Does a heavy 1 oz football jig work just as well as a lighter jig? 
 

I was curious whether there is any advantage to having a smaller jig like a 1/2 oz football. 
 

I just had the 1 oz available in the tackle box in the color I needed. I couldn’t stop wondering if the heavy jig was hurting my chances. 

I use the 1oz football jigs just in deep water situations. A 1oz flipping jig can be good if you want a fast fall, want to cover a lot of water quickly, or for flipping through heavy grass.

 

A 1oz football jig would probably last a cast or maybe 2 in the places I normally fish a football jig before it was snagged and lost.

Rate Of Fall ?

 

Thanks for the help 

usually when I have lake that have mud and nothing else at the bottom, I am using 1oz football because I can cast it a mile and also ill not risking loosing it. also I am agree for the rate of fall, sometimes you need that fast fall to get the reaction.

23 minutes ago, ATA said:

usually when I have lake that have mud and nothing else at the bottom

Exactly the same here.

The 1 Ton jig is the name given to 1 oz football head jigs.

During the fall when crawdads are big the 1 Ton jig is popular because larger size trailers are used and the heavy jig kicks up a mud trail attracting bass.

Most off the shelf 1 Ton jigs have heavy wire hooks, football jigs have higher hook set ratio using medium wire hooks, unless using direct braid and heavier power rods.

Tom

The 1 ton jig is a deadly technique used down south during winter. 

 

My jig of choice is Terry Oldham's EyeMax in 1 oz or 1.25 oz, these jigs have a 5/0 Siwash Salmon Hook in Black Chrome.

 

Big jig, big line, & big rod

 

The 1 ton is flipped to standing timber, not just flipped to the tree (stump) but actually hit the tree & let the jig free fall down. After  the jig hit bottom rip it up once, let it fall. If no bite occurs move to the next tree.

 

When you get bit it will be Big Momma!