Is it wierd to like skirted jigs even though I've never caught a fish with one? 2024
detroithiker reply :
I have loved them for the entire 2 years I have been fishing for some reason I just can't understand.
I may never catch a fish with one, I have tried for hours and hours and not a single fish yet, but they seem like a great lure any way.
Am I crazy for liking a lure I can't catch fish with?
I am only posting this because I thought it make people laugh a little.
Fish4bigfish reply :
Definitely made me laugh! Probably not putting that jig in the right place. I thought I was fishing "heavy cover" until a friend took me out. He was casting his jig way back in the pennywort in places that looked so overgrown I figured there was no way a bass could live back there. I was wrong!
Wayne P. reply :
Guys do seem to like to look at skirts.
S. Sass reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 6:11 AM, Wayne P. said:Guys do seem to like to look at skirts.
Only the experienced ones know to look past the skirt. 
Tracker22 reply :
I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.
Fish4bigfish reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 7:18 AM, Tracker22 said:I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.
Maybe a poor choice on confidence baits lol how does one consistently catch big bass and NOT use jigs....
beardown34 reply :
i saw a beauty in a skirt and was about to fall in love until i looked underneath and found a big hook.
MassYak85 reply :
I haven't caught a ton of fish on them myself, but I think a jig+trailer is one of the only lures I could throw all day, catching nothing, and still have confidence in for that day.
Tracker22 reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 7:22 AM, Fish4bigfish said:Maybe a poor choice on confidence baits lol how does one consistently catch big bass and NOT use jigs....
Yeah, it's hard to try new baits when your already catching fish.
Preytorien reply :
Some of the replies to this thread are cracking me up....
But yes. I have a whole box of Mike Sieberts jigs....daggum works of art is what they are I tell ya' - but no matter when, what, or how I throw em' I never do any good. But sometimes I just like to try one, and I figure I should throw the best jigs out there
hawgenvy reply :
Are you getting bit and missing the fish, or not getting bit?
everythingthatswims reply :
You're doing it wrong
Molay1292 reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 10:28 AM, Preytorien said:Some of the replies to this thread are cracking me up....
But yes. I have a whole box of Mike Sieberts jigs....daggum works of art is what they are I tell ya' - but no matter when, what, or how I throw em' I never do any good. But sometimes I just like to try one, and I figure I should throw the best jigs out there
Most fish will eat even an ugly crawdad...
lakeannaangler reply :
Probably not putting them in the right spot.
Catt reply :
One mistake anglers make is believing jigs are only for flipping/pitching heavy cover.
They are highly productive in sparse, scattered, & isolated cover.
Keep chunking em..it will all come together!
WRB reply :
A good friend of mine fished jigs a year without catching anything. One day he was eating lunch and made cast set the rod down to eat then picked it up to move the jig and his line started to move, set the hook on his 1st jig bass. Without moving his boat and using a long pause stop & go retrieve he caught a 5 bass limit. Learn to not only slow down, change pace, be quite and saturate a good location with casts.
Good luck.
Tom
riverbasser reply :
A jig was the first purchase I made as a kid to cabelas out the magazine. Maybe 10 yrs old and never caught a fish. Once I got bit on bass fishing I got some more and I read about them and fish many times without any fish. Then one day someone told me that some bites feel as you move the rod like a leaf stuck on the hook. I caught a bass not long after that and for the next few weeks set the hook into dozens of stumps and dozens of bass before I could tell the difference. It is now the bait I throw 95% of the time.
I'm willing to bet your getting bites without even knowing it.
Turtle135 reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 6:03 AM, detroithiker said:Am I crazy for liking a lure I can't catch fish with?
short answer: yes
however, when you finally catch a bass on a jig it will cement your affection for life! 
WRB reply :
Strike detection is what separates a good bass angler from the rest and it ain't easy. Most bass angers miss a very high percentage of jig strikes, we all detect the aggressive strikes.
Every trip on the water is different trying to determine what the bass want, what depth, what pace or how fast or slow they it to move and that comes after we figure where they are located.
Jigs IMO are the most difficult lure to detect strikes with and the easiest lure to use. Jigs cast easily, don't get snagged as easy as most other lures and bass like bottom bumping lures that icome into their strike zone. The only other lure that is close is a plastic wormor craw on a sliding bullet sinker T-rigged and little more forgiving with strike detection. You should be using both jigs and T-rigged soft plastics and give bass a choice.
Tom
yonyonson reply :
Up until last night I had never caught a bass on a jig, I always threw one, but never got lucky. Then last night I landed 3 largies. Now Ill be even more sucked into using jigs.
Mosster47 reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 7:18 AM, Tracker22 said:I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.
Same. I really only use them when I'm trying to cull in a tournament. They are so much less productive than all the other bottom contacts things I use.
Fish4bigfish reply :
On 7/25/2016 at 5:30 AM, Mosster47 said:Same. I really only use them when I'm trying to cull in a tournament. They are so much less productive than all the other bottom contacts things I use.
What other bottom contact baits are you using that are way more productive than jigs?
Mosster47 reply :
On 7/25/2016 at 5:52 AM, Fish4bigfish said:What other bottom contact baits are you using that are way more productive than jigs?
Drop shot, shaky heads, jig rig, keitech (I fish mine on bottom), and C-rig.
My drop shot to jig ratio is about 20:1. I used to hate drop shotting but since I've modified it to the way I fish with gear and terminal tackle it is ridiculously effective now.
If I'm on a point I'd rather drag a 10" lizard over it. If I'm spot fishing in winter I'll catch ten times as many on a shaky head. During the pre-spawn a jig rig with a Rage anything or Crazy Flapper is insanely productive. If you need to grind out some fish a Keitech will get you there.
I get it, jigs catch good fish and they do. I've caught quite a few picture worthy fish on them. If I'm out to have fun and catch as many as I can a jig will never be part of that plan.
the reel ess reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 7:22 AM, Fish4bigfish said:Maybe a poor choice on confidence baits lol how does one consistently catch big bass and NOT use jigs....
One starts by fishing where there are big bass. If the average is good, you'll catch big ones. My buddy sent me a pic this morning of a 6.2 lb he caught on a 4" do-nothing worm.
My PB came on the frog in my avatar and I've caught a lot over 5 lb. on Trick Worms, Rat L Traps and T rigged craws.
riverbasser reply :
On 7/25/2016 at 6:20 AM, Mosster47 said:Drop shot, shaky heads, jig rig, keitech (I fish mine on bottom), and C-rig.
My drop shot to jig ratio is about 20:1. I used to hate drop shotting but since I've modified it to the way I fish with gear and terminal tackle it is ridiculously effective now.
If I'm on a point I'd rather drag a 10" lizard over it. If I'm spot fishing in winter I'll catch ten times as many on a shaky head. During the pre-spawn a jig rig with a Rage anything or Crazy Flapper is insanely productive. If you need to grind out some fish a Keitech will get you there.
I get it, jigs catch good fish and they do. I've caught quite a few picture worthy fish on them. If I'm out to have fun and catch as many as I can a jig will never be part of that plan.
I believe that and it just proves to me that the guy behind the bait is what catches the fish since my opinion is almost the opposite when it comes to jigs. There are no magic lures or presentations that catch all bass. The guy in the boat might tho
Jon G reply :
My tip if you still have not caught a fish on a jig is to slow down. Stick a rage craw on it and drag it until you hit something (stump, rock, ect) and just shake it, like you would a shakey head. I found that usually the slower I fish a jig the more fish I catch
detroithiker reply :
On 7/25/2016 at 5:52 AM, Fish4bigfish said:What other bottom contact baits are you using that are way more productive than jigs?
Soft plastic worms, mostly wacky rig, but texas rig works as well, I can always do good with a worm but I feel I should learn to use more than just worms for lower water fishing, I use inline spinners for middle and upper water presentations.
On 7/24/2016 at 7:18 AM, Tracker22 said:I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.
This is exactly my problem, I give up when I go too long without a strike and switch to something I can catch fish with, but this is preventing me from learning other baits, and I feel I need to be able to catch fish with more than just two types of bait.
On 7/24/2016 at 1:38 PM, everythingthatswims said:You're doing it wrong
Yeah I figure that is the only logical conclusion, I just gotta figure out what the problem is.
On 7/24/2016 at 10:28 AM, hawgenvy said:Are you getting bit and missing the fish, or not getting bit?
I am not getting bit, but to be fair its been very hot for the past 2 weeks and this is the time I have been taking them most serious, I figure if I can catch with a texas rig a skirted jig should not be that hard.
everythingthatswims reply :
Try pitching jigs at visible cover. That's how I got started with them, and even still I don't catch many dragging or hopping a jig, but I can burn it down with a flipping stick and a half ounce jig.
detroithiker reply :
On 7/24/2016 at 7:18 AM, Tracker22 said:I'm with ya. I've got a plano full of them and I never use them. I'm always too busy trying to catch fish on my confidence baits.
Yeah that is exactly why I don't learn other baits, I give up on a bait that is not working and switch to something I know, this always stops me from learning.
On 7/27/2016 at 11:33 PM, everythingthatswims said:Try pitching jigs at visible cover. That's how I got started with them, and even still I don't catch many dragging or hopping a jig, but I can burn it down with a flipping stick and a half ounce jig.
Can I flip in a kayak or from shore?
I have only seen people flip from full size boats.
everythingthatswims reply :
On 8/1/2016 at 8:16 AM, detroithiker said:Yeah that is exactly why I don't learn other baits, I give up on a bait that is not working and switch to something I know, this always stops me from learning.
Can I flip in a kayak or from shore?
I have only seen people flip from full size boats.
I pretty much only fish from a kayak
detroithiker reply :
On 8/1/2016 at 10:04 AM, everythingthatswims said:I pretty much only fish from a kayak
I have only ever seen people flip standing up, I never really thought about trying it sitting down but now I will for sure, thx
YakPirate reply :
On 8/1/2016 at 8:16 AM, detroithiker said:Yeah that is exactly why I don't learn other baits, I give up on a bait that is not working and switch to something I know, this always stops me from learning.
Can I flip in a kayak or from shore?
I have only seen people flip from full size boats.
same , primarily a Tex rig guy , have a ton of jigs and ceremoniously throw them when it's slow without any success but i feel like it should be a hot bait for me ... now i'm trying a 4' worm for a trailer..lol
mbtharp1 reply :
I usually flip/drag creature baits cause that's what I have the most confidence in. That being said, I don't always catch big ones when I do that. I don't have a ton of confidence in a Jig, but all the fish I've caught flipping a Jig have been 3+lb. I think I'm gonna start using my favorite creature bait as a trailer to gain some more confidence in them.
YoTone reply :
when ever i see a fallen half sunk tree i break out the jig.
never be afraid to lose it in those branches either. yes you will lose some jigs but its a part of the game.
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