Thanks for the jig help (pics)

buzzerbaby · 12-11-2003, 08:25 PM

Thanks to all for the jig help. Today a buddy and I were fishing our favorite hole, he was using jigs me my standard float/egg. After he hooked 3 on jig with me not even getting a bite I decided to try the jig, 2 casts later I got the little one and not much later I got the bigger one (34 inches). Total for the day 10 hooked on jig, landed 6 all with jigs. Not bad for 1 1/2 hours.

[ 12-11-2003, 09:46 PM: Message edited by: buzzerbaby ]

River Ranger · 12-11-2003, 08:30 PM

Very nice catch!! [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]
R.R.

Mr. Shannon O'Brien · 12-11-2003, 08:57 PM

Right on man!

I love them short and sweet trips.

salmurai · 12-11-2003, 08:57 PM

Nice Going!! Congrats [img]graemlins/applause.gif[/img]

sparkleboy · 12-11-2003, 09:31 PM

Right on dude! I love hearing about guys catching steelies on jigs! :smile:

fish-bones · 12-12-2003, 08:49 AM

What size and type of jigs were you using.I didn,t see any pic,s of your jigs with the fish.I,m thinking of getting back to trying them again. I tried them in the past ,but didn,t use them enough to be to successful with them.maybe they were to heavy a jig head.What is the best weight of jig? I like to make my own lures and had good success with ones i made .

fish-bones

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Originally posted by buzzerbaby:
Thanks to all for the jig help. Today a buddy and I were fishing our favorite hole, he was using jigs me my standard float/egg. After he hooked 3 on jig with me not even getting a bite I decided to try the jig, 2 casts later I got the little one and not much later I got the bigger one (34 inches). Total for the day 10 hooked on jig, landed 6 all with jigs. Not bad for 1 1/2 hours.

sparkleboy · 12-12-2003, 10:44 AM

Fishbones -
1/8 oz is probably the most popular size jig for all around fishing. When the water is higher and more turbid, try a 1/4 oz. My personal favorite weight jig is 1/16, and I've heard of people have good success on 1/32, so it's really up to you. I'd say start at 1/8, though. And think pink.

buzzerbaby · 12-12-2003, 02:02 PM

sparkleboy nailed it 1/8 pink/white marabou was the ticket although my partner used orange/white chenille and did good too.

SHOUGALNITE · 12-12-2003, 02:08 PM

Nice fish. :tongue:

fish-bones · 12-12-2003, 02:44 PM

Thanks for the information.It gives me a good idea to start from.I will try the 1/8 ounce and see what that does for me. THANKS AGAIN.

Fish-bones

QUOTE]Originally posted by sparkleboy:
Fishbones -
1/8 oz is probably the most popular size jig for all around fishing. When the water is higher and more turbid, try a 1/4 oz. My personal favorite weight jig is 1/16, and I've heard of people have good success on 1/32, so it's really up to you. I'd say start at 1/8, though. And think pink. [/QUOTE]

north coast kook · 12-12-2003, 03:26 PM

Absolutely beautiful fish!! Care to say what river? Cowlitz? Just curious.
-KooK

troybuz · 12-12-2003, 03:41 PM

Not bad Bro...

I tell all my friends you could catch a fish in a mud puddle :grin:
Good Job

buzzerbaby · 12-12-2003, 05:15 PM

Well unfortunately thats not true, I went to where I got those yesterday and it looked like a mud puddle and I didn't get squat. but then again I only fished 10 minutes. North Coast, so as to not get slammed lets just say it was within an hour of Longview and it wasn't the Cow.