Jigs For Bass

[Larry Richards]

Jigs have got to be the most versatile baits an angler can possess. You can fish jigs shallow or deep, and as slowly or as quickly as you like. And no matter what you do with them, they catch fish. The type of cover and the depth your fishing dictate the size and shape of the jig head itself. On rocks and along open areas, I like football heads, and I use anywhere from a 1/4-ounce to a big 1-ounce head. But most of the time I find myself using 1/2- or 3/4-ounce sizes.I like to fish a jig slowly just crawling it along the bottom and letting it ease up and over anything in the way. When I'm moving a jig along the bottom, I take up the slack by pulling gently on the rod until I feel it hit something then reel up the slack.Then I give it a little hop.Here in the Ozarks I use jigs mostly in green and browns with Green pumpkin, watermelon,and PBJ and combos of these colors my top choice.I like to use twin tail grubs and chigger craws for trailers and I like my trailers to be a different color than my jig.Like a PBJ jig with a green pumpkin trailer or a Green Pumpkin jig with a watermelon trailer.For line I like Berkley 100% 14lb fluorocarbon.My rod for open water I like a 6'6 MH fast tip and for pitching cover I use a 7' MH and 17lb Berkley 100%

JIGS.. you're gonna catch fish on them. Guaranteed

[Ham]

I love the thump when a bass takes a jig.

I carry two versions of skirted jigs, weedless football heads, ballheads, a shad head, sliderheads, horsehead jigs and weedless tube jigheads. I try not to leave home without them.

Find jigheads you are happy with and stock up.

Great choice in lots of weather and a wide range of water temps.