So I picked up some tiny little soft plastic/jigs to go after large bluegills.

 

The problem is this small lake is chuck full of weeds.

 

The jig size is only 1/32 so I'm assuming I'll have to cast this on UL.

 

I have a terrible feeling once I get a good one on I won't be able to control it on 4 lb mono and UL reel.

 

I'm sure I'll catch some smaller bass as well.

 

Just feels like I'm a sitting duck.

 

Thoughts?

 

Maybe I can get by with a ML rod.

6 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

The jig size is only 1/32 so I'm assuming I'll have to cast this on UL.

Depends - you can do jig/bobber and cast it on L or ML...that's how I do most of my gill/crappie fishing anyway. Best bobbers to use are Rocket Bobbers - can be used at set depth, or string a small weight stop, followed by small beads and put the bobber between the beads and you have a slip-bobber setup. I steer clear of those string-stops that they sell in the panfish area. 

 

Pic of my slip-bobber setup with boober stop and bead/bobber areas circled. Below the left bead is a 1/32 or 1/16 Kalin's Triple Threat jig with plastic or live bait (worms and minnows are killer for crappie and 'gills.)

 

 

 

6 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

I have a terrible feeling once I get a good one on I won't be able to control it on 4 lb mono and UL reel.

Set your drag properly and hang on - I've pulled in 3#-4# bass on my UL with 6# braid to 4# InvizX leader.

6 hours ago, HawkeyeSmallie said:

Maybe I can get by with a ML rod.

ML is my main rod...I save the UL for the 1/32 hair jigs without plastic that I work through the weeds or when I go super light with 1/64 Trout Magnets for finicky panfish.

Went out last night with some 1/32 jigs and a zman little plastic thingy.

 

Threw it on UL spinning.

 

Thank goodness I didn't buy any 1/64, unless I was only looking to cast 4 feet.

 

Caught a bunch of smaller bass and one bluegill.

 

They normally came in with a bunch of weeds attached to them but nothing lost.

 

Went earlier than what I liked so it was too sunny fishing from the shore.