Members Charley Hart Posted June 23, 2006 Members Posted June 23, 2006 I have been reading for sometime decided to join. Read some people talking about a rubber leg jig and them being available at DJs. I saw two people fishing with troutjig vests on, so I asked them about their jigs. They gave me two and showed me how to use them. I checked their web site for prices and ordered them online. Cheaper then baitshop in town. Check them out. www.troutjig.com If you see a younger guy or a girl, fishing, wearing a TroutJig.com vest at the springs talk to them. The guys name is Don and he will be more then happy to show you how they work. He might even give you one... Worked for me. BTW great forum! Charley
drew03cmc Posted June 26, 2006 Posted June 26, 2006 How would you use it? I have seen these, but no idea. Andy
shawncat Posted June 28, 2006 Posted June 28, 2006 Sight fishing them seems to work for me.I like to stand down river of the hole.Cast upriver short cast about five feet upriver of trout.Let the jig sink about a foot are two and reel just fast enough to let your jig drift thru the fish reel up and repeat.The keys are light line{jig drifts better]drag set just enough to hook fish without breaking on hook set,limber rod and most important polorized sunglasses.Watch your jig at all times keep your line semi tight and when your jig disappears or you see a flash of white close to your jig [when trout open there mouths you will see the white gums for lack of a better term]set the hook by lifting your rod and reeling at the same time.Switch jigs often and try to stay on the light side 1/16 ,1/32.Sometimes ripping the rod sideways right as the jig nears the end of the drift will trigger a strike.Rubber legs and tinsel jigs are ez to follow if you dont cast to far.Seldom will you feel the strike.Good luck.
Members Charley Hart Posted June 28, 2006 Author Members Posted June 28, 2006 They have a tips and tricks section thier website. Shawn is right on as well! http://www.troutjig.com/tips.asp
Members Troutjig.com Posted July 5, 2006 Members Posted July 5, 2006 I had the pleasure of meeting up with Mr. Charley Hart again this weekend at the Springs. This time around he had a nice sized stringer and smile on his face. Nice work Charley! Anyway, he directed me to this forum. Thanks again and thanks for posting the website links! I'm the newest member to the Troutjig.com family. My fiancé and her family have been tying these jigs for quite some time and selling them to DJs in town. Having a background in computers and seeing how much people love these jigs, I immediately thought we should get them on the internet to the rest of the world. It sounds like shawncat has it down pretty well. The Spring is very clear right now. Light line is even more important. We use a line found at Cabela’s named Tectan. The 4.0 is very strong and super thin (0.0047 diameter). As shawncat mentioned, make sure your drag is set properly and you keep the rod tip UP. 90% of the time when I see people snap their line or have a jig come out is because they didn’t keep the proper tension in their line. Probably what I enjoy most is the sight fishing with polarized glasses. The trout hit these jigs so soft sometimes, there is no way you can feel it. These glasses greatly increase your ability to catch fish! The Park has some very nice sized trout this year. I’ve been very pleased! The big fish have been hanging out directly under the bridge the last few weeks. We’ve been wading out directly under the bridge and catching some monsters. The hole above the bridge has been great as well. The green tinsel and gold tinsel have been the jig of choice in all areas of the Park. In the Rubber-Leg category, the black and white has been working great in the hole above the bridge, while the green and white has been doing the best at the bridge. The solid brown will slay them all over the park if you are able to see the jig in the water. Keep changing colors until something works. If anyone has any questions at all, I’d be more than happy to try and give you an answer.
shawncat Posted July 7, 2006 Posted July 7, 2006 Ahhh,thanks for the kind words.As I mentioned in a previous post I got my first couple rubber legs out of trout mouths that must have broke off.[maybe they should have read our post on drag setting with light line] One of the troutjig family that fishes down by the bridge turned me on to a grn tinsel a couple weeks ago Nice guy he was beating them up with it.I have'nt had as much luck with it as a rubber leg.I have to take back the statement you seldom feel the hit they were pulling the rod out of my hand Sun.I also got another trick.When trout are staging close to the surface put on a SMALL cork about 3" to 6" but don't watch for your cork to sink watch your jig.The cork keeps it from sinking below trout to quick.I was wondering how they classify rubber legs at the other parks.I would assume being rubber you would have to fish it in the bait zone.
Members Troutjig.com Posted July 7, 2006 Members Posted July 7, 2006 Ya, sometimes it is amazing how many rubber-legs you see broke off hooked in the fish. Something I am sometimes guilty of is not re-tying on my jig after catching lots of trout. I get so caught up in the fishing and forget until I hook a big one. I caught a 4lber down at the bridge 3 weeks ago. Before I made that cast I said, "Next fish, I'm going to re-tie." Luckily I landed the fish. What a blast! I bet you are talking about my cousin Brad. He's a big boy and uses the green tinsel exclusively. He has lived in Cuba almost all his life and never had any luck at the Springs. I kept telling him about our jigs and how much fun I was having…of course he was very skeptical. I finally got him to go with us one morning and he has been hooked ever since. He was going 4 days a week for awhile! : ) He is a big bass fisherman, so I’ve yet to get that instinct out of him. A lot of times he really horses them in. : ) That’s a good tip on using a cork. When I just can’t see the fish at all, I sometimes throw on a brown rubber-leg and watch the cork. We’ve been told a million different things at Bennett Springs when we go in the main store about the rubber-leg jig. Most of the workers we ask in the store say, “Now that’s a good question…I’m not sure about that jig.” We usually just use a tinsel jig with a white head and red thread anyway. The candy-cane rubber leg jig works great there. My fiancé and I go to Maramec Springs at least once a weekend, so if you see us, stop and say hi. We’ll have www.troutjig.com on the back of our fishing vests.
shawncat Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Q: Can you use flies in Zones 1 or 2 that have rubber legs or body parts? A: Yes. The regulation change of March 1, 2005 (which re-defined a "fly") allows the use of rubber legs or body parts as long as they are permanently attached to the fly. Therefore, that makes flies w/rubber legs or body parts legal in Zones 1 and 2. I seen this on Weavers bait shop web site on Bennett.
Snow Fly Posted July 9, 2006 Posted July 9, 2006 Shawncat is correct about rubber legs now being considered legal under the 2005 definition of a "fly".Rubber legs are on numerous flies that have been consider legal in other states for years, Madam x,hoppers,crickets to name a few. What is interesting these flies while being legal in zone 1 & 2 are not legal to use in zone 3 {Bennett]. What is the diffence unless they want to keep the different types of fishermen apart. "God gave fishermen expectancy, so they would never tire of throwing out a line"
Members Troutjig.com Posted July 10, 2006 Members Posted July 10, 2006 Very good info guys. THANKS! I can't wait to see how these jigs do on the White River!
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