? About vertical jigging

[crappie1024]

Whats the best way to present the jig... Up and down slowly, flick of the wrist, etc.

[Lonestar Proud]

Not to sound like a smarty, but however the fish want it that day.
Sometimes it's dead still, sometimes it's a slight flick of my finger against the braid to just make the jig quiver, sometimes it's a slow lift and fast drop, sometimes vice-versa, sometimes it's a slow horizontal swim...I could go on and on here but you're probably getting my point. You really never know what's gonna work on any given day and that's some of the fun in it is figuring em out!

[Little Skeeter]

What he said. However go to a spot that you know has fish, either a brush pile or find structure on your fishfinder that is holding fish. Try one technique and if its not working try the next and so on. Once they hit on one you will know what to do from there. Good luck to ya bud.

[crappie1024]

Thanks for the info!

[Slabs Inc]

Every way you can think of. Here's one I do and I never hear any one talk about, dead still then move your rod tip horizontal, 4-6" dead still again then a little more. Everyone assioates the bite with something they did vertical but never horizontal. Ever heard of horizontal jigging????

[MEATGETTER]

same as all of the above = trail & error

[PIGINTHEPIGPEN]

Whats the best way to present the jig... Up and down slowly, flick of the wrist, etc.

All of the above.

[no1son]

What they all said from me, too, with this additional advice, jig where you "know" there are fish. You have to find them to present to or nothing will work. The more confident you are of that the better your actual jigging will go.

[Slabs Inc]

Not being a smart donkey, but how do you "know" the fish are there? You can spend $5000 on "fish finders" as some like to call them but...... The Proof Is In The Fishing.

[crappie1024]

The water where ill be fishing is 5' to 8' deep, will i spook them even if i have a 8' to 12' foot pole?