Trouble Detecting Bites with a jig

[Baron49]

baron, do we need to have a talk about the jigs you use...one hook or multiple?   
 

Now that might just be my little secret!     

Or just my too fast way of typing? 

[coldfront]

Now that might just be my little secret!     

Or just my too fast way of typing? 

don't often get to see you post that much anymore...just my way of saying 'hey'...   

[caddobass]

I see that you have been given alot of good advise, I use two jig rods one with braid and one with fluorocarbon. To tell you the truth I find the one with fluorocarbon in my hands alot more, I really like the line alot. Most of your jig bites will come on the fall. Keep fishing that jig and you will get a feel for it, when you do fish those laydowns and feel your jig coming up on something just ease it up and over " as I said they like it on the fall ". If swimming a jig you will know when one hits it, always watch your line with dragging it. Keep fishing it and you will develop a sense for what is happening.

[Lsmith500]

There are some great tips here!  One tip that I haven't seen posted yet was taught to me years ago when I really fished tournaments and got to be in the back of the boat with the master at that time, Paul Elias.  I know, he is known for his cranking, but let me tell you, , , the guy can flat pitch and flip with the best of them! 

His trick is to grab the reel in your palm and keep your forefinger under the line, thumb on top and three fingers under the bottom feeling the line 100% of the time, the lightest tick will come alive through your finger and set the hook, or hooks if your fishing with Baron  , sorry Baron, had to do it! 

Since I started this, I have always been amazed at the fish I missed for years.  Back then we used 25# mono, cause that was all we had, then we went to the old white braid with a mono leader, now I use 50# power pro, unless I'm in crystal water then I use 17# fluro.

You want have to worry about feeling the flare and suck in any more!

Hope nobody from my area reads this post 

Lee

[Baron49]

don't often get to see you post that much anymore...just my way of saying 'hey'...   

I am around, just not all the time.  Besides, by the time I get a chance to post a reply all the rest of you have already answered the question.   

[tmiller2]

besides using briad the best advice that i have learned about jig fishing is that - hook sets are free - i know that i have missed a ton of fish on the jig in the past and will prob miss many more...it gets easier once you get past the embarrassment of a jig flying past your head when you think you have a hit  just be ready to duck a lot

[Bassthumb]

It probably should be added if you are using braid, you should back off your drag a bit...since there is no give in the line, so there are only two places that can fail then...the fishes mouth and the rod tip.

[Gangly]

Thank you all for the fantastic replies.  A lot of experiance on this board for sure.

[coldfront]

It probably should be added if you are using braid, you should back off your drag a bit...since there is no give in the line, so there are only two places that can fail then...the fishes mouth and the rod tip.

a guy could just also 'alter' his hookset...a quick 'sharp' set in my mind with the quality hooks and rods we 'now' have seems to get it done in just about every situation...

[BassProAm.com]

I agree about dumping Mono, but Clear California water called for flurocarbon unless fishing Thick Thick cover.

I really liked braid when it first came out but the guys fishing mono would still out catch the braid. When fluro became more popular - better (and cheaper) it was nice to finally dump the Mono.

I am now in Mississippi and the "stained" water allows for braid.
I know people can use braid all the time and catch fish but in my experience braid will get less fish than Fluro.

And of course,,, practice, practice, practice!

-BPA
www.bassproam.com

[jigman1]

1. Buy some fluro. 2nd. Go out to your pond find them laydowns and when you feel something weird just wait a second keep an eye on your line and if you don't see your line jump or run wait to pull through something again then if you feel something weird repeat the process. A jig bite is similiar to worms. Watch that line and if you see it jump hold on