I'm fairly new to fishing and have never used jugs before I was wondering if they work just as well without a soft plastic or they work better with a soft plastic. Thanks for any replies!

I always use a trailer. Better presentation and more realistic movements, fall rates etc.

You can catch fish without a trailer though too... Will always find fish that will eat whatever hits them on the nose.

I prefer to have a small plastic chunk threaded on mine.

I'm fairly new to fishing and have never used jugs before I was wondering if they work just as well without a soft plastic or they work better with a soft plastic. Thanks for any replies!

Define jug?

From the title you mean jig, there dozens of jigs from plain lead head, bass and crappie jig with a skirt of some type of material, need a better discription.

Tom

Are you talking about skirted jigs?

Hair jig in sub 38 degree water than no, all other times yes.

 

Allen

Fairly new to fishing with a PB of 9-10 lbs??? Wow.

 

Always use a plastic trailer with bass jigs. You can still catch fish with out them though, but I have more confidence in the bait with one on.

I always fish them with a trailer. They'll work without one, but I have no confidence in a jig without a trailer.