fireandice said it is very difficult or not as effective to fish jigs from the bank? i dont want to offend anyone,but is this really true?

Fishing from the bank is very effective.  You can creep up to the fish silently while keeping your profile low or even hidden by brush on the bank.  You can wade, which is very silent and you have a low profile.  However, it is more difficult on the average because of all the places you can hang up and having to pull the fish towards the bank through all the brush, branches, shallow water and vegetation.

To me, the ideal machine would be a canoe and paddle.  That's what I use.  But there are no bass where I live.  I fish for pike.  However, fishing for pike in thick cover is very similar to fishing for largemouth bass.

Here is another twist, especially for bank fishermen.

I have been fishing a pond that has almost no cover, it's structure only. The water has cleared dramatically and the water is heavily fished. Maybe these are not the best conditions for fishing a jig and maybe that is why I have not been catching a lot of fish. However, if you are willing to spend the time, big fish are there.

I have been fishing ledges and transition, a rocky point and a couple of deep pools just off an old creek channel. The key I think has been a slow presentation in or near deep water. I have had success with black neon, black & blue and yesterday a white jig and a GYCB white with silver flake single tail grub. Although I have only caught a few fish during my twenty-five hours of "jig practice", all the bass caught were 5+ lbs. I have fished early and late without a bite. All my fish have been caught between 10:00 AM and about 3:45 PM. I have not had a bite "swimming" a jig. All bites occured imitating a crawdad, slow, on the botom and climbing rocks. Four were caught using a G.Loomis MBR844C/ Shimano CTE200GT and 15 lb P-Line. Yesterday I fished a St.Croix Legend Elite/ Shimano Sustain 2500 and #6 Yo-Zuri Hybrid.

I'm not Mr. Jig, just sharing some recent experience.