Ok, I flat out suck on jigs. I have tried and have zero confidence in them. I have caught a handful on jigs. At this point, I am thinking of going out and only bringing one rod and jigs only with me until I master the technique. So, I am turning to you guys for help.

I fish a lake with lots of milfoil. Typically, the milfoil comes out in 12-14 feet of water. I usually fish the outside weed edge with cranks and shakey head worms and do really well. The milfoil is really thick so pitching into little openings has yielded no results for me. From the shore to the weedline, the milfoil carpets the surface so I usually stay away from the inside of the weedline because of how thick it is. Typically, there are no rocky bottoms on this lake. I am usually dealing with soft/hard bottom transitions.

Any advice would be appreciated. All of the fish I have caught on jigs have been around docks but I have caught bigger fish in 14-17 feet of water on the outisde weed edge. I wanted to see if a jig would help land the bigger ones.

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Catt started an excellent thread on this Topic. Check it out.

I personally find that fishing jigs in the grass like you describe is less successful than fishing them around rocks, brush or more open banks.  When trying to get in under the matt, I will usually go with a T-rigged bait (worm, beaver, speed craw) - but I find the jig gets hung up too easily in the grass.

If you do fish grass, be sure you don't work them too much - just shake 'em a little like you are hung up while letting it sit on the bottom.  Works some times.

Our lakes have lots of grass in them. When it mats up i prefer a heavy jig/craw worm combo that will have no problem breaking through the top. It will fall quickly and that's what i want. I want that fish to strike out of a reflex instead of getting a good look at it and recognizing it for what it really is. I fish vertical. Once it hits the bottom I'll pick it up once and drop it back. If no bite, i bring it in and put it elsewhere. I concentrate on ditches, points, humps, and creek bends under the grass. They are easy to spot so i don't waste a lot of time trying to fish wide areas that usually don't produce.

Early morning I concentrate on the inside grassline. As the sun gets up I move out to the outer grassline and look for scattered patches of grass out away from the main growth. Most fishermen won't take the time to look for these areas. They will have less pressure and lots of my larger fish come from these scattered areas.

Good luck