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Fall Jig Madness

31. October 2011

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ShareThose that have been following the site for any length of time will recognize this face. To those that are just joining us, allow me to re-introduce Adam Hinkle. Adam has contributed a great deal to this site with his perspective on shore fishing for trophy bass. Though he is deadly walking the banks of [...]

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Night Fishing 101: Jigs

27. August 2011

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ShareThis video is what the entire “Night Fishing 101″ series has been building toward. For well over a month, I’ve been mulling over what should be covered and how much detail to include. In the end I decided to give you everything. With that in mind there is no way to cover “everything jigs” in [...]

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9 Lb Bass Crushes the Swim Jig

5. March 2011

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ShareFor those of you that read the California swim jig post, ran to tackle warehouse and completely wiped out their stock of 3/4 oz California swim jigs, this isn’t for you. But for everyone who ran there and found the baits were already sold out, I thought you might like to see a video that [...]

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California Swim Jigs

3. March 2011

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ShareThe day has finally arrived. For months now I’ve been feverishly waiting to share this secret with the Tactical Bassin community. Many of you know how passionate I am about throwing swim jigs. The trouble is, I don’t follow a lot of the “rules” regarding how they should be fished. I’m a big fish, heavy [...]

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Jig Trailers Made Easy

20. December 2010

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ShareHave you ever met one of those people who is a legend in their own mind? My goal is to pass along information without coming across like one of those people. I know a thing or two about jig fishing but let’s face it, there is always someone better. With that said, here are my [...]

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How to Modify a Swim Jig

30. November 2010

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ShareSaying that the big swim jig and switchblade jig have “caught on” would be a gross understatement. Almost overnight everyone seems to be throwing them. Of course, this brings up a whole new assortment of bait and technique related questions. One that has been coming up lately is how to modify the jigs to improve [...]

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Simple Jig Modifications

10. November 2010

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ShareWe custom paint crankbaits, change blades on spinnerbaits, pour our own worms, why on earth don’t more people customize their jigs? Sure they work out of the package but so do most of the other baits we modify. Does that make any sense at all? Jigs, like most other baits, seem to work their best [...]

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Top 5 baits for the Fall Transition

2. November 2010

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ShareThe late fall to early winter is one of my favorite times to fish. This season is one of the few times I have the lake all to myself. Sure, there are other fisherman on the water but they aren’t fishing like I am. No matter where you are in the country, as winter approaches [...]

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Rigging the Switchblade Jig

18. October 2010

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ShareThe switchblade jig was received with great enthusiasm this past week. Thank you all for the feedback and stories of fishing similar rigs. However, across the board people had questions about how to attach the blade. Rather than try to explain it, we filmed it. Here is a quick tutorial on rigging your switchblade jig [...]

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Another Swim Jig Option: The Switchblade

15. October 2010

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ShareFirst off, thank you all for the great feedback on swimming heavy jigs for bass. I’ve already had readers send in photos of bass over 10 lbs from as far away as Florida! I’m so excited to see the technique working nation wide. I’ve had multiple people ask to see the jigs moving in the [...]

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