went to the blackwater creek this evenin behind the house and thought i try out the ole jig because the creek if anyones familiar with it is full of limbs logs, blown down trees big boulders you name....well i tied on a strike king premier pro model 3/8 oz tipped with a summer craw strike king rage tail craw....i fished from about 5 to dark and caught 3 spots around 1-3.5 lbs bein the biggest.....i'm kinda gettn the hang of it....can't wait til the tightline jigs arrive so i can try em out....got a couple in the mairdigra color and a couple in the PB&J color

I fish jigs most of the time, I usually have 3 jig rods ready to go, but I prefer plastics when it comes to wood cover, jigs will get hung. You really can't go wrong with jigs swim'em, hop'em, drag'em, stroke'em, flip'em, bass love 'em

got the tightline jigs in today tipped some with paca graws and other with yum craw papi...they're looking good. i like strike king and i thought i liked the premier pro model but the truth is i think for like sixty cents cheaper get the regular pro model jig..rattles don't fall off and they make more racket.both are good jigs though

does jig size really matter?? is there a time to use a 3/4 oz or heavier jig and is there a time that a jig as small as 1/4 oz is better to use??

Some guys want heavier jigs in summer to punch through vegetation and-or fall faster, eliciting a reaction strike from a bass that has a higher metabolism during the hotter months.

The converse is true in colder months.

I usually stick with a 3/8 or 1/2 ounce except in June through September. Then I'll go with a 1- or 1 1/4-ounce, or a 3/4 ounce football in open water around rocks or points.

I have been using the 1/2 and 3/8 oz jigs pretty much exclusively over the years. I bought some 1/4 oz tightlines with the grass head and that's what I've been pulling through the hydrilla with really good luck the last few days. The 1/4's come through the grass much better for me, so I plan to keep using them. Like Clem said though, if I'm flipping, I use the 3/4 and 1 oz so they fall through the grass better.

tightline jigs?? whats yal favorite colors to use..i got some of the PB&J and Mardigra ones

Black, black and blue, or green pumpkin. I have a pb&j and rusty craw color I have yet to use, but they are colored like a crawfish, so they should work.

ok i'm new to jig fishing and everything so this maybe a dumb question,but is swimmin a jig when you just reel it straight in? today i was fishing a PB&J tightline jig with a yum craw papi and i made a bad cast and i reeled it back to the boat and had about a 4# bass come up and roll on it.. Started throwing arounnd rocks and stuff and just slowly reeling it in and caught two doing this in about 15 minutes

Awesome, ain't it?

I've seen Greg Hackney retrieve them as fast as he can, just zip 'em back to the boat.

Some guys "chatter" them right under the surface with a real jittery retrieve. A lot of guys on the Coosa do this.

I try to keep it about 6-8 inches below the surface and use a steady retrieve with a little up-down motion, and just under the surface to create a wake.

Figure out how the bass want it.

We don't have to tell everything we know, Clem.

Yeah, but you gotta do it right to make it work.

Damn media...

Try one at the Coosa that is bright neon orange for best results. lol

Another tip, most of the time I like to trim my skirts even with the bottom of the hook. This gives the jig a tad smaller profile and makes the trailer stand out.

yeah i've primarly been jig fishing lately just to get the fill for it and most the ones i caught i've either barely felt them or just saw the line moving...the two i caught swimming the jig the bass bout jerked the rod out of my hand they hit it so hard those tightline jigs are pretty sweet..If i can catch a fish with one anyone can lol

what about the chatterbaits...do any of yal like them??looks like they would be good for swimming.... i have some but don't ever use them

bloodtrail's tip about trimming the skirt is right on, especially if you're swimming it and using a Baby Paca Craw, Yum Craw Papi or Berkley Chigger Craw.

Not trimming the skirt doesn't completely kill the action of the flappy claws but I believe it does hinder it. Trimming to the bend of the hook allows the claws to stick out and flap on the swim, and stand out a little more if you're working it on the bottom.

As for the blade-jig swimming lures like the Chatterbait, I prefer the Yum Boogie Bait or the Road Runner "Rockin' Runner" with a Zoom Fluke Jr. If they're hitting it good, though, I'm not sure it would matter what kind of trailer you put on it. The vibration of the blade is the main attractant and the trailer helps ... also try a 7-inch worm with a nice fat tail, like a Culprit or Zoom Dead Ringer.

Don't throw the Chatter-style bait and expect it to come through a treetop. Sucker hangs up pretty quickly. Open areas, edges of trees and brush, over emerging grass, parallel to vegetation.

Take some pliers. If they're hitting it good, they'll suck it into the back of their ugly throat.

Try it on Lay from Nov-Feb in the dead main lake grass. White 1/4oz jig with a white baby paca trailer. You won't catch many, but you'll catch the right ones.