Author Topic: what jigs have you been catching them on? (Read 2091 times)

swamp puppy · « **on:** Feb 09, 2012, 06:16 PM »

well guys? what have the fish been hitting for you this season? these are the top producing jigs for me so far this season. on the left is a live forage perch jig that i have been tipping with a small live fathead minnow. its done fairly well for perch and some big sunnies. the second from the left is a tear drop that has a very strong green glow to it. it has been producing some real good results for perch in 18 to 25 feet of water tipped with three spikes. the second from the right doesn't glow but has been hammering the pumpkinseeds with a single spike on it. lots of perch too, one bass, and i have even had a pike strike it. this jig has been catching fish anywhere from 5 feet of water to 20 feet. the jig on the far right has produced well for perch tipped with a single spike in shallower water (6 to 10 ft) and has caught one pike this season.

thebigwiggle · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 09:16 AM »

i have all those jigs and more .. when you get a chance look into the different Tungsten jigs. These are very heavy jigs but very small and are awesome for fishing deep water perch because its like bullet going down and they show up great on the fish finder too. i think bobbersdown web site has allot of these jigs and that where i get mine.. Good luck

dkillay64 · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 09:17 AM »

good post! i am going to try to do some jigging this weekend, usually i just stick with the tipups!

The Ice Man · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 03:28 PM »

i have caught just about every fish u can on a Swedish pimple

Quackslapper · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 06:13 PM »

I've got the same tear drop on top and a small silver swedish pimple with a red blade on the bottom...

CrappieVermonter · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 10, 2012, 07:15 PM »

Pike love the one on the far right ever time I use it shollow for gills a pike will come in and steal it. Also try tipping the spoon with a gulp alive minnow head I just caught my biggest crappie and two bullhaed with it on lake Champlain the crappie was 1.45pounds 14 inch.

gofish33 · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 05:39 PM »

Quote from: swamp puppy on Feb 09, 2012, 06:16 PM

well guys? what have the fish been hitting for you this season? these are the top producing jigs for me so far this season. on the left is a live forage perch jig that i have been tipping with a small live fathead minnow. its done fairly well for perch and some big sunnies. the second from the left is a tear drop that has a very strong green glow to it. it has been producing some real good results for perch in 18 to 25 feet of water tipped with three spikes. the second from the right doesn't glow but has been hammering the pumpkinseeds with a single spike on it. lots of perch too, one bass, and i have even had a pike strike it. this jig has been catching fish anywhere from 5 feet of water to 20 feet. the jig on the far right has produced well for perch tipped with a single spike in shallower water (6 to 10 ft) and has caught one pike this season.

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So what are those two on the right, I think the far right in a Gill Getter or MudBug, but can't find that weird looking chartreuse/white jig anywhere. Who makes it, what's it called.?

gofish33

nocod · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 05:51 PM »

paddle bug,killing the perch.

gofish33 · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 07:33 PM »

I googled paddle bug, something completely different came up. I'm interested in the jig that is second from the right, looks like someone wound some heavy wire on a hook and painted it green/white.

gofish

vtfisher49 · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 08:16 PM »

go to the jigging section...a sub topic is jig making....you can make your own...its like a Abomb or icefly...

snowman3406 · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 08:21 PM »

Quote from: gofish33 on Feb 11, 2012, 05:39 PM

So what are those two on the right, I think the far right in a Gill Getter or MudBug, but can't find that weird looking chartreuse/white jig anywhere. Who makes it, what's it called.?

gofish33

the last one is a hexi-fly jig by northland, dunno bout #3 though

vtfisher49 · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 08:25 PM »

its like a JB Lures Lunar Grub
http://www.jblures.com/products/product_info.php?products_id=35&osCsid=cb9ab9f7d2bf71b4ee522fd4fb82e224

gofish33 · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 08:59 PM »

Quote from: snowman3406 on Feb 11, 2012, 08:21 PM

the last one is a hexi-fly jig by northland, dunno bout #3 though

Many thanks, I found the video about making them. Have solder and hooks, just need to buy some nail polish. Tomorrow looks like it's gonna be COLD so would be a good time to experiment making some ABombs

gofish33

swamp puppy · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 11, 2012, 09:16 PM »

went back out yesterday j1gging with #2 in the pic. caught my limit of perch some real big sunfish and three nice bass on it.

vtfisher49 · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 12, 2012, 06:50 AM »

best bet on really hot bright colors for nail polish is at Claire's in the mall...chartrese yellow, chartrese green, hot pink, hot orange and even some glow...make sure the get white for the first coat and a clear for the finish coat....

nocod · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 12, 2012, 07:20 AM »

Quote from: gofish33 on Feb 11, 2012, 07:33 PM

I googled paddle bug, something completely different came up. I'm interested in the jig that is second from the right, looks like someone wound some heavy wire on a hook and painted it green/white.

gofish

http://crappielures.com/paddle_bugs.php

VTSkeeter · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 12, 2012, 01:14 PM »

I fish 3 to 4 days a week and this and last year, I consistently have had my better catches on the Fiska Tungsten Jigs, Robbie has a Tom's Bait and Tackle. Some days I float down a 5mm in 30-40 foot of water and will watch on the Vexilar, perch coming up 15-20 feet to greet the little jig and 3 maggots or a Nuggie. Other times I have had to tie on a little dropper jig to a jigging spoon after removing the treble hook. This works well when they want to hug the bottom, stirring up sediment for insect larvae. But when they are really biting and you had to get to them fast, I always go for the "Meat Whistle" or drop crap rig. I can tell you also that of the few times I have caught perch with minnows in their bellies, it was also within a 100 yards of tips. Hope this helps.

ice fiend · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 09:53 AM »

i have one of those perch lures but really havnt used it much

Guy Lafreniere · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 11:19 AM »

I used Hali jig blue or tiger (perch) color and 2 bibits highviz colors at every 10 inches . They hit on them hard and fast. I catch smelt, bass and perch as well.

thebigwiggle · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 12:09 PM »

vt skeeter
i use tungsten jigs all the time and i almost don't use anything else . They are so much heavier then lead jigs and smaller . i actually ordered some from bobbersdown.com... 6mm tungsten jigs and they have a crap load of those jigs on there.

Troutmagnet · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 05:32 PM »

I've been successful lately using the tungsten jigs 5mm in glow colors. Been picking up perch, sunnies & bass with an occcasional smaller pickeral. Shows up great on the flasher too.

shiveringjoe · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 06:07 PM »

I just started fishing with tungsten jigs (small 3mm ones) and I really like them. Green glow 3mm has been really good for me on overcast days, red or orange on sunny days.

steven girard · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 16, 2012, 09:06 PM »

Number 2 and 3 sometime but fill my bucket with my home made fluorescent colors!

VTSkeeter · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 25, 2012, 06:01 AM »

I like those colors. What size hooks and is that lead wire wrapped on the hook with flo yarn wrapped on top?

steven girard · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 25, 2012, 09:18 AM »

Colors are all fluorescent... those are #6 hook and i used a plyer to mold split-shot on them. the top wiring is a kind of whyte nylon painted (white is moore efficient to make fluo punch!)

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Author Topic: what jigs have you been catching them on? (Read 2091 times)