Hey don't worry about it bud.  I missed countless fish when first gettin into jig fishing, it takes some getting used to first.  You'll be slammin' 'em on jigs in no time!

Congrats!!! Its a good feeling.

I just got mine yesterday...i was so happy. Thank goodness for protective males!!!

Yep, there's just someting about catching one on a jig that's different from the other baits.

It's called "JIG MAJIC", and now you've got it.

The jig is my new favorite lure after catching a 6 pounder on it  

jig!!!! the ultimate bass lure

You know when you start out fishing a confidence bait and it doesn't work, you pick up the second string bait and throw it a while...well that was me tonight. I started out with a chart buzzbait and caught one, threw it another forty times and nothing. Switched to a Horny Toad and threw it twenty times and nothing.

Then I picked up a pre-rigged 1/2 ounce green/brown jig with a green chunk and caught a fish almost immediately bottom bouncing, then another hit it as soon as hit the water. The last fish of the night grabbed it while it was slow swimming on the bottom.

I am very pleased so far, it's been fun and a nice change from what has worked so well the last two months.

Jigmania, music to our ears

I'm on a jig high myself right now. I'd never caught one on a jig before till last year when I was swimming a Jewel Bait Spider jig back to the bank and one nailed it. Caught another doing roughly the same thing with a BooYah Boo Bug. This year I finally caught one INTENTIONALLY fishing in the traditional manner on one I'd put together myself using Dave's Tourney Tackle components and a NetBait Paca trailer. Now I'm all fired up on them and am going out today with just four rods with different styles of jigs to further acclimate myself. I'm finding I like recessed line tie jigs best, Dave's King Sling is awsome, Revenge baits has a nice one, Outkasts Pro jig is good, now I'm eyeballing the Terminator Pro's Secret Jig. Anyone have opinions on the Terminator?

Thanks,

Prog

What rod to ya'll use for jigs, especially with baits over 1/2 ounce?

I am using a Castaway medium-light with a fast action and with a 1/2 ounce jig the retrieve is not bad but casting is awful.

If I'm in thick cover flipping, I use a heavy action rod. If I'm on the outside of weedbeds or just open water, I go med. Heavy.

Prog