mnbassman23

I usually buy tungsten due to it being much smaller and sensitive. Personally when I get to 1/4oz and less I go with lead. Do to the price I can buy bulk lead for dirt cheaper and really the weight isn't that big in those smaller sizes.

Agreed. I personally love the light wire finesse worm hook, great hook up percentage and can handle big fish if you don't horse them. I tried the flippin hooks in 4/0 and lost a lot of fish on them.

I'll take a jig as well

spinnerbaits and soft plastics work well as other have said. I usually catch around 5-10 a year depending on what lakes I fish. They do tear up lures, but fun as heck to catch.

I used Sufix Siege 12lb for all my squarebills, traps, and jerkbaits last year and really liked it. It stayed very limp on the spool and it held up like a champ around wood, rock, and weed cover.

I don't think i've ever said this before but... I'll take the 5 fat girls

This would be a great jig to learn with and build confidence. The best part about the Flip and Swim is it's versatility and it's ability to do a lot of things well. Because of the head design it swims true when working it like a swim jig and also comes through the weeds well when pitching and flipping around grass and working it on the bottom. When i'm starting out the day looking for fish I usually start with a Flip and Swim because I can cover a lot of water and also different water columns. I can swim it in 6" of water or slow roll it in 16ft of water and every inch inbetween. Then when I pull up to a key piece of cover like a log or boat dock I can pitch it in and around cover and work it slowly on the bottom. To me this is the jig to learn with and gain confidence in. I actually taught my buddy to fish jigs last summer with a 1/2oz Flip and Swim. Now he's addicted and owns a bunch of them lol.

Nice choices! New gill is my favorite and Salsa is a close second for the flip and swims. You really cannot go wrong with either of those color.

The New Gill pattern is my go to pattern. I see your from WI which means you fish the same style of lakes as I do and this color is a must IMO. If I was stuck fishing one pattern for the rest of my life New Gill would be my choice hands down. Like rockchalk said, it is a thick/full skirt with 60 strands. Not as bulky as a black series (80 strands), but similar to the Knockouts if you have fished them.

Great suggestions above. Get yourself a stout rod and heavy braid and try tossing a frog, punching a compact bait like a craw or beaver, and I also catch a lot of bass with 1/2-3/4oz Jigs in reeds.

Lots of pike up in MN.Probably get 2-8 of them a day depending on the lake. Also get a few walleye every year and a muskie once in awhile.

In the past I have used a dab of gorilla glue to seal the small spaces found in many worm hooks and even flipping hooks for that matter, worked great. I would apply it with a toothpick and it would seal right up. With that said a siwash eye appears to be a bit larger than i've ever tried to seal so possibly my idea wouldn't work as well. I've actually never had a siwash eye hook in my hand to see how big the gap really is.

Through my scientific experimentation's I have concluded that red is an exceptional spring time color, but will work thought the year.. These findings can be validated due to catching numerous big fish on the color. The end

Felix77, both packs I bought (Tennessee shad and clear bream) had the same amount of action, which I'm happy with. If they catch me fish I'll be buying more.

HAHA I knew this was coming. No bites, but it was nice to put a lure in open water

I could be way off here, but in essence the first part of your question is asking how to make a bait keeper correct? If you want something similar to the Hack Attack keeper you can buy some heat shrink tubing. Cut it an inch long and cut one end at a 45 degree angle. Slide it up the the bend of the hook to the top shank and then heat it on until it cinches down good. I've done this to many of my straight shank hooks. It's much cheaper to buy the SS hooks without the keeper and heat shrink tubing is dirt cheap. If this is not what you were looking for, never mind my ramble

I skip a lot of jigs and the Brush/Alien style jig head is great for skipping. 3/8oz is about perfect in weight IMO. light enough that it doesn't want to sink on impact, but heavy enough to get good momentum to skip it a good ways.

Hey Everyone, I was on the fence about buying these with the mixed reviews but i've had good luck with all Havoc products so I bought 2 packs of the 4" version. I rigged one up with a 5/0 Owner Beast hook and filled the bathtub (Lakes in MN are still frozen). I decided since I was doing a little experiment that I would grab the GoPro and shoot a short video for everyone to look at, especially with the other thread going on right now. With the tub being so short in length it was hard to get a good shot of the Sick Fish in action, but I tried. Here you go.

My first thought was Muskie fishing lol

Yes sir! The options are endless and I use different trailers based on the time of year. Single tail grubs, twin tail grubs, 5" swimbaits like a Havoc grass pig or RI skinny dipper, Havoc subwoofer is probably my favorite, and your favorite craw trailer. Size wise it depends how deep and how fast you want to retrieve. I use a 1/4oz Northstar Swim Jig most of the time. This is for target oriented structure and most time i'm in 1-5 FOW. If i'm swimming deeper grass i'll bump up to a 3/8oz.

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Great info above, not much to add. Best advice is keep fishing them and with time you will know how a the jig is suppose to feel. It is almost impossible to describe, but with time you just "get it". I always tell people I fish with that hooksets are free. Yes you may set into a log and lose your jig, but if you don't swing it could be the biggest fish of your life on the end of the line. People who are afraid to loose jigs are leaving behind the best spots, and most often the biggest fish.

Can you say Bass Porn!

Anytime I'm pitching jigs/t-rigs I'm smiling. Laydowns, mats, cut banks, docks, reed beds; I'm not picky! Fall or spring are my favorite time.

Berkley havoc subwoofer is my favorite. I also use a lot of 4-5" single tail grubs, twin tail grubs, 5" paddletails. Lots of options