Particularly effective when fishing deep water humps, points, and gravel flats, this approach is exactly what it sounds like. On a 7-foot or taller medium-heavy action baitcasting rod and 12-20-pound test fluorocarbon, cast the football jig as far as the eye can see.
How do you retrieve a football jig?
If you do get hung-up with a football shaped jig head it is easier to get loose by jiggling your line or reversing your direction and passing back over where you are hung. This enables you to pull it free from the same path it went in.
Here are the primary retrieves:
Dragging.
Hopping.
Stroking.
Swimming or Slow Rolling.
Do you put a trailer on a football jig?
A lot of folks don’t consider using a stick worm-style trailer on football jigs, but they work very well. It may not look very pretty to the human eye, but you’ll catch a lot of bass this way.” As the summer continues and the bass begin feeding more aggressively, he likes to use a trailer with a lot of action.
How do you fish football head jigs? – Related Questions
Do you tie a jig directly to the line?
Jigs are finesse lures designed to be tied direct to the fishing line. No snaps, swivels or quick clips should be used with attaching a jig to fishing line.
What size football jig is best?
“A 3/4-ounce jig is a good all-purpose size for a football jig,” Lee said. “It’s an effective presentation you can fish at any depth, from 3 feet to 30 feet deep. If I had to choose one size to fish in all scenarios, that would be it.”
Do you put trailers on jigs?
Most jigs are fished with a soft-plastic trailer bait attached to them. Originally, these trailer baits were made of stamped pieces of pork skin, which is where term “jig-n-pig” came from, which is a jig with a pork trailer on the hook.
Do you use a trailer on a hair jig?
Should you use a trailer on a jig?
But can you fish a jig without a trailer? The answer is yes, but you are sacrificing a lot of action and likely aren’t going to get as many bites without one. So whenever possible, put a trailer on your jig. But if you want to fish without, or have to because you’re out of plastics, you can catch it without a trailer.
Do you put weight on a jig?
How do you fish a jig for beginners?
How to Jig in Simple Steps
Cast out and let your jig hook sink to the bottom and count a few seconds or wait until you feel the spoon hit the bottom.
Snap or pop your wrist and rod tip up quickly a short distance and let the lure drop back to the bottom.
You can jig up and down, side to side or up and down and sideways.
How do you know when a jig hits the bottom?
What line is best for a jig?
Fluorocarbon is the best line for jigs in my opinion because it’s clear, it sinks, stays taut underwater, and is much more sensitive than monofilament line. Switching from mono to fluoro will result in not only more bites, but more detected bites as well.
Beginners will do a treble jig at traditional speed (92 bpm), while more advanced dancers will dance the non-traditional (slow) treble jig at 72 bpm.
What is the best jig color?
Green pumpkin, watermelon, and other related natural colors are excellent choices. If fishing dirty or stained waters, it helps to use a black and blue combination. Certain jigs often imitate bluegill and shad with color matching.
Does the color of a jig head matter?
Conclusion. If you’re fishing in clear water, red is a good idea to choose for the jig head color, but if you’re fishing in murkier water, chartreuse is a good idea because it will attract more attention.
Do you put bait on a jig head?
Jig heads can be fished shallow; they can be fished deep and anywhere in between. Jigs can be tipped with live bait or it can be teamed with plastics to pretty much catch any fish that swims.
Do you fish a jig like a worm?
Do you use a sinker with a jig head?
You’ll need a sinker or a weighted jighead to get a buoyant lure like a plastic worm or tube bait to the bottom and keep it there.
What goes first hook or sinker?
STANDARD RIGS & SPECIALTY RIGS
Tie a hook on the end of your fishing line with one of your fishing knots.
Pinch one or two small split shot sinkers to your main line about 6-12 inches from the hook to add a bit of weight to your line (this will keep your bait suspended vertically).