By the way tom, what was your biggest bass, and i bet it was on a swimbait!

I'm betting on a jig

I'm betting on a jig

Cali + Swimmer = 15+ pound bass 

By the way tom, what was your biggest bass, and i bet it was on a swimbait!

Hair jig!

Tom

Hair jig!

Tom

what sis it weigh! 

That avatar pic suggest that its a pig.

I think swimming a jig is the best way to feel bites and gain confidence.

what sis it weigh!

Off top;

My top 5 bass to date, all on hair jigs;

17.4 Casitas

17.4 Castaic

17.6 Castiac

18.6 Casitas

19.3 Castiac

Tom

Off top;

My top 5 bass to date, all on hair jigs;

17.4 Casitas

17.4 Castaic

17.6 Castiac

18.6 Casitas

19.3 Castiac

Tom

Man, your ltteraly the "Hair Jig" version of Butch Brown!

Well peeps...I thank you for the advice...

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Is the swim jig your new confidence bait?

Good job. Lotsa hardware you got there on that jig though!

 

Swimming a jig is very different from pitching/ flipping a jig, which again is very different from fishing a jig horizontally.

 

 

P.S. Try a bigger paddletail on your swim jig and see if you get more bites. An RI skinny dipper (not the little dipper, not the big dipper) is perfect for a 1/4 oz swim jig.

Good job. Lotsa hardware you got there on that jig though!

Swimming a jig is very different from pitching/ flipping a jig, which again is very different from fishing a jig horizontally.

P.S. Try a bigger paddletail on your swim jig and see if you get more bites. An RI skinny dipper (not the little dipper, not the big dipper) is perfect for a 1/4 oz swim jig.

Hahaha, that snap swivel is actually hanging on a clip on my belt loop.

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I told myself I was only taking a few baits out today so I could concentrate on the swim jigs...so I snap clipped a couple frogs, Texas rig worn, and my swim jigs on my belt loop.

It was nice not taking my take bag with me.

Hahaha, that snap swivel is actually hanging on a clip on my belt loop.

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I told myself I was only taking a few baits out today so I could concentrate on the swim jigs...so I snap clipped a couple frogs, Texas rig worn, and my swim jigs on my belt loop.

It was nice not taking my take bag with me.

THATS A COOL IDEA! i need to do that when i walk to go fish!

my mistake, should have looked closer.

 

I hear ya. When I'm out fun fishing, if it doesn't fit in my pocket, I won't be needing it!

Is the swim jig your new confidence bait?

Nope...not just yet. Still Senko's.

Just wait till you start using that jig more.... The bites get intense and the fish get bigger. I truly agree a few others I've talked to.... Jogs worked because it is a more compact profile that looks like a big meal compared to long slender magnum type worms. Don't get me wrong, they catch big fish but it's all about presentation.

Caught my first bass on a jig yesterday black and blue 3/8 oz with brush hog for trailer. I hope that was just the beginning of the jig madness

It's amazing to me how much confidence impacts how well a lure works. It makes all the difference in the world. If jigs can catch lots of bass for me in Colorado's mediocre bass fisheries, they will work anywhere. Pitching a jig to trees/brush, rip rap, and along weedlines is one of my top tactics.

Well for me...I fished well over an hour with a couple short strikes and no fish until I found where they were hanging out. Once I did that...the jig did it's work.

Alright, so I'll have to admit...I'm huge on Senko style worms. Loving the Fat Ika now too.

Traditional spinners? Check!

Inline spinners? Roger!

Toppy frogs? Indeed!

Lipless cranks? Hoo-rah!

Beetlespins, chatterbaits, wobble worms, jitterbugs? Check! Check! Check!

Jigs?

Jigs?

Bueller?

I just don't have jigs on my confidence-bait list yet. Generally, when I see lots of grass, I head straight for a Texas rigged plastic. Heavy cover....limbs? Same deal. Open water will get a bladed or rattling bait.

As a boat fisherman...trolling a weed line flipping into weeds just makes sense.

As a bank fisherman...help me boost my confidence in arguably one of the most productive baits on the racks.

I've caught one bass on a jig.

Next time you go out leave everything at home except jigs and fish them, eventually youll figure it out and have confidence with them. I did that with lots of different baits when i was younger to learn(still learning:-) ) how to fish them....