size tear drop jigs/

[mrjohnny]

For yeas I have been using these small jigs with pretty good results..
I know the tungsten are hot now days..I cant remember the size I have
they are tiny..Anyway I aint having much luck with them now with maggots..
Are they too small or what?
What sizes are you all using for perch,blue gills stock trout,etc..

[DR.SPECKLER]

I use 3mm tungsten jigs.all day everyday.

[Gills-only]

3mm for gills, if aggressive 4mm

[minnangler]

3mm.  For gills and crappie in shallow water.  Deeper water i go up to 4mm.   I am using plastics more then live bait for a couple of years now. I also use lead for slower falls in shallow water. Lead also comes in many more sizes and designs which all help me catch more fish.   

[Kevin23]

I use 4mm almost exclusively. 3mm if I need to downsize for negative fish. 5mm if I'm fishing fast moving schools in deep water.

[John_BZ]

I catch many nice gills on jigging spoons. I always start with a 1/16oz or 1/10oz spoon before resorting to using jigs. Cuts out alot of small fish. If I have to go to jigs I start with a frostee/demon style and work my way down to small tungsten flys as necessary. I'm a fan of larger presentations.

[shiveringjoe]

I like 3mm teardrop with a small plastic or 5mm with a large plastic, but I mostly use a 3mm demon style tungsten with a single spike hooked through the middle. Has a really nice motion and works better than a horizontal in weeds.

[Canvsbk]

4mm almost exclusively.

[perch chacer]

I use 1/32 oz and sometimes 1/16 oz with a white multi legged plastic tipped with a mousee for perch and crappies.

[RyanW]

I use 4mm almost exclusively. 3mm if I need to downsize for negative fish. 5mm if I'm fishing fast moving schools in deep water.

Same here.

[RoeBoat]

Normally 4mm tungsten for panfish but I do believe in bigger bait - bigger fish.  Was using a 5mm last weekend.   Bite was good - about 100 fish in half a day.  A buddy was using a smaller jig and was throwing 5 short fish back for my 1.

[Gills-only]

Normally 4mm tungsten for panfish but I do believe in bigger bait - bigger fish.  Was using a 5mm last weekend.   Bite was good - about 100 fish in half a day.  A buddy was using a smaller jig and was throwing 5 short fish back for my 1.

.       Can also weed most of small fish with a soft plastic

[Mr.Seaguar]

The smallest jig you can buy is huge compared to most of the things a panfish eats.

[TickleStick]

My favorite is a 1/16 but if thats not working I will down size or up size depending on what I'm fishing for...

[RyanW]

The smallest jig you can buy is huge compared to most of the things a panfish eats.

That’s is very true. Although, I have seen some monster scuds come up through the hole before. Big enough to use as bait. Still, that’s only about 3/8 of an inch maximum. But that’s just one thing they eat. Almost all other things except maybe minnow/fry are near microscopic.

I’ve been having pretty decent luck this season by putting a small (size 14-16 is small to me, you could go smaller) nymph/scud pattern fly 6”-12” above my tungsten jig. I tie the fly on with a surgeons loop and leave a long tag end then tie on my tungsten jig with another surgeons loop. They can really suck in that fly though so be prepared with a pick or some hemos to remove the hook.

[Kevin23]

Shhhh putting flies above your jig doesnt work!!!

[smokey66]

That’s is very true. Although, I have seen some monster scuds come up through the hole before. .

What is a scud?

[Kevin23]

What is a scud?

Freshwater shrimp

[RyanW]

What is a scud?