Smaller is best?

[hankll]

Good grief is right.... I totally just close my mouth and just keep doing what I believe in.

For tuna, maybe ... or tarpon. Good grief!

My standard jig is 1/32 but often drop down to 1/64.

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[skiptomylu]

My theory of weight jig I use is more based on weather conditions, high winds or current I will use up to a 1/4oz jig head....
I just talked to a guy on YouTube about this and will revisit it in an upcoming vid.....
You can still have a small jig and have a heavier head if a small profile bait is what it takes to get bit.....
My 3lb crappie came on a big body bait so I always try'n drop one when I get the chance....

You never know what jig including size will catch you next Wow fish! Since we tie our own we can try anything almost. I have caught big crappie on a lot of different jigs in the last 21 years since I have been living here. I have trolled 1/8 Oz jigs early spring in 10' of water and even down to about 6' water depth. However that kind of trolling is more what I call strolling where you just drop the jig down pretty much next to you boat and move along slow with the TM. However the majority of my spring fishing is long lining a 1/32 Oz Roadrunner or Pony head and just cast it as far as I can out to the side or rear and take off moving like .4 MPH to .8MPH. The little Roadrunner will not fall all that deep so it's perfect for this kind of fishing. It's also the most relaxed way to fish until the bite takes off, lol! My bad shoulder just holds the rod after the cast so it's work is done. Summer for sure I am with 1/8 and 1/4 oz jigs!

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[Lazy Cody]

I have caught lots of fish, and big fish, on teeny tiny jigs. I fish 64th with a #8 or #6 hook quite a bit, as small as 80th on a #10. But I also use lots of 32nd and 16th's when it's windy or I'm fishing deeper. Where I go it's not often that fish want bigger baits, usually smaller is the answer - but every lake fishes different.

[skiptomylu]

I have caught lots of fish, and big fish, on teeny tiny jigs. I fish 64th with a #8 or #6 hook quite a bit, as small as 80th on a #10. But I also use lots of 32nd and 16th's when it's windy or I'm fishing deeper. Where I go it's not often that fish want bigger baits, usually smaller is the answer - but every lake fishes different.

Most of my 17" crappie have come on the 1/32 Oz Original Marabou Roadrunner that I tie, but before I tied some were caught on the bought RR's. Way back when I stumbled into long lining in the late 1970's My main bait was the 1/32 Oz Roadrunner and they still make that same one today and so do I, lol! It's not my favorite color any longer though. I probably also caught a few on the old Blue Fox jig they use to make. It was a tiny jig with a nickel plated head and I still have some of them. Maybe I tied them again this year?

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[kmc06005]

My biggest (2lb 9oz) came on a 1/32oz hand tie that was 1.5" or so long. That day I caught several over 2lbs. We started with big 3" swimbaits and graduated down. The biggest issue with the smaller bait is that my hook started bending after 25+ fish.

[z520tom]

These are some balanced jig flies I use under a fixed float. They weigh about 1/64 and have a #8 hook. You could cast them with the right rod and line.

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[Spoonminnow]

1/32, 1/24, 1/16 and 3/32 ball head jigs with no collar are what I use depending on
1. lure size and shape - a 1.5" mini-stick does better using a lighter jig; the lure shown below work fine with a heavier jig.
2. lure speed being tried



I've used 1/32 oz jigs with 5" Kut Tail worms and caught all species.
1/8 oz is okay for larger lures when fish are provoked by larger lures. Otherwise, lighter is better IMO though larger bulkier lures do well with 1/16 oz.

Much of the time a few different jig weights will do.

Hook size is important in that is come out in the front 1/3 of the lure unless a plastic worm like the Slider or Kut Tail is used.
Note weights and hook sizes:

[hankll]

Based on your comments, I ordered a pack 1/80 oz #10 ball head jigs. I'll give those a try and see whether I can make decent looking jigs.
Just so you know, I've never owned or fished with jigs this small.

I have caught lots of fish, and big fish, on teeny tiny jigs. I fish 64th with a #8 or #6 hook quite a bit, as small as 80th on a #10. But I also use lots of 32nd and 16th's when it's windy.

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[callmecamo]

I was catching a few on a 1/8 oz hand tie a couple days ago. They wouldn't mess with the 1/32. I use up to 1/4 oz jig head depending on the time of year and type of fishing I'm doing. Vertical jigging is the heavy weight game for me. Casting is generally 1/16 oz and every once in a while, 1/32 oz. I have a very difficult time casting a 1/32 jig as I'm usually using braid. I can make it work with mono but I've gotten so spoiled to having that sensitivity!

[skiptomylu]

Well you guys with the small jigs (I like them as well) wouldn't fit in over in Mississippi where they catch a good many 4 pound crappie. They like at least a #2 Sickle hook and some larger than that.

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