Which jig styles for what?

[EricCO]

Which jigs do you use for what presentations?

I know the round head jig can be used for anything, but what about slow pokes, oddballs, fireballs, erie jigs, aspirin heads, swimming and whistler jigs?

Are there any that are best for drifting, while some work best for casting, and others work best for vertical jigging?

What about when you are using plastic curly tail grubs?

"Hunting 'eyes in the Three-O-Three"

[John Wayne]

I use round and walleye jig heads interchangeably. Don't really use one type for certian situations. I know the walleye jig are suspose to be for rocks and wood so they dont get snacked up as often, but I lose just as many of them as round heads.

Thanks,
John Wayne

[Neal/CO]

For use on platic baits I like the Gopher Tackle Mushroom Heads with owner hooks. The Owner points cut through anything and have a the largest hook gap. The Mushroom heads don't seem to snag nearly as much as the round heads.

[stewart]

Is it just me, or are those whistler jigs really snaggy? I'd heard in deeper whater the greater noise and vibration could help, but these things seemed to wedge into rocks like crazy.

[Fishinpox]

I use whistler jigs and Lindy little hummers over here on the Columbia River, they work pretty well,however I'd like to see Lindy do somthing to improve the gap between the hook point and the prop blade on their jig, maybe increase the length of the hook shank or reduce the size of the prop blade, might help.

[Daniel]

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Daniel

[wycurly]

>I use whistler jigs and Lindy little hummers over here on
>the Columbia River, they work pretty well,however I'd like
>to see Lindy do somthing to improve the gap between the hook
>point and the prop blade on their jig, maybe increase the
>length of the hook shank or reduce the size of the prop
>blade, might help.

I can help you with that very solution you are not the only one that has said that e-mail me @ docurly@coffey.com many satified Walleye fishermen

[REW]

I have used them all, but use mainly 4 of them.
1. round head jig - is the most universally used - short shank or long shank - depending on casting or vertically jigging.

2. Whistler jig - the chartruse and lime whistler in the 1/8th oz - is pretty much my go to jig for most stained water fishing. Lots and lots of all kinds of fish caught on that jig.
On very sunny days - the gold whistler jig - with the flash of the gold and the shine of the blade can be very deadly indeed.

3. For a weed jig - I really love the weed weasel by northland. Wit h the long pointy shape, and the weed guard - you can go for every through the weeds with a minnow, through the lips and never get snagged up - except when a walleye hits that tasty minnow swimming so nicely through the sparce weeds.

4. When you have to bang the jig on the bottom, in the rocks etc - I really like the odd ball jig. With its stand up style - it seems quite resistant to getting hooked in the rocks, and with its oversized hook, it tags the fish very well.

5. The swimming jig is a great jig, when you are jigging for fish that are up off the bottom a bit. With this style jig, you can count it down, and then swim it along at that depth to keep it in the fish holding zone for a long time. Often, with its swimmming stle - you can catch lots of fish - with its smoother undulating motion, than you might get with the saw tooth motion of a round head jig.

Take care
REW

[WAeyes]

Hey REW,

Where can I get a picture and/or purchase this odd ball jig? I do not see them in Cabelas and I am not familiar with them.

[TK_551]

WAeyes,

Go to www.baitrigs.com. The Oddball is my favorite jig as well that I use in many applications. Check out the Slo Poke as well. Hope this helps.

Tom
#551

[REW]

The slow poke is a great jig - for a horizonatlly balanced jig - but a few years ago - the jig was built with an awfully heavy hook.
I haven't picked up any recently, and perhaps have lightned the hook a bit. The hooks that had been used on these jigs, could pull rocks I think for some applications. That is why I stopped using them - simply too hard to get a good hook set with such a large sized (diameter wire) hook.

I love the odd ball jig though with its wire size and hook shape - as well as the shape of the head.

REW