I almost exclusively fish with a carolina rigged baby brush hog and have pretty good success on most trips....I am trying to learn other techniques and one that interests me is the jig & pig.  I own a bunch of different jigs and trailer types but have not caught even one fish on them yet.  Can you give me some tips and tricks on what to use and how to fish jigs and trailers?  What sizes, colors, and trailers have you had the most success with?  Where is the best place to use a jig & trailer?  Any help would be much appreciated.

 IMHO the jig and pig is a great technique to use. Most folks will even say that it attracts larger fish. I normally fish smaller jigs (1/4 to 5/16 oz.), in deeper water or when trying to punch thru heavy vegetation folks go quite a bit larger. I usually stay with black or black and blue, brown or brown and orange or a varation of green pumpkin.

 If you have ever watched a crawfish in the water, that is the action I try for. I fish j&p or soft plastics REALLY slow. Try to throw past target and creep by or find the nastiest looking log jam or tangle of roots I can find and throw it right in the middle of it. You can just cast them, flip, pitch or swim them.

 When some folks first start using them they have a hard time telling the bite. Just keep trying. You also need to be a line watcher. At times the line moving in a different direction is the only way to tell you have a bite. This doesn't cover everything about j&p but it should get you started. It is a GREAT way to catch bass...

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