What's your favorite jig? 2024
angler1 reply :
What's your favorite jig and why?
Catt reply :
Terry Oldham's Trailer Hitch & Eye Max Jigs
Why? Because they are the most effective Grass Jigs made 
GRiver reply :
Strike king and Booyah...I use them because of the low price..The river here is rocky bottom and I seem to lose them.
Primus reply :
This year I have done well with the Kietech Tungsten Model 1 Casting jig and the Model 2 football jigs, I like to use the small 2-3/4" Yum Papi (I snip off app 3/16" of an inch superglue on to jig) for a compact finnesse jig. I like the Booyah Boo jig with a Paca chunk or Craw trailer when I'm looking for a bigger profile. I also like using the 1/4 oz Outkast swimming jig with a Yamamoto grub as a trailer as an alternative to a spinnerbait when working shallow cover in the spring. I'm impressed with the appearance of Gman's Widegap jigs, I'm going to order a few this winter to try next spring.
SPAZ reply :
I'll throw almost anything but my favorites are Pepper Jigs.
KYntucky Warmouth reply :
I have a wide variety of jigs, don't do too much jig fishing as of yet but if I can ever get a boat, there is a lake here that's loaded with places to fish them, almost too many. I like the Omega jigs, Bitsy Flips, and ***s jigs.
TheHammer84 reply :
Mann's Stone Jig in Black/blue or green pumpkin. The reason I like it is the design of the head is flat on the bottom, but isn't a football design so it can be flipped/pitched or fished in similar presentations to that a football jig is used.
J Francho reply :
I don't have a single favorite, though I've really come to like Outcast RT Jigs for pitching in milfoil and coontail. The BPS Enticer Football jigs work great for rocks. Stanley Flat Eyes have been a favorite for years. There other more expensive, specialized options, but those are some good bread and butter baits.
TourPT reply :
I don't know if I can call it my favorite yet for there's a lot of good jigs out there, but this season I have been using and really liking the All-Terrain Tackle Rattling A.T. Jig.
This jig seems to come threw the thick stuff really well, the rattle is removable, the hook is strong and sharp, the paint is really tuff in that it does not chip very easy if at all, but the two things I really like about it are: on most jigs I have to tear a little piece of the craw I use off so that it fits right, well this jig has has what I would call a plastic holder built into it in which I no longer have to trim the craw down. kind of hard to explain and two, you can't beat the price for a jig of this high quality.
SWMIBASSER reply :
I build my own custom jigs. A "weed" jig that IMO is PERFECT. Consider my location-I don't flip and don't fish much super dense wood (think washed down wood on a river-I don't do that) But for laydowns, including dense laydowns, all types of weeds, rocks you name it.
Even with a thin weed guard I don't get hung
The Hook is a Gamakatsu, and all the skirts are hand tied with stren super braid (I use stren as it's nice and soft-perfect for this)
I use almost exclusively 3/8oz jigs. I'll build em smaller and bigger though.
Several variations of green pumpkin, black/blue, a couple brown craw colors, and I'm working on a bluegill pattern.
Quitlimpin reply :
Blue/Black Outkast RT. Excellent in the weeds & stumps
southern reply :
omega
Big O Tires Angler reply :
Dirty Jigs
J-B reply :
DBK Lures jigs. The skirts are made of round strings instead of flat so that they stand out more and seem to have better action in the water.
tholmes reply :
My own hand-tied bucktails in blue/black and brown/green with a black or green pumpkin trailer. I make them in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 oz.
They're my favorite because they work.
Tom
A-Jay reply :
QuoteDirty Jigs
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A-Jay
Thefishy1 reply :
PJ's Jigs and Mop Jigs
Marc David reply :
Terminator or Booyah Boo jig
cbfishalot reply :
Eakins Jig!!! It's all about confidence.
BenoBreath reply :
Evolution 3/8oz heavy cover jig in green pumpkin & black/blue.
Rigged with a matching Rage Tail craw as a trailer.
I like the invisible mono weed guard & it's pretty much weedless
when thrown into the thick stuff.
BB
ALbasser reply :
I make my own jigs. My favorite for smallmouth is a black jig head with a single wire hook guard, black/brown or black/blue bear hair skirt. 80% of the time paired with a pork trailer. My favorite for largemouth is a black head with single wire hook guard, black/blue or green silicone skirt. Either no trailer, or a matching color soft plastic trailer.
looking4structure reply :
QuoteTerminator or Booyah Boo jig
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TrippyJai reply :
I've only used the Booyah Boo Jig and doing okay with it so that's my pick.
Gangley reply :
Im just starting with Jigs, but for right now, it has to be Karu Lures in the Crigger Craw with a Berkley Crazy Legs Chigger Craw trailer.
RandySBreth reply :
Booyah Baby Boo with the skirt cut finesse style, and backed with a PowerBait Craw. PB&J color.
Or my own hair jigs.
EastTexasBassin reply :
Booyah boo jig with a ragetail Lobster
iceintheveins reply :
Pepper Hawg Custom Jigs, made right here in Grand Junction, Colorado. They have the best selection of colors and sizes from 3/16 of an ounce to over 1 ounce. Awesome Gammy hook too.
pepperjigs.com
iceintheveins reply :
Pepper makes awesome spinnerbaits and buzzbaits too.
fishinflip415 reply :
Revenge flipping and football heads for me. I love there durable paint jobs and the way the skirts match the heads perfectly. Also the hooks are good. 8-)
RoLo reply :
My jigs are subdivided into four categories:
> SKIRT JIGS Skirted, Fiber Weedguard, Dressed with Trailer
> T-RIG JIGS Self-Weedless, No Weedguard, No Skirt: e.g. Owner Sled Head, Brewers Slider Head
> HAIR JIGS Bucktail Hair - Squirrel Hair - Fox Hair - Bear Hair - Etc
> MARABOU JIGS Feathered Tail (usually with Chenille Body)
I have four favorite jigs, one for each category,
but I'm going to assume that you're asking about skirt jigs.
Outkast RT Jig
Although I like the attitude of a 60-deg eyelet, they don't get very far in Florida's maidencane and pondweed
nor in Canada's cabbage and milfoil
SKIRT JIG FEATURES
> Embedded Eyelet (maximal weedlessness)
> 135-Degree Angle between weedguard & jig forehead (A square 90-deg corner is a weed-trap!)
> 5/0 Mustad Round-Bend Extra-Strong Hook (ample for trophy musky)
> 54-Strand Silicone Skirt
> Double-Barb Trailer Keeper
> Double Rattlebox (rattleboxes are removed)
CAVEAT> The bristleguard is very soft; do not remove any bristles nor shorten the length (flare as usual)
Roger
hookset on 3 reply :
QuoteMy jigs are subdivided into four categories:
> SKIRT JIGS Skirted, Fiber Weedguard, Dressed with Trailer
> T-RIG JIGS Self-Weedless, No Weedguard, No Skirt: e.g. Owner Sled Head, Brewers Slider Head
> HAIR JIGS Bucktail Hair - Squirrel Hair - Fox Hair - Bear Hair - Etc
> MARABOU JIGS Feathered Tail (usually with Chenille Body)
I have four favorite jigs, one for each category,
but I'm going to assume that you're asking about skirt jigs.
Outkast RT Jig
Although I like the attitude of a 60-deg eyelet, they don't get very far in Florida's maidencane and pondweed
nor in Canada's cabbage and milfoil
SKIRT JIG FEATURES
> Embedded Eyelet (maximal weedlessness)
> 135-Degree Angle between weedguard & jig forehead (A square 90-deg corner is a weed-trap!)
> 5/0 Mustad Round-Bend Extra-Strong Hook (ample for trophy musky)
> 54-Strand Silicone Skirt
> Double-Barb Trailer Keeper
> Double Rattlebox (rattleboxes are removed)
CAVEAT> The bristleguard is very soft; do not remove any bristles nor shorten the length (flare as usual)
Roger
Roger, those Outcasts are sweet. If you get a chance check out the Grass Stalker Jig by Bass Stalker. They are right up your alley.http://www.unclejosh.com/bassstalker/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/72/page/1/id/114/name/RattlinGrassStalkers
Tokyo Tony reply :
Roger, why do you remove the rattles?
I recently ran out of rattles for my Eakins jigs, which means I've been fishing jigs without them, and doing just as well. However, I have more confidence when the rattles are there, as it seems to me the rattles may attract a few more fish. I can't see them scaring fish away as they are very subtle, but I guess that's possible. What's your reasoning?
By the way, my two favorite jigs are Jewell Eakins 3/8 oz black/blue with black/blue Ragetail chunk or crawfish trailer, and a Mann's Stone Jig, 3/8 or 1/2 oz with the same trailer.
Paul Roberts reply :
Mango
90x reply :
any jig is fine for me, focus on trailers
wooly bug!!!
RoLo reply :
QuoteRoger, those Outcasts are sweet. If you get a chance check out the Grass Stalker Jig by Bass Stalker. They are right up your alley.http://www.unclejosh.com/bassstalker/modules/cart/products.php/nav_id/72/page/1/id/114/name/RattlinGrassStalkers
Sorry, but I haven't revisited this thread since Nov 2 :-[
I have used the Bass Stalker grass stalker about two or three years ago.
As you suggest, they're an excellent jig, but they suffer from one fatal flaw.
Notice the angle formed between the weedguard and the top of the jighead.
The angle is approximately 95-degrees which amounts to a sharp corner
and a dreadful weed-trap. Now compare this 95-deg angle to the weedguard angle
on the Outkast R.T., which is about 130 degs (very obtuse).
Roger
RoLo reply :
QuoteRoger, why do you remove the rattles?I recently ran out of rattles for my Eakins jigs, which means I've been fishing jigs without them, and doing just as well. However, I have more confidence when the rattles are there, as it seems to me the rattles may attract a few more fish. I can't see them scaring fish away as they are very subtle, but I guess that's possible. What's your reasoning?
It's just a matter of personal preference, Tony.
No aquatic creature comes to mind that clicks or rattles, so in the interest of natural delivery
I'd rather my lure didn't either. I'm sure that rattling and clicking sounds do not spook bass,
but if there's a chance it might cause a loss in interest, I'd rather do without.
I believe that bass need less help than anglers might imagine, because many fat bass come from perennially muddy waters.
Roger
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