Any suggestions on productive jig fishing techniques. Been a worm and creature fisher forever. Want to try something new this season.

Then you can read these:

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_fishing.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_fishing_jigs.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fish/jigs.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_fishing_for_bass.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/winter_jig_fishing.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig-fishing-for-bass.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_bass_fishing.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig-fishing-specifics.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig-lures.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spring-jig-fishing-tips.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/deep_water_jig_fishing.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_fishing_jig_tips.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_uses.html

http://www.bassresource.com/beginner/bass_fishing_jigs_overview.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/Bagwell/bagwells_bass_tactics_12.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spring-jig-fishing.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/swim-jigs.html

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/jig_bass_fishing_tips.html

8-)

if you can fish a worm, you can fish a jig

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/bass_fishing_jigs.html

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1263151083

if you can fish a worm, you can fish a jig

X2

There are lots of ways to fish jigs, hop, drag or swim, or a combination of all three during the  same cast should you feel like it.  The shape of the jig head determines how you probably should ought to fish it, but you make your own rules.

For instance, football heads  were first developed for dragging, and yet a Gambler Swim jig (a version of a chatterbait) has a football head on it.

Different jig heads come through different types of cover differently.  There is lots of literature on this subject, starting with this site. Keep going.  Everyone who writes about fishing sooner or later will write a jig fishing article.

The most head stretching one is one published several years ago in In-Fisherman magazine.  Al Lindner is writing his thoughts and writes that if you think about it, a jig is nothing but a carolina rig on a really really short leader.  Conversely a carolina rig is nothing but a jig with a really long, really flexible hook.  OK Al, thanks for that insight.

Jim Eakins has a whole system of jig fishing based around his jigs.  (Primarily oriented toward Ozark area reservoirs, but applicable in many areas.   Back in the 70's, Charlie Brewer, created a whole system and philosophy of fishing based around his little Slider jigs.  He primarily fished clear Tennessee & Kentucky waters for small mouth, but Slider fishing is applicable to any clearer waters anywhere on the planet.

The point of this rant is that there are lots of avenues to pursue to learn about jig fishing.  Good luck.

if you can fish a worm, you can fish a jig

if you can dodge a wrench you can dodge a ball!