Thanks And Question

[dantep]

First off all thanks for all your guys help the last few years. End of july me and my buds will be doing our annual motorcycle trip to the white and fish for a few days. Guys i fish with dint fish a ton so they drag powebait and have fun and catch a ton. I on other hand lure fish. Thanks to you guys i have used the rapala countdown lure last 2 years and have had a blast. My question is i having been reading a lot from you guys about zig jigs and PJ's. Can i use these jigs with my open face rod and reel? What size and color will I need? I know a lot depends on water running. Any help tho would be great before i place an order. Thanks in advance

[Ham]

"open face" does this mean baitcaster or spinning reel? I can't imagine fishing Zig Jigs ona bait caster, but somewhere someone probably does.

[dantep]

Spinning reel. Wanna meet the guy who can use a bait caster out there. Sorry i should have clarified

[Ham]

Yep, It's definitely a spinning reel deal. Richard Cross swears by 4 lb line for the Zig Jig and Phil Lilly stands by as light as 2 lb line at times.

I mostly use nanofil with a 6 lb leader, but I always use spinning. I find a UL or light rod throws better and doesn't overpower the trout as bad.

[dantep]

What weight is the jig you use? Thats what i am wondering about. I use 4 lb test

[Ham]

I use everything from 1/32 oz to 1/4 oz depending on flow, but I mainly use 1/16 and 1/8 oz. Simple version : less than 2000 cfs = 1/16 oz

> 2000 cfs = 1/8 oz more than 15000 CFS don't jig fish.

buy three colors. triple olive, olive/ginger, and brown/orange that is my go to three colors. I carry more than that, but those should work for you.

[dantep]

Thanks for the advice on Zig JIgs. Just got back from the fishing trip. Used mainly CD5's and such first day. Caught many, but seemed pretty small compared to usual. 2nd day I put on a Zig Jig. Once I got use to the method of how I wanted to cast and retrieve, it was game on. Fish after fish, some pretty nice ones, no huge trout but very nice fish. Within hour I had the three other guys in my boat with a Zig Jig on. I will see how they work this winter in a stocked stream here in Kansas. Thanks again for the advice and for the Zig Jig's, I will be making another order

[Ham]

You're certainly welcome. I'm glad to hear they worked for you. Once I got on Zig Jigs, most of my trout baits get ignored these days.

[Quillback]

Amazing how well those jigs work!

[LittleRedFisherman]

Open face..that's what my grandpa used to call them. I"ve used some 6 pound low vis green with pretty good results, but i'm going try some 4 pound this year, it will cast alittle better to.. Ditto on the zig jigs, they are something on those trout!