Swimming Jigs

[Travis C.]

Every year I try to pick one thing to work on. This year it has been my jig fishing.

Right now, I have been using the KVD Swim jig in Bluegill Color with a chartruse twin tail trailer. I expect this setup to only get better thru May bluegill spawn then a little later in the year switch over to maybe sexy shad or white with a white trailer for around boat docks imitating shad.

I am sure there are some pros on here that already do this well. A typical way to fish it is with slow retreive/small twitches and if it hits grass rip it out like a lipless. Throw it anywhere in any cover which is why it's effective. Also, at night this makes a great follow up lure to a spinnberbait short strike.

Any of you guys use this technique? I have already caught a bunch of bass on it this year and don't intend on stopping.

[blr3a]

I use the same color but with a powerbait chunk trailer in either watermelon or blue fleck. I have never done as good with the lighter colors but this jig is always tied up on my deck. Slow rolling logs and turning the corners on boat docks usually get me the strike. People look at you weird when you follow behind them throwing this jig and snag a 3lb fish that just passed on their spinner. Come to think about it, probably how I look at people that catch crappie in a lake that I have proven holds no crappie!

[thehick176]

I use a Strike King Bitsy flip jig with a Zoom swimming chunk trailer. On OHL that is my number 1 lure. You can use the bitsy bug jig as well but the hook isn't near as strong as the Bitsy Flip.

[Travis C.]

I haven't tried the Bitsy yet for this. The KVD swim jig is great as well as the Hackney version which is exactly the same but stronger hook no rattles. Those are all I have tried so far in bluegill colors.

This is my first year really using a jig this way and so far what has surprised me is how well the fish eat it. Sometimes all that is sticking out of their mouth is the line tie.

[thehick176]

I highly recommend trying it. It may look small but it packs a big punch! You'll see guys throwing the big heavy jigs, but you can go right behind them with the smaller jigs and catch the ones they went right over lol. By the way, i use them on the ledges and humps too. A 1/4 ounce is my go to size regardless if i'm fishin shallow or deep, unless there is some wind, then i'll adjust from there.

[Travis C.]

Originally Posted by thehick176

I highly recommend trying it. It may look small but it packs a big punch! You'll see guys throwing the big heavy jigs, but you can go right behind them with the smaller jigs and catch the ones they went right over lol. By the way, i use them on the ledges and humps too. A 1/4 ounce is my go to size regardless if i'm fishin shallow or deep, unless there is some wind, then i'll adjust from there.

I will check them out.

The other night I was fishing a bank that I knew bluegill were around earlier in the day. I'd sit the boat off a little bit pitch it up onto the bank then hop it into the water and start the retreive. A lot of times it wouldn't make it 2ft from the bank before getting smacked.

[tsuggs]

Great post guys.Im not much of a bass fisherman but when i do Its usually tex rigged lizard. I will try this lure and these techniques when not crappie fishin. Thanks