What Kind Of Jigs?

[Troy Gregg]

Hey guys, when I target trout specificallly I usually troll a blue & chrome crankbait, but this year with all the water, trolling the upper end has been fairly difficult for me... I know I can catch them on Powerbait, but I really enjoy artificial lures, jigs, crankbaits, etc etc.

I havn't taken the time to learn to fly fish, so it's the usually the ultralights and light actions for myself.

I guess the question I am asking is what kind of jig do y'all usually drift? Roadrunners, regular jigs w/ soft plastics ( I know these aren't allowed above fall creek), marabou jigs? Also what colors tend to work the best? I have my favorite crankbait, but it just isn't producing like usual this year, even in gold colors.

Taneycomo is just a few minutes from the house and a few hickory smoked trout for dinner is always a good option .

Thanks guys

[twosets]

Marabou jigs in Olive, Black, or white all will work well. White was really the ticket with shad comming thru the dam this spring.

1/8 oz will bounce off the bottom with 4 generators running, down to 1/16 oz with 2 generators.

You can drift with these( make sure you are on the bottom ) or cast to dead spots where trout may be holding. 4lb test or less is a good idea.

I'm sure Phil has some articles with more details in the archives above.

Good Luck

[twosets]

Phil has 2 articles on page 2 of the articles above

[Thom]

I just talked to my son who is at Lilleys this week. He has been doing very well with 1/8 oz white jig below the dam outlet 1 or 2 and also casting to the bank in one of Phil's rental boats. He caught two browns yesterday one below the dam 22" and one casting to the shallow area and back flosting. It was 20". Catching lots of 14 to 16 in bows all fighting hard and brightly colored. He also doing well on a bright red san Jaun worm under peach egg fly.

[Troy Gregg]

Thanks for the info guys, hope to put it to good use within the next day or two, rain permitting of course.

When drifting are you keeping the jigs under the boat and near bottom or casting them out and letting them drag?

I hope to do some casting as well, we'll see how it goes.

Happy fishing

Hopefully I can post a report later

[patfish]

Taneycomo is just a few minutes from the house

Man! That has be rough on a guy, a few minutes drive!!! Go get 'em Troy and the rest of y'all. Still living vicariously through the posts. Thanks!

[twosets]

With 4 units, I cast out parallel to the bank and let the jig work its way back to behind the boat. I usually have a fair amount of line out.

[cotterboy2007]

Although I really don't use jigs on this real high water on the White River, it seems like you Taney guys really have good luck with them. For you guys who have fished on both waters , how does four units on Taney compare to eight units on the White?

Anyway,

Here are a couple of good sites to order jigs. They are kinda pricey, but I think you can save a little by ordering a dozen or more at a time. Shops around here never have right color in the right size when you need them. I think the E jigs are a little better. The hook is slightly larger, they are tied a little thicker, and the colors are a little better. The Sculpin color is excellent. I also like that they make the 3/32 oz size. Sometimes a 1/16 won't get down, and a 1/8 is too heavy.

http://zigjig.net/

http://www.ejigs.com/

[Troy Gregg]

Cotterboy,

thanks for the info and the websites... I really like the E jigs, think I just might have to break down and order a few. I guess we will have to wait and see how much rain we get tonight and possibly tomorrow. Hopefully it doesn't start raining cats and dogs again.

[Clay Goforth]

When the water is right, you can't beat the jig...fished as is, not under a float...let the jig sink close to the bottom and pop with the wrist very hard, as if you were setting the hook...then allow to sink again. The technique takes a little time to master but once you do, it is killer. Some other good colors are a peach/olive combination, brown/orange, black/grey, and pink...yep, I said it HOT PINK.

Once you find the color and technique it is not uncommon to hook up with hundreds of fish in a day...My best day is 213 fish in a 7 hour day...Not bragging, just wanting to show the effectiveness of the technique when done properly.