I fish lakes in the Twin Cities, central Minnesota area. These lakes are stained and clear with heavy weed, medium, and light weeds. I've had success with a Strike King Tour Grade Swim Jig (I thought it was a KVD, but it's not) in 1/4 ounce in blue gill color. I've used a KVD Rodent, swimming Senko, Cabelas version of the Rodent, and Zoom Super Chunk with success. (My first cast with the swimming Senko I got the tail bit off. I was wondering if some people cut these in half to make them shorter before using them as a trailer?)

 

 

I was wondering what the most common size Swim Jig size is?

 

 

 

 

I'm also wondering what the best Seibert Swim Jig for me is since I want to make an order of Swim Jigs from Seibert tomorrow. I've heard good things about his jigs and see that the price is also about $2 less than Strike King's jigs (granted, I'll have to pay shipping which may make them equal out). 

 

 

 

So what would be the best Seibert Swim jig (model, size, and color) for me in central Minnesota?

 

 

 

 

And what are the best swim jig trailers for Minnesota lakes?

I can't comment on the Seibert jigs as I've never fished one, I use Dirty Jigs. My favorite size is 5/16 then 3/8, I use these two the most by far. I like the 5/16 around heavy weeds and the 3/8 when the grass is a little thinner.

 

As far as trailers go I use Paca Craws, Kickin' B's, Rage Craw's, Rage Menace, Zoom swimming chunks, Skinny Dippers, and Swing Impact Fat's. Just depends on how and where I plan to fish my swim jig as to which trailer I use. 

Look at Northstar, too. The Flip and Swim jig works wonders

3/8 oz which turns into 1/2-5/8 with a trailer.

The most common size up north is without a doubt 1/4oz

For me 3/8 is by far the biggest seller.  I sell more 3/8 then all other sizes combined.  For the trailer I'd use a Menace.

For me 3/8 is by far the biggest seller. I sell more 3/8 then all other sizes combined. For the trailer I'd use a Menace.

You say 3/8 is your biggest seller. But that's nationwide.

Is 1/4 more common up North?

Would you recommend a 1/4 or 3/8 for me?

And I'm assuming bluegill like you said in a post about color, correct?

Well, north or south you will do MUCH better with the 3/8 weight simply because it casts further,

so you cover more water.

1/4 oz. 80% of the time

5/16oz 99% of the time...

Well, north or south you will do MUCH better with the 3/8 weight simply because it casts further,

so you cover more water.

Completly untrue

TCBass

 

I went through a bunch of my orders that had swim jigs in them and looked at all the ones for northern states.  Its almost exactly a 50/50 split on 1/4 vs 3/8.  Many of the orders had both 1/4 and 3/8 in them.

The biggest selling colors for those northern states were

 

Bluegill

Bloody Shad

Fogy

Bluegill Flash

Black blue

Chartreuse shad

Blue Craw

5/16oz 90% of the time fished with a 5" grub or twin tale grub.

TCBass

 

I went through a bunch of my orders that had swim jigs in them and looked at all the ones for northern states.  Its almost exactly a 50/50 split on 1/4 vs 3/8.  Many of the orders had both 1/4 and 3/8 in them.

The biggest selling colors for those northern states were

 

Bluegill

Bloody Shad

Fogy

Bluegill Flash

Black blue

Chartreuse shad

Blue Craw

 

 

 

Thanks, so what size would you recommend for me?

 

 

 

 

I see that roadwarrior said 3/8 would cast farther, then another iabass8 said that's untrue. If it does cast farther, that would be a plus.

Keep in mind rate of fall and casting distance. The trade off with either size. Most MN lakes are full of aquatic vegetation. Using a heavier weighted jig would probably increase the odds of having to pick off weeds more. Frankly I would get several of each size in natural colors like bluegill and various watermelon or green pumpkin variations and see what you may prefer.

This is strictly my opinion, but if your swimming above grass or shallow weed lines say 8 fow or less I'd go 1/4.  If your fishing deeper weed lines I'd go the 3/8.  I'm with Kickerfish though.  I'd have at least a couple of each size due to the rate of fall and activity of the fish.

This is strictly my opinion, but if your swimming above grass or shallow weed lines say 8 fow or less I'd go 1/4.  If your fishing deeper weed lines I'd go the 3/8.  I'm with Kickerfish though.  I'd have at least a couple of each size due to the rate of fall and activity of the fish.

 

 

I bet you'd go with a couple! lol. J/K.

 

Thanks. I'll be making my order of your jigs soon. I'll definitely get two 1/4 and probably one 3/8.

 

 

 

I swore I was done buying fishing stuff this year, but after the success with the Strike King swim jig and then losing it yesterday to a fish I knew I needed to get some more. And your prices are better than the Strike Kings.

Northerner here. 1/4 oz and 3/8 oz sizes (1/2 oz too) have their place. The lighter sizes are a smaller presentation that stays up in the water column. The heavier ones are easier to keep down and come through grass better. I trim skirts just below the hook bend; my 1/4's are very small. I want to experiment with sizes around 1 oz for swimming through pads, but that is another post.

Tldr: get multiple sizes.

O, man, it's here! My Seiberts order.

 

 

 

I took Mike's advice on weight and colors for Minnesota and got 6 jigs.

 

I went with:

 

 

2x  Watermelon Black Flake head in Blue Gill skirt wire tied in 1/4oz.

 

2x  Silver Black head in Bloody Shad skirt wire tied in 1/4oz.

 

 

 

1x  Watermelon Black Flake head in Blue Gill skirt wire tied in 3/8oz.

 

1x  Silver Black head in Bloody Shad skirt wire tied in 1/4oz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I can't wait to get them in the water. Mike was extremely helpful in choosing the right colors and size for my area and sent them out on Friday and they got here on Monday! They look amazing! Great customer service. I hope to make some more orders from Seiberts in the future.

 

Thanks Mike!

Those look great. Watermelon head/Bluegill skirt is one of my favorite Siebert combinations.