What Weight Jig Do U Throw Most? 2024
TxHawgs reply :
Need to make a jig purchase. While I'm asking what weight u throw most what about color? Some of these companies like Dirty make a ton of colors. I fish as a co-angler and almost all these guys are bank beaters. 14ft usually the deepest but usually shallower, when I t-rig I fish as light as possible mostly 1/4 and 3/16oz. Was thinking of mostly buying 3/8oz jigs plus the trailer should be ok? If I go up should I just get the 5/8 instead of only going up an 1/8th to 1/2oz? Thanks guys!
riverbasser reply :
I mainly fish 2 places. The Chattahoochee river and lake Eufaula. 95% of jigs I throw in the river are 1/4 oz and in the lake its about 50/50 between 1/4 and 1/2 ounce. I have some 3/8 but I could do without them if need be. Have several colors as well but mainly throw a black/blue and a green pumpkin/red
Catt reply :
Two of the best jig fisherman in America are Denny Bauer & Gary Klein, they both throw 3/8 - 1/2 oz 90% of the time!
DrMarlboro92 reply :
I typically won't use a football jig under 3/4oz because I want it to sit on the bottom and just drag. I'll normally opt for 1/2oz on heavy cover flipping jigs, and anywhere from 1/4-1/2oz for finesse jigs depending on how deep I want to fish them, and how fast I want them to fall. All my swim jigs are in 3/8.
As far as color, my favorites are either peanut butter jelly, black/blue, or some variation or blend that includes green pumpkin.
So when you pick your weight, just ask how deep are the places you fish, and how fast of a fall do you want? I'd say start somewhere around 3/8oz And go from there.
kickerfish1 reply :
3/8 hands down.
MIbassyaker reply :
mostly 3/8, some 1/4 and 1/2. But I feel like I could go all 3/8oz and just exchange trailers to adjust action and fall rate, and not lose much.
Yeajray231 reply :
1/4. Is probably what I use the most. I have alot of success with a bulky trailer and the slow fall rate.
pawpaw reply :
1/2 probably more than anything else but 1/4-1oz depending on the pattern
RichF reply :
3/4oz green pumpkin is my go to most of the time. 1/2 oz when I'm "finessing." Very rarely will I go lighter.
Scarborough817 reply :
1/2 oz most of the time
Angry John reply :
Rivers I use 1/4 a lot
Lakes I fish 3/8 arkie most.
I go with simple colors in the jig brown, black and green pumpkin. If you need some flair then use the trailer to add color.
Big Bait Fishing reply :
On 11/15/2016 at 12:53 AM, Catt said:Two of the best jig fisherman in America are Denny Bauer & Gary Klein, they both throw 3/8 - 1/2 oz 90% of the time!
i'm not that good of jig fisherman but that's my preference is 3/8 & 1/2 oz. jigs , i don't feel the need for anything bigger . if i need to go lighter , i'll texas rig the plastic with a tungsten weight .
mostly all my trailers have red in them as most all of the crawfish i see in the lakes i fish are red .
Robert Riley reply :
I have a mix of 1/4 and 3/8. I don't know which ones are which anymore. But my boater is a bank beater like yours. Here in central IL we throw pretty much black and blue all day long. I've made an effort to not throw black and blue as a co-angler. I've got a few hand tied black and chart, or black and red jigs. I've seen a small increase in the amount of fish I catch over him, obviously not as much as I'd like 
roadwarrior reply :
On 11/15/2016 at 12:53 AM, Catt said:Two of the best jig fisherman in America are Denny Bauer & Gary Klein, they both throw 3/8 - 1/2 oz 90% of the time!
Me, too!
I fish Siebert Outdoors exclusively: http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/ and Rage Tail Craws.
My most productive colors are Black with a Black & Blue Rage Tail Craw; PB J; Green Pumpkin/ Brown and Brown & Orange.
blckshirt98 reply :
As for color, Andy Cuccia is a jig fisherman up on the CA Delta and in his seminars he repeatedly says the only colors he uses are basically black(black/blue) or brown(brown/purple) with those secondary colors mixed in now and then.
Big Bait Fishing reply :
On 11/15/2016 at 3:16 AM, blckshirt98 said:As for color, Andy Cuccia is a jig fisherman up on the CA Delta and in his seminars he repeatedly says the only colors he uses are basically black(black/blue) or brown(brown/purple) with those secondary colors mixed in now and then.
mostly in California we have the Red Swamp crawfish which is 85% or more red with a black stripe , some times the claws lighten up to shades of orange , purple , and grayish . just goes to show that bass will eat mostly anything even if the colors are unnatural
thebillsman reply :
1/8 - 3/8
Considering where I fish and how I fish, rate of fall and the smaller profile are my most paramount factors.
blckshirt98 reply :
When considering weight also don't forget the trailer you plan on using - some of those trailers out there will add a good chunk of weight to the final package.
long island basser reply :
On 11/15/2016 at 1:36 AM, MIbassyaker said:mostly 3/8, some 1/4 and 1/2. But I feel like I could go all 3/8oz and just exchange trailers to adjust action and fall rate, and not lose much.
Same here.
Brown, green pumpkin, watermelon, with some orange are the colors I use most.
Raul reply :
1/2 oz 90% of the time.
MrPeanut reply :
I fish mostly water that is 10-12 ft or less, 3/8 oz is my go to. if I'm fishing deeper I'll go to a 1/2 oz, or struggling to get bit most of my finesse jigs are 5/16 oz.
For football jigs the lightest I'll go is a 1/2 oz
Jeff H reply :
The one I use the most is 1/2 oz.
lo n slo reply :
3/16 bullet
KDW96 reply :
I will throw 3/4oz in real deep structure filled lakes.
JigMaster4 reply :
I usually start with 3/8, but if that does not produce I will either switch trailers or move to a 1/2 oz or 1/4 jig. I mainly use a brown and green jig with either a black, brown or green trailer, but if the water is real dirty it is either all black or black n blue.
TxHawgs reply :
Thanks for all the replies guys, really appreciate it. I don't have much time around the lake I fish to turn over rocks and see what color the crawdads are. And I know it depends on the time of yr and even the part of the lake they live in. Then when they molt they change color, it's crazy. I emailed the lake biologist but he never replied. I fish Lake Fork in Tx if anyone else fishes that area of the country and has a grasp on color and type of craws I would be trying to imitate. As far as weight I guess I will fish as light as possible cuz it's tons of stumps with roots and the heavier jigs tend to get hung easier?
riverbasser reply :
I don't turn over rocks either. I just wait till I catch a bass and he coughs one up. Happens pretty regular
Catt reply :
Two of the best jig fisherman in America are Denny Bauer & Gary Klein, they both throw 3/8 - 1/2 oz 90% of the time!
Their #1 color choice - Black-n-Blue!
Add to that greens, green pumpkin or watermelon
Then black/brown/amber or black neon
Fishing as a co-angler a 3/8-1/2 oz will allow you to flip & pitch fast enough to keep up with bank beater's!
scaleface reply :
I know a texas rig is not a jig but I fish them exactly the same way . I've been in the back of the boat with bank beaters quite a few times and had success throwing worms , lizards and craws . One guy in particular got mad at me for catching the fish he didnt .
iceintheveins reply :
Quarter ounce mostly, because I like a slow fall and usually throw jigs in 17 feet or less. For football jigs I use 1/2 or 3/4 depending on depth. Every other application is a 3/8 ounce jig, which is not that often, say when short hopping or crawling in 15 - 25 feet of water, though if I'm crawling at the upper end of that depth range I usually use a 1/2 ounce football head, since I don't use any line heavier than 17 pound fluoro for jigs and creatures unless punching, which I prefer 65 pound braid. In thick timber 20 pound fluoro and a 3/8 ounce is the way to go unless you're under 12 feet of water.
Hot Rod Johnson reply :
I typically won't use a football jig under 1/2 0z. because I want it to sit on the bottom and drag not jump up and down. I'll normally opt for 1/2 0z. on heavy cover flipping jigs, and anywhere from 1/8 or 1/4 0z. for finesse jigs depending on how deep I want to fish them, and how fast I want them to fall. All my swim jigs are in 1/2 0z. As far as color, my favorites are either Peanut/Butter Jelly, Black/Blue, or some variation or blend that includes Green/Pumpkin. So when you pick your weight, just ask how deep are the places you fish, and how fast of a fall do you want? I'd say start somewhere around 1/2 0z. and go from there.
primetime reply :
I would say a 1/4 oz is size I use most since they are always easy to find, then 3/8 & 1/2 oz.....However, I always buy or order 3/16 or 5/16 and even 5/8 when possible since it may not seem like much, but I had a really good JIg/Texas rig Fisherman who used to believe that the difference in fall rate in areas that see alot of jigs & soft baits makes the 5/16 a better option than a 1/4 oz. I have used this approach with the Original Stanley Jigs and a few others and some days I do feel like the 5/16 works better.
I know when I was watching a tournament on TV at Lake Harris Greg Hackney was catching more fish than everyone else in the same shallow docks/Grass using a 5/16 Jig & Sliding Weight.
I think the type of jig matters most. For swim Jigs or Shallow water Pitching/Skipping etc. 1/4 is really good as well as for swimming over weeds, then 3/8 is good for added distance but I would also make sure to buy a few Finesse or smaller Jigs like the Strike King Bitsy Bug & bitsy Flip. You can always give any jig the buzz cut to make it have the parachute on top to slow the fall, and for $2 it is hard to beat the SK bitsy bug jigs. Standard is good for Swimming & light cover as it has a thin weedguard. I use 1/16 on a spinning rod, then always carry 1/8,3/16,1/4 & up to 1/2 oz since the smaller profile can work.
Obviously trailers change the rate and action on the fall etc...But with the Bitsy Flip, I feel the weedguard is a bit stiff on some, So make sure you do not cut it shorter which makes it stiffer, just trim a few strands at the base to soften it which I like to do, just do not pull them out since it makes them all fall out.
Colors-Black, Green Pumpkin, Watermelon, White, White/Chart, black Blue, Brown/Orange are what I use most..For a bluegill color, It all depends on the lake but a Green pumpkin/chart/blue seems to work well.
Hope that helps. If you need to buy them over the counter, Strike King Hack Attack is a good jig with strong hook for heavy cover, and good jig overall, all SK jigs are good Imo for store jigs, then the Terminator Pro Jig for $3.50 is a good jig with a bullet style head, colors, the VMC hook is good but get's dull so needs sharpening & for the money pretty good jig even to swim.
I would also grab a SK Texas Rig Jig or Swing Jig which is really good & I like to buy alot of blacks and browns and then use the trailer to either match or contrast. I love a Black/Blue Jig & green pumpkin Trailer and then the opposite.
Dirty Jigs are great, I would check out TW and this way you can see all the options in Jigs & type as they divide them in 8 categories. They also carry every brand popular....Dandy, Oldham, AT, Gambler, plus reviews really help. All Terrain jigs are actually really good for the price, so are the Megastrike Jigs.
Jon G reply :
3/8 about 90% of the time
Bluebasser86 reply :
1/2oz is my favorite
crypt reply :
3/8 ths.
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