write an OTW article or Fisherman sometime .. I'd run out and buy it ..