When will you choose one over the other?

Jigs are best suited for fishing a small area or spot like a rockpile or brush or grass. A C-Rig is great for covering a large area like a flat or stup field or rocky point ect.

Jigs are best suited for fishing a small area or spot like a rockpile or brush or grass. A C-Rig is great for covering a large area like a flat or stup field or rocky point ect.

I think he is siting football jigs in particular, which a lot of anglers are dragging in the same areas and under the same conditions as you would fish a carolina rig.  The football jig has had a huge surge in popularity, and is overtaking the c-rig as of late.  Hank Parkers last article in Bassin' was about this very subject, and he talked about all the tournament anglers opting for the football jig now versus the c-rig.  I definitely tend to use a c-rig versus the football in prespawn, but in the summer...I'm more likely to drag the football jig instead of a Carolina rig.  The Carolina rig is still the more sublte approach, with your bait weightlessly skipping along the bottom and then slowing settling, which is why I prefer it in the cooler water of prespawn.  In the Summer...it seems like just getting your bait down to hug the bottom on those ledges and such works...you can even work that football fairly fast a lot of the time.  I like a 1oz football in deeper water, but use a 3/4oz a lot as well to cover that 5-10ft range.  I just want to be able to keep it movin' or use good pulls and not have it leave the bottom.  The 1oz jig kicks up a lot of debris as well, which is a bonus  Good question...

The_Natural has a great response.  Personally, I've been going to the football jig anytime that the lack of vegitation or snaggy submerged brush allows me to.  When the cover is really anti-football jig (which isn't hard to accomplish) then I reach for the carolina rig 9 times out of 10.  

Cool. Thanks guys.

The Natural and Brian hit the key tips...unless it's grass or thick brush I'm throwing a football for the reasons they stated

Jigs are best suited for fishing a small area or spot like a rockpile or brush or grass. A C-Rig is great for covering a large area like a flat or stup field or rocky point ect.

I think he is siting football jigs in particular, which a lot of anglers are dragging in the same areas and under the same conditions as you would fish a carolina rig.  The football jig has had a huge surge in popularity, and is overtaking the c-rig as of late.  Hank Parkers last article in Bassin' was about this very subject, and he talked about all the tournament anglers opting for the football jig now versus the c-rig.  I definitely tend to use a c-rig versus the football in prespawn, but in the summer...I'm more likely to drag the football jig instead of a Carolina rig.  The Carolina rig is still the more sublte approach, with your bait weightlessly skipping along the bottom and then slowing settling, which is why I prefer it in the cooler water of prespawn.  In the Summer...it seems like just getting your bait down to hug the bottom on those ledges and such works...you can even work that football fairly fast a lot of the time.  I like a 1oz football in deeper water, but use a 3/4oz a lot as well to cover that 5-10ft range.  I just want to be able to keep it movin' or use good pulls and not have it leave the bottom.  The 1oz jig kicks up a lot of debris as well, which is a bonus  Good question...

Couldn't have said it any better than that.

Jigs are best suited for fishing a small area or spot like a rockpile or brush or grass. A C-Rig is great for covering a large area like a flat or stup field or rocky point ect.

I think he is siting football jigs in particular, which a lot of anglers are dragging in the same areas and under the same conditions as you would fish a carolina rig. The football jig has had a huge surge in popularity, and is overtaking the c-rig as of late. Hank Parkers last article in Bassin' was about this very subject, and he talked about all the tournament anglers opting for the football jig now versus the c-rig. I definitely tend to use a c-rig versus the football in prespawn, but in the summer...I'm more likely to drag the football jig instead of a Carolina rig. The Carolina rig is still the more sublte approach, with your bait weightlessly skipping along the bottom and then slowing settling, which is why I prefer it in the cooler water of prespawn. In the Summer...it seems like just getting your bait down to hug the bottom on those ledges and such works...you can even work that football fairly fast a lot of the time. I like a 1oz football in deeper water, but use a 3/4oz a lot as well to cover that 5-10ft range. I just want to be able to keep it movin' or use good pulls and not have it leave the bottom. The 1oz jig kicks up a lot of debris as well, which is a bonus Good question...

Couldn't have said it any better than that.

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