Looking for a good all-around jig to use to practice and get better at jig fishing. Looking for advi 2024
JFlynn97 reply :
Basically the title, I'm dedicating this season to throwing mainly jigs until I'm confident in them. As a part of this, I'm looking for some that I can keep tied on and find success on, regardless of what kind of water I'm fishing (a tall order, I know). So after a bit of research, I stumbled upon Siebert Outdoors and from what I have read, there is really no other option when it comes to quality jigs at a good price. As it stands, I'm interested in buying the dredge dock rocker jig pack in 3/8oz. The description says it's a great all-around jig, capable of being fished in weeds, rocks, brush, and flipping/pitching. Plus the colors that come in the pack look hard to beat, and cover what I imagine would be most of my bases.
What do you guys think? Are there any other better options for me, or should I pull the trigger with Siebert? Thanks in advance!
MIbassyaker reply :
The 3/8 dredge dock rocker is perfect for you -- buy that 5 jig set with confidence. get them with the wire tie option for better skirt durability
RyneB reply :
Tough to beat a small finesse jig with a Zoom Creepy Crawler trailer. It will get more bites than the bigger jigs. Booyahs Baby Boo jig is a cheap, no frills finesse jig that I always have tied on when i need bites. It will help you get confidence in jigs.
iceintheveins reply :
No jigs are better than the pepper jigs from Pepper Custom Baits. Three colors are really all you need, green pumpkin, clear lake special (an orange brown jig) and black blue. Get a jig in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 ounce for each color. A matching rage or paca chunk for water in the upper 50s and higher, and a zoom super chunk for colder water is the way to go.
CroakHunter reply :
I am partial to seiberts, terminator pro series, and fat sack tackle jigs. All are under $4 and come with good hooks and good colors. A jig is only as good as the hook it has.
Dtrombly reply :
All Terrain Tackle is also a quality option at a good price.
beginningfisherman reply :
I won an assortment of siebert outdoors jigs from here last summer. While they are all awesome quality, I am pretty partial to the brush jigs. I throw them into a lot of lay downs and such and they work really well for that.
Bass_Fishing_Socal reply :
I can't provide you any advice since I just started fishing jig as well. I started with 1/4 oz finesse jig (siebert sniper and strik king) pair with baby menace as trailer and get pretty good result so far. I fish pretty shallow 5-10 feet, and finesse football jig seem to get less hang up.
Catt reply :
When it comes to jigs everyone has their personal repertoire of confusion!
What I look for in a jig is a smooth transition from the line to the eye & around the belly, which requires the eye to be slightly rolled forward. The reasoning is I want my jig to follow the line up to the cover & then slide over or through the cover smoothly. I want a quality brush/weed guard & a quality hook, both are more important to me than head design.
Also look at the gap from the eye to the hook point, the greater that distance the faster solid hookups.
roadwarrior reply :
Siebert Outdoors
https://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Grid-Iron-Custom-G2-Jig-803.htm (Kent Craw)
thinkingredneck reply :
I am fairly new to jigs, but a lot of people have recommended an Arkie head black and blue or Green Pumpkin. Read the stickies above!
Tizi reply :
I put over $50 into my cart at Siebert Outdoors, but it is still trying to charge me $7.50 for shipping. How do I get a free ship code?
senile1 reply :
I have been a Siebert's fan for over a decade. Having said that, I don't think it matters too much what jig you start with as long as it is a decent quality jig. I would purchase the following:
- A few finesse jigs
- A few more jigs in the 3/8s to 5/8s range (just one size but a few jigs of that size from that range)
- A subtle trailer for really cold water (30s to 40s) like a chunk trailer or something else with subtle movement
- A more active trailer for warmer water (Someone mentioned the Rage Menace above. I have found it to be a very effective trailer as well as the Rage Craws for water 50 degrees and above.)
You don't have to buy these brands. Just buy something similar that floats your boat, and then spend time fishing it until you get it. Fish a smaller body of water that you know has a good population of bass and catch a few. You will get it if you stick with it. 
dgkasper58 reply :
On 3/21/2018 at 6:14 PM, Catt said:When it comes to jigs everyone has their personal repertoire of confusion!
What I look for in a jig is a smooth transition from the line to the eye & around the belly, which requires the eye to be slightly rolled forward. The reasoning is I want my jig to follow the line up to the cover & then slide over or through the cover smoothly. I want a quality brush/weed guard & a quality hook, both are more important to me than head design.
Also look at the gap from the eye to the hook point, the greater that distance the faster solid hookups.
I agree! I am obsessed with the line tie position and line tie angle on the head of the jig for my particular cover that I am going through.
However, I never really cared about the brush guard. I usually trim it down to as light as possible for the cover/application. Do you find there to be many different brush guards? I am used to stiff black ones and the medium soft clear ones. Any information would be appreciated.
cgolf reply :
I have been using a Santone swim jig for a couple of years now, and it has been pretty versatile for me as I have been learning to fish a bass jig. The head is flat on the bottom, which in theory lets it stand up briefly if hopped along. I have fished it as a swim jig and bounced it along with some success.
I have bought other brands and styles since then that I will be working with some more this year to figure out what works best and when for me, but so far the Santone is the one I will tie on when I am indecisive on how I want to fish or am trying to figure out if the bass are chasing or tight to bottom.
WRB reply :
As Catt mentioned in his replies everyone has a different set of needs when selecting a jig for how they fish it.
For example I don't like weed guards! The reason is a weed guards protects the hook point from snags and .....hook sets! Fiber style weed guards are necessary when jig fishing cover that snags the hook point and work OK depending on how stiff they are for that particular type of cover. Where I fish 90% of the time it's deep rocky structure with sparse cover so I don't use a fiber type weed guard. The fact I also make long casts fishing a jig more horizontal then verticle the hook length becomes critical, longer works better then a compact shorter hook design.
For me the typical bass jig with a fiber weed guard isn't a good choice, a football type jig works better unless there is heavy cover. So, I use 2 head designs, my own modified football jig and a flipping style compact design. Whatever jig I use it will have the sharpest strong hook available.
Starting with Siebert Outdoors is a good plan.
Good luck.
Tom
Troy85 reply :
When my brother first started using a jig, he would throw the Strike King Bitsy Bug a lot. Its a small jig, so it gets a lot of bites(at least where I fish). It was good a way for him to build up confidence in his presentation and then move up to a larger jig.
Deeare reply :
On 3/21/2018 at 11:01 PM, Tizi said:I put over $50 into my cart at Siebert Outdoors, but it is still trying to charge me $7.50 for shipping. How do I get a free ship code?
Send them a message through Facebook
Munkin reply :
Arky or a ball head are overall the most versatile IMO to start with. As for colors the best advice ever was given to me by an old timer when I was in Missouri for training in the Army. His advice was to fish jigs in the same color as soft plastics that work for you. While as simple as can be that was a game changer for me with jig fishing. After taking his advice I caught more fish in one trip than I had in the previous 8 years of fishing jigs.
Allen
Mobasser reply :
A super sharp hook is more important to me than head shape. There are so many on the market it can be confusing. Try 2 or 3 and see what works well for you.If I had to pick one jig for year around use, it would be an original arkie bucktail jig. Black, 1/4 oz. This has worked best overall in 30 + years.
AggieBassin10 reply :
I really like the 1/2 Strike King Structure Jig
Brad in Texas reply :
So many good ideas listed here. I'd only add what has already been said by several posters and that is to start on the finesse end of things, purchase lighter jigs employing smaller plastic trailers, and learn with these first: rigging the plastics, presentation, where to present it, feeling the bite, setting the hook. I suppose someone could learn with a 1 oz. jig, just a bit harder I think.
I'd also start with short and up-close presentations, pitching into tough areas, banks with sharp fall-offs. I'd add any longer casting last.
Colors? Three, I think: green pumpkin, black & blue and a final one with plenty of orange in it.
And, the plastics don't have to match the jig color. It is quite okay to put a black and blue trailer on a green pumpkin jig.
Too, something similar I am experimenting with called a "slither rig" and I see several makers of these . . . it is simply a tungsten bullet weight with an attached skirt. It is generally pegged with a rubber stopper up above the weight so it is all held together, then you add whatever hook you prefer, whatever plastic. The supposed advantages? Penetrates mats better with slightly lighter weightings, a bit more weedless, and since the hook isn't fixed to a weighted head, it seems to set hooks a bit easier, sort of kicks or flares on a hook-set and sticks the fish a bit better. Experimenting! Another post one day soon with results. Best of luck! Brad
A-Jay reply :
On 3/23/2018 at 7:44 PM, G-Man Outdoors said:I really like the 1/2 Strike King Structure Jig
Me Too.
A-Jay
scaleface reply :
Just go buy some inexpensive jigs . Its unlikely i have ever paid over two dollars for a jig .
BassWhole! reply :
On 3/21/2018 at 6:14 PM, Catt said:When it comes to jigs everyone has their personal repertoire of confusion!
Quote of the month. I want the Tshirt!
1/4 oz swim jig,
3/8 Arkye,
1/2 brush
3/4 football
You can catch fish pretty much every where with those 4, of course for certain specific places and times, something somewhat different might work better.
Catt reply :
On 3/22/2018 at 3:55 AM, cgolf said:I have been using a Santone swim jig for a couple of years now, and it has been pretty versatile for me as I have been learning to fish a bass jig. The head is flat on the bottom, which in theory lets it stand up briefly if hopped along. I have fished it as a swim jig and bounced it along with some success.
I have bought other brands and styles since then that I will be working with some more this year to figure out what works best and when for me, but so far the Santone is the one I will tie on when I am indecisive on how I want to fish or am trying to figure out if the bass are chasing or tight to bottom.
Been throwing Santone Lures Chris McCall Rayburn Swim Jig, excellent quality, I swim it, flip it, & pitch it!
bagofdonuts reply :
Just to add to the list of quality jigs. Jewel bait company makes a great line of finesse jigs. I really like the 5/16 in p,b&j (for some reason around here a little purple flake does the trick). They are a round head which is good all around.
Like catt, when fishing a jig I pitch it, swim it, skip it, stroke it, drag it, soak it, hop it, whatever it takes till the bass say which way they like it. The little 5/16 is easy to do all that with, any lighter and pitching is not as easy, any heavier and casting/skipping is not as easy.
burrows reply :
These are less than 3 bucks at Walmart
EGbassing reply :
Hack Attack jigs. They're perfect.
WRB reply :
It's nearly impossible to define every jig type that is availble for bass fishing. Every jig design was made to improve the basic ball or round head like the original Doll Fly jigs popular back in the 30's and my 1st jig.
Jigs that are worked along the bottom tend to roll over at rest, the football head resolved that problem. Jigs that go through heavy cover need the hook eye close to the nose and incorporate a weed guard, Arkie head with 60 degree bend hook in lieu of 90 resolved that problem. Both the football and Arkie jigs the hooks when at rest layer upright on the bottom, the stand up heads with a flat angled bottom helped the trailers to float upright resolving that problem. There are hundreds of designs and a quick look at Barlows or TW illustrates some of the most popular designs anglers use for bass fishing.
You can swim any jig by retreiving it through the water column, the bullet head is very popular for this presentation because it goes through weed easily.
I don't believe a new jig angler should get too detailed selecting a bass jig and agree the Arkie style or stand up brush jig is a good all around choice. Siebert offers good guality both Arkie and brush jigs in a wide range of weights and colors to keep anyone busy for several years, plus a site sponsor with member discounts.
Colors, don't go overboard with colors as it can get out of control quickly. Basic black-blue and PB&J, green pumpkin will cover all types of water clarity.
Weight, 3/8 oz and 1/2 oz works from 1' to 20' depths, adding a 3/4 oz if you fish in current or wind.
Trailers, twin tail GYCB 5" grubs, Berkley 4" Chigger Craw, Strike King Rage Tails all work good. Pick a contrasting color the skirt has; black-blue with blue trailer for example.
Good luck and slow down!
Tom
Andy007 reply :
I started fishing jigs last year and like you ordered a few jigs to try, but ordered a couple different styles. As mentioned by some in previous post, the style is more important than the brand. In the bunch of jigs I ordered a couple where football jigs that I found out are about useless in thick weeds! I would say to lean towards jigs made for the cover in your lakes. The arkie style is a good universal shape.
Good luck!
FishDewd reply :
I got a couple from BPS during their spring sale not too long ago, I've fished them a few times but I think they are too large and/or not right for where I fish at. I think they would do better in a river, bayou or lake. I forgot who made them, but one is a 3/8 finesse jig in black/blue and the other is a 1/2 football head in green pumpkin. Didn't mean to get two that close together in weight, I may step down to a 1/4 and smaller profile at some point and see if it works better.
J Francho reply :
Nah, I actually think you did good with those weights.
Are you using a baitcast or spinning setup? If it's the latter, the smaller weights would be easier to cast.
cgolf reply :
On 3/23/2018 at 9:10 PM, Catt said:
Been throwing Santone Lures Chris McCall Rayburn Swim Jig, excellent quality, I swim it, flip it, & pitch it!
Those are the ones. I won some on social media and ended up buying a couple dozen more. The three weights cover the depths I fish.
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