Over the last two years a swim jig has climed up there as one of my go to techniques. I have always struggled mentally fishing a standard flipping jig. The areas I fish are mostly shallow vegetation so I usually opt for a tx rigged plastic for these areas. I am fishing some new areas where fish feed heavily on crawfish on a delta system with a lot of shoreline wood cover. I plan on spending much more time pitching a jig in these areas vs a standard soft plastic creature to help gain confidence in the bait. I feel like my confidence in swim jigs may finally give me the confidence to stick with the jig longer.

Did anyone else use swim jig success to shake the demons of fishing a regular jig?

Yes, that is exactly what happened for me, and now I am very proficient and confident with all jigs.

I think the fact of being confident in using a jig at all will boost your confidence in flipping a jig.