I just started using jigs a lot this winter.  I definately found out why so many people love them! My question is if jigs are just as affective throughout the year. If so, what other times of the year, and where ,during those times, do you fish them?

fish them all year. too much circumstances and ways to fish them to say so in one post so look them up on this site and others and do some research

fish them all year. too much circumstances and ways to fish them to say so in one post so look them up on this site and others and do some research

I agree there are so many ways to fish them.  Do research but more importantly experiment and gain confidence.

o yea i always have a jig handy  but i dont fish during the winter since there is 15 inches of ice on all the water which sucks   well as soon as ice out i plan on fishing a jig in some deep structure i have just located  

I have a jig of one sort or another tied on at all times.

Same with me, no matter where I am or what the conditions I will always have a jig tied on.  

I have a simple system that I use to determine my presentation based on the season...

Winter- Deep cover, depending on water temp and location look for any type of cover located on or near changes in bottom contour. Mainlake points are a good place to start looking. Idle around and find the creek channel on your graph, from there look for places where it swings close to a point or brushpile. Then back off and fish it from every angle very slowly, remember the fish are lethargic so make multiple casts to the same spot.

Early Spring/Pre spawn- Look for transition areas, spots where the fish might stop for a while on there way from deep water to spawning areas. Places like ledges where the water drops off near a shoal or spawning cove. Fish these areas slowly and thoroughly, then you can move shallow and look for fish moving up and cruising the flats.

Spring/Spawn- We all know the drill here, very shallow clear water=big females. I prefer a small 1/4oz white jig when bed fishing

Post Spawn- I usually go back to the same transition areas I fished in the pre-spawn to find the big females that have moved off the beds. Just locate the drop or ledge and fish it slowly with big bulky jig.

Summer- Same deal as winter, but I fish it much much faster and more aggressive.

Fall- I don't use the jig as much in the fall and when I do it's usually just to bail me out of a bad situation. I just go straight to the back of a creek and start throwin it to every piece of wood I can find.

All year except for bed fishing.  Tubes and stickworms work better for this job.

I have a jig of one sort or another tied on at all times.

Me too. In fact, sometimes I'm too stubborn to put it down and throw something else.

If I could only choose one type of lure to fish for the rest of my life it would be a jig. I don't see myself fishing without a jig tied on to atleast on one pole.

All year except for bed fishing. Tubes and stickworms work better for this job.

Huh? :-?

All year except for bed fishing. Tubes and stickworms work better for this job.

Huh? :-?

I share your confusion Burley. Jigs are one of the best if not THE best bed fishing lure. It did take the largest bass ever caught, even if it was foul hooked.

All year, but there are times in the Summer that a worm does better on deep structure (ledge fishing).

Some days they will rip the jig out of your hand, and other times a big 10" Ole Monster seems to catch more fish. I think the big worm deep has a more subtle action that appeals to some fish.

Other situation I favor plastics is punching mats in grass. A TX rigged tube, craw or compact worm tends to get though it easier.

All year except for bed fishing. Tubes and stickworms work better for this job.

Huh? :-?

I share your confusion Burley. Jigs are one of the best if not THE best bed fishing lure. It did take the largest bass ever caught, even if it was foul hooked.

I suppose your talking about Weakly's 25 pounder? I'm pretty sure that was with a swimbait....or was i mis-informed.

Weakley's monster bass, caught on a Bob Sangster handmade white rattlesnake jig (on 15-pound P-Line monofilament) from Angler's Arsenal, was weighed on a Berkley BogaGrip, a hand-held scale, but no measurements were taken of the biggest bucketmouth landed in the history of black bass fishing.

From http://www.fishingfury.com/2006/03/

Halfway down the page.