I Am A Swim Jig Guy 2024
Lendiesel22 reply :
I catch alot of fish on a dirty jigs swim jig and a rage craw trailer. Its my go to confidence bait. Here is a twist
Smokinal reply :
Me likey
Lendiesel22 reply :
Lol, this has potential. Colored blades,different sizes and types, ect.
This is def something pressured fish have never seen.
FinCulture reply :
interesting. my PB was on a swim jig. This could be a game changer.
Lendiesel22 reply :
Agreed....swim jigs flat catch fish. For me the rage craw trailer in sparse grass has been devastating. This hybrid bait really opens up options where the rage trailer is a bit out of place. I am very curious to burn/wake it as well as a slow roll.
Fishes in trees reply :
Mid to late 80's - Roland Martin, in cahoots with Blue Fox, marketed a very similar jig. Not as sophisticated color scheme, of course, but a very similar idea. Strike King also offered a similar jig around the same time. Blue Fox one had a willow leaf blade, as I recall the Strike King model had a Colorado blade. Late 70's, Fishing Facts magazine had an article about how to put blades on the back of Johnson Silver Minnows, that bait was fished slightly sub-surface, an old school take on a swimming jig.
History aside - glad you found a bit modification what works for you.
Jig Man reply :
I think you have your own version of a Whiz Jig. I've tried them but not found them to be spectacular.
https://nutechlures.com/index.php/whizjig-1.html
Lendiesel22 reply :
I am gonna give it a test run this evening. As with anything.....in its place it will produce.
Jaderose reply :
Got several swim jigs and rarely pull them out. I tend to go Lipless crank in those situations. Might have to rethink that. No real reason other than confidence. Trouble is, after burying a treble in my finger earlier this summer, I find myself a little hook shy. Looks like my swimmers will see the light of day....soon
MN_Bassin reply :
Pretty much all I ever fish are swimjigs, and I was eyeing the heck out of those the other day!
Dypsis reply :
http://www.bassmaster.com/video/fishing-201-how-use-swim-jig
They certainly have potential.
Senko lover reply :
Pepper custom baits has one like that, called the Boom Boom plus swim jig. Fred Roumbanis designed it.
Smokinal reply :
Amidoinitrite?
Lendiesel22 reply :
That one looks good to me. I am going to have to test it later to find out if or what i would change. I will post after i test drive it.
Alonerankin2 reply :
Yep, started doing this in 1990, nothing new really, just newly discovered by other fisherman.
Looks good.. I'm certain it will work too...
a1712 reply :
Warbaits Warblade. Brian.
Lendiesel22 reply :
I gave it a once over and will say that it catches fish. As predicted the retrieve is totally different, and the feel odd. For me this would be used as an adjustment to my go to swim jig and rage trailer if the fish were acting funny. I cant say that I would have this tied on in place of my go to. Having to trim the skirt up to accommodate the blade gave the jig an interesting look as well. I also think that this could easily replace the midnight special for you night time guys if you put a big thumper on the back of it. I will keep throwing it around to see when and where it works best, but my go to is that for a reason.
dumfish reply :
I'll just use a spinner bait instead.
Smokinal reply :
On 8/16/2015 at 3:49 AM, Smokinal said:
Amidoinitrite?
What happened? I threw this contraption today and it spun the blade up in the skirt Cindy Lauper style
Lendiesel22 reply :
You have to trim the skirt right to the start of the blade.
Smokinal reply :
^^^Ahh, thank you; I'll try again.
MainelyBASS reply :
On 8/15/2015 at 8:24 PM, Lendiesel22 said:I catch alot of fish on a dirty jigs swim jig and a rage craw trailer. Its my go to confidence bait. Here is a twist
Can't fool me. Thats a Strike King Tour Grade Swim Jig, not a Dirty Jig. Nice try though. 
Lendiesel22 reply :
Correct, i was not hacking up one of my dirty jigs to test this out lol.
Lendiesel22 reply :
My dirty jigs are too important to me
BassWhole! reply :
On 8/19/2015 at 11:49 PM, Lendiesel22 said:My dirty jigs are too important to me
I call this the "Mona Lisa" effect. See it in a lot of sports...
Lendiesel22 reply :
Lol I have 4 colors in 2 size dirty jigs and the all get BLASTED. I have ordered duplicates in case a toothy critter has a go at it. I cannot do without those 4 swim jigs.
MainelyBASS reply :
On 8/19/2015 at 11:48 PM, Lendiesel22 said:Correct, i was not hacking up one of my dirty jigs to test this out lol.
Good thinking! I am a huge fan of swim jigs also. In tournaments where frogs are a big player I will throw the swim jig behind people throwing frogs and get bit all the time.
Lendiesel22 reply :
Yessir, I am the youngest in my club. These fellas are set in ways that have done well for them in the past. I come behind them and MOP. They have started throwing it in front of me but they dont fish it like I do. I put it down and wait til they put it down. Pick it back up after they get into the groove and fill the box!
Heron reply :
Ive made ones like that before as well. Looks great, swims great, and it will catch fish for you, for sure. I kinda came away from them just because I didnt find them to be any more productive than plastic trailers, and sometimes lacked versatility found in the plastics.
But, I will probably come back to using those again. You should try it with an Indiana blade.
Lendiesel22 reply :
No problem there, full blown tinkering now.
Heron reply :
I used to just hang the blade + barrel swivel, onto the bend of the hook, and crimp it down. No need for trimming skirts then.
bowhunter63 reply :
Im gonna try one out.They look good
Lendiesel22 reply :
It works. No doubt about it. Still like my rage trailer though.
chelboed reply :
I had terrible luck with jigs. I switched over to swim jigs and caught 3 nice ones right away. Haven't caught a single fish on them since.
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