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Reply With QuoteTry using a wider hook. Also, sometimes I think when the males are guarding the nest, they will just swing at it.
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So I was using a cork and jig with no problem then all of sudden I couldn't hook a fish. They were just sinking the cork never felt anything. I dropped smaller size jig and tried a fur jig. It went to the point were I had to set the hook with the rod pointing down and away. Has anyone else had this happen ?
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Try using a wider hook. Also, sometimes I think when the males are guarding the nest, they will just swing at it.
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Tie your jig with a small loop instead of tying it straight to the eye-let. This causes the pointed part of the hook to go up when bitten, hopefully into the hard palate of the fish.
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x2.Originally Posted by Stinkfinger
Sorry about the sideways pics but this is how they uploaded.
I thread the line though the jig and pull approximately oh 7-8" out.
I wrap it around my fingers 2-3 times.
Thread the jig through the loops.
I wet the line with my mouth and gently pull it tight. Here you will have to finesse it back and forth to get the proper length of loop. Don't pull it too fast or tight or you'll warp the line and have curly q's in it which can cause weak points.
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That's the ticket...... nice pics and it explains in pictures what I couldn't in words. Thanks!
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Oh, and one more thing: I can't stress how important it is to keep the line level when you're tying this loop.
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I tie every one of my crappie jigs this way.
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I use this knot about 99% of the time. However, if you use braid, the play at the eye can and will on occasion flatten out enough on a hookset and be able to slip off the eye of the hook leaving your jig in the fishes mouth and you retrieving nothing more than a loop on the end of the line when you pull it up. This can happen two to three times a day and it's very frustrating. It will not do it with Mono because the mono will not flatten out like the braid. So when using braid, I use a tight knot at the eye. The braid itself is flexible enough for a good hookset.
One other thing, those little blue gill and rock bass will pull a cork under in a heartbeat if they are in the area. Some of them will never get hooked unless you're using a very small jig.
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