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    Good stuff to remember! thanks guys!

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    On the drop takes some feel. Drop your rod and watch the line go slack. That means you are dropping your rod tip too fast. You need to drop your rod tip at the same speed the lure is falling. It takes practice, but, once you get it. you will understand, Then you can start reeling in slack line at the same time you are dropping the rod tip. Takes practice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DonaAna1 View Post
    On the drop takes some feel. Drop your rod and watch the line go slack. That means you are dropping your rod tip too fast. You need to drop your rod tip at the same speed the lure is falling. It takes practice, but, once you get it. you will understand, Then you can start reeling in slack line at the same time you are dropping the rod tip. Takes practice.
    Right, you want to reel in just right amount of slack, so the jig falls naturally, and so you can feel when you get a bite.

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    Being a line watcher and using a sensitive rod will help you feel/see the thump . I catch may fish on the initial fall .
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    Very interesting read,I discovered the technique by accident ( notice I didn’t say I invented it ! ).I was fishing in a stump field and flooded standing timber,using a 12’ telescoping rod.I noticed that instead of dipping,I caught more if I pitched beyond the stump,and allowed the jig to swing / sink alongside the stump.I dip jigs at times,but allowing the jig to swing drop seems to work best for me.
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    Very nice tips in addition to previous pages.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DonaAna1 View Post
    On the drop takes some feel. Drop your rod and watch the line go slack. That means you are dropping your rod tip too fast. You need to drop your rod tip at the same speed the lure is falling. It takes practice, but, once you get it. you will understand, Then you can start reeling in slack line at the same time you are dropping the rod tip. Takes practice.
    I prefer to drop the jig on slack line, keeping a focused watch on the slack as it descends. Any hesitation, or stopping, before the jig touches down and you set the hook! Has worked very well for me. You need to be using a floating line though (braid or mono, not fluorocarbon) and of a color that you can easily see.
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    Great info good lessons

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crestliner08 View Post
    I prefer to drop the jig on slack line, keeping a focused watch on the slack as it descends. Any hesitation, or stopping, before the jig touches down and you set the hook! Has worked very well for me. You need to be using a floating line though (braid or mono, not fluorocarbon) and of a color that you can easily see.
    My recent experience showed me the importance of using a floating line. I was using (1/32 to 1/16) jig to fish with mono or braid line without issue to catch crappie as deep as 6 feet. However, I won’t be able to reach crappie 8 feet or lower with even 1/16 jig. Then I switched to 4 lb FC as mainline, but I totally messed up with my feeling of cast. Until recently, I switched back to braid with 1/8 jig and found feeling again even catching crappie as deep as 10 feet.
    I think the floating property of braid line really helped slow down the drop of jig and maintain depth during retrieving. This is quite different feeling from using FC line with which I had a hard time to maintain depth and entice the strike.


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    I Second on 4 lb test mono line
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