Hey I had a question about jig weights, just wondering if you guys could help me out. I've been looking to buy some jigs but I wasn't sure which weights. I can't decide whether to go with 1/2oz. Or 3/8oz. I will be us these jigs for mostly flipping in heavy cover but also not so heavy cover. So what should I go with?

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I recommend Siebert Outdoors Jigs. Go ahead and PM him and he will point you in the right direction.

I pitch 1/2oz the most, and flipping/pitching is 60% of my fishing. I'll go to a 3/8oz if the fish are being finicky, if the forage i find is smaller than average or if I just want a slower fall.  Plus for me personally find 1/2oz a lot easier to handle unless you are skipping it.  In thick grass I'll go up to 3/4 or heavier to get to the bottom.  

 

Buy a couple of each and see what you like best. 95% of my jigs are 1/2oz. Other people only use 3/8 or 3/4, I think its more of a personal preference just like gear and lure brand.

Buy both weights. 3/8 is a great all around weight. 1/2 falls faster and will get you some reaction bites. Don't forget 1/4 either. That slow fall will be the ticket in cold water.

Personally, I prefer 1/2oz. as it's easier to pitch that weight. I adjust the fall rate by the trailer I use. For flipping, i think a 3/8oz. does the job adequately

i use 3/8oz for flipping most of the time but i can't really see any issue with using 1/2oz. it really depends on what you like better

Personally, I prefer 1/2oz. as it's easier to pitch that weight. I adjust the fall rate by the trailer I use. For flipping, i think a 3/8oz. does the job adequately

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1/2 oz is ideal for your heavy cover as well as your not so heavy cover!

I would also suggest a big trailer like a Rage Tail Lobster, it gives you bulk for bigger bass, slower rate of fall, & you can cut it down for a more compact lure.

Jigs are one of the only baits that will work all year long.

Surprisingly jigs weight vary as much as 1/8 oz or more between mfr's, so it becomes a trail and error process which jig works for you. Most jig makers base the weight on the head lead content, less the hook and skirt, some use total jig weight with hook and skirt. The trailer adds to the weight about 3/16 to 1/4 oz or more.

So we have a 3/8 oz + or - 1/8 = 1/4 to 1/2 oz and all the other variables mentioned.

Don't ponder the difference between 3/8 to 1/2 oz, select your jig based on the quality and size of the hook used.

Tom

Thanks for all the feed back

What rod are you using for jigs?

I use a 1/2 Omega 90% of the time when throwing a jig...

If I have to go deep Ill throw a football or their 7/8ths like I have the last 3 weeks or so fishing deep weedlines...

What rod are you using for jigs?

I will probably be using the shimano crucial 7'3" heavy

I will probably be using the shimano crucial 7'3" heavy

Perfect jig rod!

oh yeah, that will be great for pitching 1/2 oz jigs.

What jigs would you recommend and why?

I use a 7'3" Falcon Bucoo HF 90% of the time.  A 7ft MHF for deep, light cover footballs. One of my favorites is my 6ft BPS TS MHF, it's about 20yrs old, it's a close combat deadly weapon.  I can't find 6ft MHF through anybody anymore.

What jigs would you recommend and why?

Terry Oldham's

Why? The hook!

What jigs would you recommend and why?

 

It depends for me. I really like jigs by a company called The Perfect Jig, their arkie head around docks is deadly.  In heavy vegetation the wedge head by Stanley.  I'll throw really only three basic colors, junebug/purple, brown/perchish and black&blue.

1/2oz.

My favorite combo is a 1 oz Strike King or a Dirty Jigs Grass jig with a Rage Lobster, the 3/4 oz, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2 oz sizes sometimes gets thrown. Surprisingly the 1 oz jig with a Rage Lobster does not fall as fast you would think due to the high action bulky size of the trailer . 

I use a 7'3" Falcon Bucoo HF 90% of the time. A 7ft MHF for deep, light cover footballs. One of my favorites is my 6ft BPS TS MHF, it's about 20yrs old, it's a close combat deadly weapon. I can't find 6ft MHF through anybody anymore.

You can try Cabelas Fish Eagle 50, they come in a 6' MHF.

What jigs would you recommend and why?

Take a look at Siebert's 1/2 oz Dock Rocker jigs with Owner hook, site sponsor, good price point and high quality workmanship, plus he offers custom colors.

Tom

I use a 7'3" Falcon Bucoo HF 90% of the time.  A 7ft MHF for deep, light cover footballs. One of my favorites is my 6ft BPS TS MHF, it's about 20yrs old, it's a close combat deadly weapon.  I can't find 6ft MHF through anybody anymore.

St Croix premier is available in 6' mhf.

You can try Cabelas Fish Eagle 50, they come in a 6' MHF.

 

I'll check it out. Thanks

St Croix premier is available in 6' mhf.

 

I'll check this one out also. Thanks