Whats the best way to fish a football jig? I have heard u can cover water quickly when its warm  and work it slow when its cold. Is it better to drag it  or hop it? What works the best fro u guys? TY

You can cover water with a heavy one (3/4 to 1 oz). Like most baits, there is no one best way to fish it. I use two basic retrieves when fishing it on deep structure:

1. Slow slight lift and drop like a standard jig or worm.

2. Crawl it slowly down the ledge by simply dragging it and keeping it in constant contact with the bottom (just reel up the slack).

I've seen times when if you hop it off the bottom you can trigger fish.

Experiment, and let the fish tell you how they want it.

If you're looking for a good football jig, I can recommend three brands:

1. Jewel

2. Omega

3. PJ's

It sort of depends on where you are fishing 'em - if the bottom is realy soft, you may want to hop them more - if it's hard a short jerk may work best - in sunken timber a yo-yo presentation, deep in the junk, will often draw a strike.

The football head was designed for dragging.The football shaped head helps to not fall on it's side. But I have found it to be a good stroking jig. Maybe the question is: where or what is it not meant for? Grass. Bullet type heads will come threw most types of cover cleaner than the wider headed football jig.

The football head is designed so that you will hang up much less in rocks.  

I fish these with either the punt or lateral technique.  

it depends on the depth and structure for me. if its a football jig, i like to drag it along the bottom. i like the football jigs in rocks or gravel too. if i'm using a finesse jig, i like throwing it around brush, trees, or cover like that. i like hoping finesse jigs though over the structure. try both ways and see what you like

The football head is designed so that you will hang up much less in rocks.

I fish these with either the punt or lateral technique.

Sound great, but can you elaborate on what punting and the lateral technique are?  Thanks!

The football head is designed so that you will hang up much less in rocks.

I fish these with either the punt or lateral technique.

Sound great, but can you elaborate on what punting and the lateral technique are? Thanks!

Punting = kicking the football to the other team so as to relequish possession of said ball to the opposing teams offense. Doing so will hopefully gain a favorable field position for the kicking teams defense. If the latter is not achieved, it can be said that the punter "muffed" the kick. usually used in a forth down situation when the punting teams kicker is out of field goal range, or a conversion of fourth to first down seems unlikely. Ideally, the punter tries to punt the ball out of bounds as close as possible to the other teams end-zone thus eliminating the possibility of a return for additional yardage. This is called a "coffin corner" punt.

Lateral = a directly sideways (lateral) pitch of the football. Usually performed by the teams quarterback to a member of the backfield with a thumb-down flipping of the ball. Neither a forward pass nor a handoff. Should the ball be dropped by the intended receiver of the lateral, it remains a live ball unlike a dropped pass. Used primarily in an option heavy type offense. Can sometimes be employed in a usually unintended four-seconds-left-one-guy-pitches-to-the-other-guy-who-pitches-to-the-other-guy-who-runs-35-yards-then-pitches-to-another-guy-who-runs-for-six type circus play then later seen on ESPN classic. A big part of college and high school football, not so much for the NFL. Google Eric Crouch+nebraska or vincent young+texas for further.

The football head is designed so that you will hang up much less in rocks.  

I fish these with either the punt or lateral technique.  

Sound great, but can you elaborate on what punting and the lateral technique are?  Thanks!

Punting = kicking the football to the other team so as to relequish possession of said ball to the opposing teams offense. Doing so will hopefully gain a favorable field position for the kicking teams defense. If the latter is not achieved, it can be said that the punter "muffed" the kick. usually used in a forth down situation when the punting teams kicker is out of field goal range, or a conversion of fourth to first down seems unlikely. Ideally, the punter tries to punt the ball out of bounds as close as possible to the other teams end-zone thus eliminating the possibility of a return for additional yardage. This is called a "coffin corner" punt.

Lateral = a directly sideways (lateral) pitch of the football. Usually performed by the teams quarterback to a member of the backfield with a thumb-down flipping of the ball. Neither a forward pass nor a handoff. Should the ball be dropped by the intended receiver of the lateral, it remains a live ball unlike a dropped pass. Used primarily in an option heavy type offense. Can sometimes be employed in a usually unintended four-seconds-left-one-guy-pitches-to-the-other-guy-who-pitches-to-the-other-guy-who-runs-35-yards-then-pitches-to-another-guy-who-runs-for-six type circus play then later seen on ESPN classic. A big part of college and high school football, not so much for the NFL. Google Eric Crouch+nebraska or vincent young+texas for further.

 

Thank you, WIII-60.  The joke was so corny, I thought it would go across a little better if I added no hints.