Lure of the Month / bi-week, bi-weekly curious - Part Five - Something Jiggy? - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

JohnR · 03-16-2011, 08:53 AM

I'd say lets figure which traditional jigs to go with - shads at a later week, no?

Jackbass · 03-16-2011, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnR

I'd say lets figure which traditional jigs to go with - shads at a later week, no?

Shads are multi purpose and deserve their own week. Jigs and jig heads along with their accoutrements (smart Guy talk) can be used in so many different settings that it would be cool to see how others utilize the same items to do different things. For example how many different things have you set up on a wobble head and been successful. Or even a regular old jighead
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JohnnySaxatilis · 03-16-2011, 10:02 AM

Did pretty good on those Scented Hurley Eel Jigs in the ditch this past year. The pink one always seemed to get shredded to ribbons by blues, but the green one did ok holding up to about 5 or 6 stripers before the rubber starts to get gnarly. They got down fairly quick even in hard currents, where most of the strikes happened

cow tamer · 03-16-2011, 10:56 AM

For jig innovations - check the Hogy lineups.

Mike P · 03-16-2011, 01:40 PM

For plastics, any ball or bullet head with a strong 7/0 or bigger Mustad forged hook.

For bucktails, nothing beats a Kevin Ledoux "Mr. Pogy" jig.

JackK · 03-16-2011, 01:57 PM

I would post my killer diamond jig techniques, but don't want to give those jabronis in the stern of the boat any ideas

MAKAI · 03-16-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike P

For plastics, any ball or bullet head with a strong 7/0 or bigger Mustad forged hook.

For bucktails, nothing beats a Kevin Ledoux "Mr. Pogy" jig.

OK, now you have my attention, I need to know more.

nightfighter · 03-16-2011, 05:37 PM

I had requested this for discussion, since I saw Jim White at PISC last month and have forgotten most, if not all he had said. (didn't take notes) What I did learn was that we are light years behind the fresh water crowd in this area and that there are so many jigs for specific conditions. Would be killer if we could coax Jim to participate in this. His photos of all the available jigs and their uses were an eye opener for me.

Mike P · 03-17-2011, 01:02 PM

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OK, now you have my attention, I need to know more.

A "Mr. Pogy" jig is sort of a cross between an Upperman and a ball jig. It's flattened a bit on top and on the bottom, but it has round "cheeks" like a ball jig in the middle.

They're really hard to find, unfortunately.

For round or bullet jigheads to use with plastics, M&Ds has plenty. All of the weights have 7/0 or 8/0 forged hooks.