Tag Archive | "Jigs"

Fall Jig Madness

Monday, October 31, 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

Saturday, August 27, 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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Jig Trailers Made Easy

Monday, December 20, 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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Simple Jig Modifications

Wednesday, November 10, 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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How to Skip a Jig

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

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ShareI recently had the pleasure of spending a day on Lake Lewisville with Tim Cline. As the day progressed I realized that I was completely outmatched when it came to pitching and skipping in heavy cover. Tim was gracious enough to let me turn the camera on so the rest of you could see how [...]

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Smallmouth Fishing

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

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ShareAs some of you may already know I have a secret love for Brown Bass. In the early spring when the water first starts to warm I begin to forget about largemouth and focus my attention solely on smallmouth. There is something about the way they fight. It could be the huge jumps, or the [...]

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Swim Jigs in Action

Saturday, August 28, 2010

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ShareTo follow up on our earlier post on swim jigs, here’s some on the water footage of swim jigs in action. We were fishing swim jigs along weedlines in clear water, about 6 ft deep, and the bite was on! In case you missed our in depth post on how to fish swim jigs CLICK [...]

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Proper Rod Action for Jigs

Monday, August 16, 2010

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ShareThere is a trend among rod manufacturers to build faster and faster blanks. It seems like a few years ago you couldn’t get a true “fast” action rod while today its hard to find anything less. For a lot of applications in the bass world that was a great transition. Unfortunately, it has wreaked havoc [...]

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Punching With a Jig

Monday, August 16, 2010

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ShareThis video is another step in the jig fishing series. An often overlooked and incredibly product approach to jig fishing is to punch heavy cover. Most people think heavy weights and texas rigged plastics when they hear the word “punch” but me, I look for my heavy jig box. Give it a try!

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Swimming a Jig For Big Bass

Friday, August 13, 2010

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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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