caught a few more

[merc1997 Bo]

6 minutes ago, Mitch f said:

Since we're discussing this, why would you use a slip sinker in addition to the jig head? Is it for a rattle sound since you fish at night often? Does it add an extra "umph" to the hookset? Does it allow the fish to pick up a lighter weight and not be spooked?

using a slip sinker in addition to the jig head is to keep the profile smaller and more in tune with the soft plastic being used.  a 3/16 head blends in very seamlessly with worms for example, even finesse worms.

bo

[merc1997 Bo]

1 hour ago, Champ188 said:

That's a mighty broad statement, Bo. It may be a better way in some applications but not always.

well first, you are fishing with an exposed hook and do not have to drive the hook through the plastic.  you do not have the plastic bunching up in the throat of the hook and causing issues.  also, does any bare hook locate itself in the hooking process??  no, and that can be witnessed by the way bare hooks hook all over the mouth and never in one general location.  also, a bare hook does not have the ability to lock itself in and be harder to dislodge.  and last, to many's dismay, the "rig" is actually more snag resistant than the traditional t-rig.  that is quite a few more pluses than the t-rig has going for it.  i really have not found any fishing situation, where weight is involved, that this system can not be fished.  it works very well in vegetation, brush or rocks.  the bass hold on to it just as they do with a t-rig, and if you wait too long to set the hook, will have it swallowed just as they do a t-rig.  

having so many more pluses in the plus column is why i would make such a broad statement that this setup is a better method for fishing soft plastics than the t-rig.

bo