Tag Archive | "dirty jigs"
Sight Fishing: Boat Positioning
ShareOne of the keys to sight fishing is boat positioning. Understanding how a bass reacts to your presence and adjusting your position accordingly can cut the time it takes to catch a big fish significantly. To some this topic may seem obvious but to others it will make a huge difference. If you are one [...]
Continue reading...9 Lb Bass Crushes the Swim Jig
Saturday, March 5, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...California Swim Jigs
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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 [...]
Continue reading...How to Modify a Swim Jig
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Simple Jig Modifications
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Rigging the Switchblade Jig
Monday, October 18, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Another Swim Jig Option: The Switchblade
Friday, October 15, 2010
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 [...]
Continue reading...Swim Jigs and Stripers
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
ShareHere is a quick clip from earlier in the week of a keeper striper on a swim jig. For striped bass I utilize a different trailer to create more vibration but the concept remains the same. 3/4 oz Dirty Jigs No-Jack Grass Jig on a Dobyns 765 Flip. There will be more on this in [...]
Continue reading...Wakebaits and Jigs
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Share“Junk Fishing” is a term often used to describe a day spent on the water in which the fish were caught on a wide variety of lures or techniques with little rhyme or reason to seasonal or daily patterns. Junk fishing allows an angler to adapt to the surroundings instead of trying to force the [...]
Continue reading...Swimming a Jig For Big Bass
Friday, August 13, 2010
ShareTacticalbassin became a reality because of this one simple topic. The swim jig is one of my favorite techniques for putting big bass in the boat. Over the last few years I have been reading about how, when, and where to swim a jig. The final conclusion was that if anyone knew how to do [...]
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
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