HELP a minnow fisherman learn about jig fishing!

[bogdipper_2]

I like a tube in the spring. I cast, vertical jig or cork them. Midsouth super jigs is my choice for tubes. They have a very large selection of colors but my favorites are 702gl, 1512, 108, 902, and 410. I seem to go through a lot of the 702gl, which is orange and chartreuse that glows in the dark, just because all the rain in the spring usually makes the water I fish pretty muddy. In the summer I fish minnows on slip bobbers. Then in the fall when the water is cooling and they are feeding up for winter I use slab busters, I prefer the big slab busters but the regular ones work too. My main colors are black/chartreuse, orange/chartreuse and blue/pearl white. Don't over look scent on your jig. When I use the tubes I will inject them with crappie nibbles using a medicine giver from children's ibuprofren. I like the platinum color for my nibbles. The slab busters already come garlic scented so I don't do anything to them. As for a jig head in the spring when fishing shallow under a cork or vertical fishing shallow I like a 1/16 white jig head made by arkie that you can buy at Walmart or if the wind is blowing my line too much I'll up size to a 3/32 that we make and it's just a plane lead head.

[T_om]

Well, your question is kind of open ended. There are a lot of ways to "jig fish". My fishing buddy and I almost always tightline troll pushing jigs ahead of the boat. No minnows, ever. We found out long ago they are not necessary.

But color makes a HUGE difference. Huge. It is the difference between a good day and getting skunked.

Tom

[Ketchn]

I would say start off with a crappie jig of choice under a float in your local spawn area when its on . Color wont matter much and the depth under the float will be not much to speak of and by the time the spawn is over you will be well on your way to ketchn crappie with a jig .
don't move the float rig to fast and lots of times bright jig colors will get it done . as far as the rest of the year winter time in deep waters holding really still is a super easy way to build up confidence as well with a jig .
other seasons call for other options many times and some of it is just hit and miss and experimenting with what works . depth is critical in many cases and scents play a major roll in lots of spots .
luck to ya