Members Teamasgrow Posted March 10, 2015 Members Posted March 10, 2015 I have made several trips to Tanneycomo and have done decent fishing from docks with power bait, this summer I decided I am going to up my game and make some jigs to try. I have been following the reports and info from Lilley's Landing. I think I might have made a few jigs that should work, what are your thoughts? I have noticed that most of the jigs I have seen have collars, my mold and jigs do not, is this a serious disadvantage? Thanks in advance! I am an experienced jig fisherman for other species but have never chucked them while down there!
Terrierman Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Your jigs look good to me. Jig fishing on Taneycomo is a little different game. Matching weight to flow and depth where you are fishing is the secret and the only way to learn is to do it. There are tons of posts and videos on this site that will give you a jump start. Remember you are fishing in the water column and not the bottom like fishing for bass with jigs.
BFTMASTER Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 The jigs should most likely be 1/8oz or less. Those look good and should work. If you fish them correctly, you will need many more pending on area and amount of time spent fishing.
BFTMASTER Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 I try to pop my jigs when I think the jig is inches from the bottom. Thats why I lose many jigs, but that it also why I catch decent numbers of brown trout, in my opinion.
dtrs5kprs Posted March 10, 2015 Posted March 10, 2015 Jigs without collars, or with a plain collar (no barb) are generally easier to tie. Balance will be a little more head first on a no collar jig, and a little more horizontal with a collar. A barb adds more weight to the back, and increases the horizontal fall. I have not a clue in creation if that matters for trout jigs. It can be a big deal at times for bass jigs.
Members Teamasgrow Posted March 10, 2015 Author Members Posted March 10, 2015 The jigs should most likely be 1/8oz or less. Those look good and should work. If you fish them correctly, you will need many more pending on area and amount of time spent fishing. Well Luckily I really like tying them! I already have a whole box full of natural colors along with black and white. These range from 1/80th-1/8th ounce. I will give it my best effort to try and learn what I can in the short time I am down there! Hopefully I will hook into a big one! My best down there is a 15" Brown and a 15" Rainbow. Last year in my 4 days fishing I did manage to catch 54 trout, the other gentleman I was fishing with in that same time caught 10. The day after I left he sent me a text of the 22" 4+ pound rainbow he caught!
Members Teamasgrow Posted March 10, 2015 Author Members Posted March 10, 2015 Also wondering about my jigging rob. I plan on bringing my St. Croix Legend Tournament, it is 6'6" Fast action ML power. It is a dream to cast and work I think it should do just fine. I will also be using my 6' Quantum UL that I have used down there for years with a Presidente on it. I am just excited to get down there this June! What styles of floats are popular? I was looking at some thill pro series weighted bobbers in Small and Medium, how would these work for float and jig setup with the small jigs? Would Rainbow casting bubbles work better?
ollie Posted March 11, 2015 Posted March 11, 2015 I tie a lot as well and most of mine are 1/32 - 1/16. Now if I fished Taney more I would go heavier with a generation flow. The creeks I fish don't need any heavier than 1/16. I know a lot of people don't agree with me on this, but I never paint the jig head on mine either. Try all kinds of different colors too. I like to add dubbing and hackle to mine as well. "you can always beat the keeper, but you can never beat the post" There are only three things in life that are certain : death, taxes, and the wind blowing at Capps Creek!
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 11, 2015 Root Admin Posted March 11, 2015 They look great. They should catch fish!
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