Iowa -hot jigging, tips/ on farm-ponds. on iowa farm ponds, the fish bite slow in the morning hours, kinda sluggish i use a trick to "wake them up" - especially-bass, and perch. i use a wooden handled/ fiberglass -jig pole, with a cheap metal reel , to store line .i use spiderwire -ice line-2lb./6lb. strength, its very sensitive/ very strong, for hand-lining fish up the hole, does'nt ice-up very much!!! (I use a depth finder weight, to find bottom..) 1.)hook on depth finder weight,lower to bottom,reel line in 6in.-1ft. off bottom, bring in line -with depth finder weight/ take off weight. bait up with waxworms, 1-2- or 3 2.)let line down, to bottom/ selected depth/ if line stops, before reachingbottom, SET THE HOOK!!!!! /probably a blue-gill. 3.)if your line gets to bottom.? let jig rest for count to "5", then snap rod up 6" let fall back to bottom/ then quiver jig very slowly/ ( my trick to Quivering a jig is to tap rod with index finger of rod hand,tapping rod,, tap!!tap!! tap!!. try it , it might work for you / it really does for me/ dont forget always experiment with different jigging styles, make your own styles.
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-(dahibbs@netins.net) DAVE

When the fishing gets tough for bluegills try 1lb test line and no.12 chartruse green jig tipped with a waxworm for better action. Change your jigging motion to trigger fish that won't bite. Slow : Raise or lower jig 1/2" to 1/4" at a time very slowly in the zone where you think the fish are. Fast: Jig hard and fast above the fish zone then slowly lower letting it drop free fall the last couple of inches. High: During March and April Wisconsin late ice bluegills can be found less than 1 foot under the ice.
-The Shanty
I like to use a super light graphite with a whippy tip for jiggin.on the business end i've had my best luck with a #10 green and yellow glitter glo baited with 2 red spikes hooked just below the 2 dots opposite the pointed end of the spike when jigged the spikes look a lot like the tail of a fish fluttering in the water and i can out fish my fishing buddys on most any given day try it it really works.
-Ed Grable - Parma Mi.
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