splitshot

[icezombie]

how for up fom your jig do you put your splitshot

[brawler]

I don't use a splitshot with any of my jigs.  If I'm fishing deep and don't want to wait for the jig to get down, I put on something that is the same color only heavier.  I have seen this done with ice flies by high tide and I think he was 8-10inches above his fly.  Hope this helps.

[Derslayer1]

12 inches, red hook, walleyes

[crappie66]

I use a split shot most of the time, they are the tiny BB size split shot.  I put it about 6 inches above the jig.   I commonly use size 16 and 18 jigs so the extra weight is needed to get the jig back down there fast, if one were using a larger size 12 jig then you can probably get away with not using a split shot.

[High Tide]

I don't use a splitshot with any of my jigs.  If I'm fishing deep and don't want to wait for the jig to get down, I put on something that is the same color only heavier.  I have seen this done with ice flies by high tide and I think he was 8-10inches above his fly.  Hope this helps.

I like 18" or more, which gives the minnow (if that's what your using) a chance to swim larger circles, and for piece of mind (so they don't see it) if I have to use one... like Brawler, it's a last resort...

[icezombie]

appreciate the input, havent used splitshot in the past. needed to get um down quicker.
thanks

[bgriffis17]

i use a barrel swivel as small as i can get with an 18" leader and a salmon egg hook , then i use bb shot above the swivel just as much to let the minnow pull the float down keep it as neutral as you can.

[Gill Gitter]

I don't use a splitshot with any of my jigs.  If I'm fishing deep and don't want to wait for the jig to get down, I put on something that is the same color only heavier.  I have seen this done with ice flies by high tide and I think he was 8-10inches above his fly.  Hope this helps.

i always use one about 1 ft. above my jig because i use a smaller jig and when your hole hopping for suspended fish that are on the move the faster you can get down there the more fish you will catch

[river_scum]

when in water more than 20ft ill sometimes place splits up a foot. in clear waters ill go as much as three ft. in less than 15 ft i go the other way. i want it light as can be. most times ill have a small hairy fly, baited up the line 2-3ft. this allows for your jig to do some pretty soft subtle moves down there.

[A- bomb]

i can't remember the size but if you have a fly fishing shop you can get some very small TINY tungsten or lead split shots. when i fish a #16 fly deep i add one about 8 inches up. it also help sort out the dinks as the dinks will often follow the split shot up  rapidly. larger ones stay on the fly.

also for gills and crappie you can run 2 jigs and get the same effect of a split shot but run a bright larger jig up 8-10" and a smaller darker jig below.... its funny how the prefference will change.
also wks with a plain hook with a minni under a larger rocker jig also.