Anyone ever swim a jig when the bas are spawning/getting ready to spawn? I'm having backwater4 tie me a few bluegill colored swim jigs and I have a tournament this Wednesday that I'm considering throwing them in, the bass are up shallow and I see bluegill waking through the shallows as well

Not sure if this qualifies as a "swim jig", but I absolutely love swimming a Chatterbait rigged with a 5" fluke. White has always been a good color choice, but I'm not convinced it matters. This combo does produce - big time!

NorthStar Custom Baits 1/4 oz "New Gill" swim jig with paca craw = BIG spring time females

In the spring I am throwing a swim jig almost all of the time...If they aren't biting it one way, instead of changing baits, I will change my retrieve. The big females are moving up from a long winter and they are chasing bluegill on in the shallow like you mentioned. You should clean them up on this setup

BTW the big lady in my avatar bit on this setup.

The Swimjig has been my number one producing lure this year. Color doesn't seem to matter but I believe the 4" big hammer trailer matters.

Whats the best size Swim jig?

i personally like 1/4 - 3/8 oz swim jigs, and i think they are most effective in the pre and post spawn period.

I have cought them on swim jigs all year too, i like throwing them in channels on rip rap and what not.

I fished a tournament last year on minnetonka mid summer and it produced really good in rip rap in the channels when your going from lake to lake.

Like I mentioned, I throw a 1/4 oz in colder waters for the most part. I am rarely throwing a swim jig on a straight retrieve, so when I kill the 1/4 oz size it slowly glides down which leads to a lot of bites in the spring.