Members Teamasgrow Posted March 11, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks! We have always stayed just down stream of you Phil at Lazy Valley, this summer I plan on stopping into your tackle shop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorjet Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 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? The cheapie carrot floats that Phil sells for something like thirty cents each work just fine. No need for expensive floats. Peg them to your main line, then tie on a barrel swivel. Drop your jig on a 3 or four foot leader of 2# Florocarbon line tied to the swivel. Slide the float up, and down the main line to adjust depth. I don't use jigs heavier than 1/32oz under a float, and most often 1/80 to 1/50 ounce. Your jigs look very good, they should work just fine. I can't agree entirely with "fishing the water column, not the bottom". Quite often I have the best success keeping contact with the bottom, and hopping a darker colored jig like Olive, Sculpin/Olive, or Sculpin along the bottom like a Sculpin darting for cover. That's usually where I start when fishing a straight jig. If no action I will then start working my way up the water column. Even under a float I will start at a depth that keeps the jig within a foot of the bottom. Real men go propless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 The jigs look great. I'm sure they will work for you. I think ML is on the heavy side of the rod that's needed, but you can make it work. I prefer a true light rod that will load and throw well with a light jig, but be sensitive enough to detect the bites. As you preparing your jigs, consider making the overall profile smaller when the head weight is smaller. The 1/80 th jigs IMO should be a smaller profile than the 1/8 oz jigs. Generally, the less flow on Taney, the smaller the jig likely to be successful. The trout get a long time to look at it and a smaller profile seems to work better. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teamasgrow Posted March 11, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ok I have one more question, What is sculpin colored marabou look like? Whenever I have tried to order some I can not find it? The jigs look great. I'm sure they will work for you. I think ML is on the heavy side of the rod that's needed, but you can make it work. I prefer a true light rod that will load and throw well with a light jig, but be sensitive enough to detect the bites. As you preparing your jigs, consider making the overall profile smaller when the head weight is smaller. The 1/80 th jigs IMO should be a smaller profile than the 1/8 oz jigs. Generally, the less flow on Taney, the smaller the jig likely to be successful. The trout get a long time to look at it and a smaller profile seems to work better. I am not sure if any of my small jigs were in any of the pics, I think most of those were 1/8ths, 16ths and maybe a few 32nds. The little ones I have been tying (64th and 80th) are much smaller than the others I have been mixing up. I also think that my jigging rod will work with the heavier jigs and will just use my UL for the smaller jigs. I have also never had a problem landing larger fish with it. I am an avid carp angler and have landed multiple fish over 10 pounds on my UL so hopefully that isn't an issue. I am super anxious to get down there again this year! This is a trip I look forward to every year, and hopefully this is the year that I land something worth bragging about instead of just a bunch of eaters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTMASTER Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I hope you catch a nice one too! Brown/black and Brown/Orange is a good color as well that I found productive later in the day on the White below Bull Shoals. Good Luck and have fun! Let us know how it works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teamasgrow Posted March 11, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 I will definitely report back with results throughout my trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwfischer Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Definitely agree with the "close to the bottom" approach, as well as a light to even ultra light setup for straight tied jigs. Last weekend we had a great trip, albeit a bit slow on Sunday, but I was consistently catching fish just down from the Cooper launch on a straight tied 1/16oz Lilley's orange head/brown setup with 2# flouro on the whole spool and ultra light 6'6" browning rod. First time trying lighter straight tied jigs in no current, and I was shocked at how light the bite really was. Once I knew what to feel for, I caught fish steadily through around noon. Others in my boat with a slighter heavier setup just couldn't feel the subtle change on the jig. Sometimes just on the first pop up it was just a tad heavier. Definitely a fun way to catch them down there. We also saw a lot more browns than in previous years. Only a few decent sized, but caught close to a dozen in 3 days compared to one or maybe two in prior weekend trips. Phil Lilley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin Phil Lilley Posted March 11, 2015 Root Admin Share Posted March 11, 2015 What is sculpin colored marabou look like? Drab olive. We carry it in our shop. Most shops should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Teamasgrow Posted March 11, 2015 Author Members Share Posted March 11, 2015 What is sculpin colored marabou look like? Drab olive. We carry it in our shop. Most shops should. Ok Thanks, from what I have seen of "sculpin jigs" they seem to look like olive to me. I have some marabou that is labeled drab olive. My problem is where I live there are zero fly shops so I have to get everything off the internet and hope the pictures match up to what I am looking for! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Ok I have one more question, What is sculpin colored marabou look like? Whenever I have tried to order some I can not find it? Sculpin are mottled brown, orange, black, with green tones. Think dark crawdad colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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