T.H.E. Jig strikes again

[Cincinnati]

Hi how do you guys usually fish the, "jig."
Casting, tight lining, etc...

Glove up!

Rick.

[pstone]

I'll prob just stick to my 2 in umbrella tubes and 1/8 ounce heads for now. They seem to be doing pretty well for me right now...

Thanks for the explanation though. I thought they had a different scent or different action or something.

Well, 1st thing is the durability and quality behind each jig.

T.H.E. Jig in my pictures has put over 1000 fish in the boat for me since the spring and with just some chipped head paint is the only wear. I've not lost any of the hair yet or lost any of the glue or thread from the collar. And you don't need to get your hands dirty or wet from using live bait.

Give it a try, you'll like it. :D

[camofish]

Hi how do you guys usually fish the, "jig."
Casting, tight lining, etc...

Glove up!

Rick.

The biggest size is 1/64 oz, so it is hard to work work it fast.

Early in the spring when the fish are super shallow and spooky. I just throw it with out anything else on the line and let it sink to the right depth. Which I'm sight fishing so THE Jig never is out of my sight and I can see the bite.

But, the easiest way to fish it is under a bobber at the depth that you want it. With a little, slow retrieve and pause to allow it to fall again, works the best. I've had them eat it on the rise and fall, the key is to let the jig fall slow and natural, which seems to be the trigger to the bite.

Hope this helps.

click here to watch: THE Jig - 10/15/07

I was fishing it in 5'-8' FOW under a bobber 2 feet. :D

[camofish]

I'll prob just stick to my 2 in umbrella tubes and 1/8 ounce heads for now. They seem to be doing pretty well for me right now...

Thanks for the explanation though. I thought they had a different scent or different action or something.

That is all fine when you have warmer waters. I mostly use a 1/16 oz jig head with either a 2" rib grub or a 2.5" paddletail grub (slider grub). But, when the water cools down under the 60 degree mark, the crappies get alittle more finiky and picky. With THE 1/64 oz Jig, it falls more natural in the water and flutters in the strike zone longer.

So, if you deal with cold water temps and/or ice fishing, THE Jig is dynomite and hard not to have in your arsenal.

Fish On!

[crappiekeith]

That was a good answer Camofish.
After spending time on these forums I saw we have many different water conditions that force us to fish differently.

Getting small 64th,80th or 100 oz depending on how negative the bite is is key to still catching slabs and bulls.
This summer I was fishing a 3" sassy shad on a 1/4 oz jig and I was catching crappies.Well the difference to when you need a small bait is water temp,oxygen level and barometric pressure.
The 1st week after ice out and for the next few weeks those small jigs are the ticket.
Also while ice fishing when the plant life dies there is no oxygen being made.
The fish get sluggish yet they still will feed on small easy to catch foods.
T.H.E.Jig is in the size range they will target.

Right now our waters are in the low 50's for temps and in less then 40 days we will have ice.They will not hit that same 3" shad right now ,but that small 64th is deadly.

You can tell the mood by where the hook embeds.
If it is inhaled they are aggresive.
In Camofish's pics you can see T.H.E. Jig is lodged right in the lip.That's a sign of being finnicky.

I do fish it under a bobber in open water and verticle fish it when I'll ice fish.

I hope this answers the question.
I appreciate the curiosity.

[Cincinnati]

hey thanks guys, much appreciated!

Rick

[pstone]

We don't have ice in MS LOL. Naw, our water is so muddy down here you just about have to bump em on the nose with the jig to get them to hit it. Grenada is muddy year round.

[crappiekeith]

Nothing else a dupont spinner will raise em!
Here's one 4 days after ice out.Notice no leaves on the trees and the air temp was 45.
That's why I had a down jacket on.