Favorite JIgs?

[walleyeking#8]

A quick question for all you walleye fanatics. What is your favorite type of jig and what size do you use in the springtime? Being I'm asking everyone else, I'll tell you mine. I would have to say a 1/8 ounce jig, chartruese in color with a chartruese twister tail. Thanks for any replies. Goodluck fishin its only a short time away.

[Mike Walerak]

I prefer to use the tried and true, the good ol' Fireball when fishing with live bait. I mainly use 1/8 ounce in water less than 10 feet, 1/4oz. in water between 10 and 20 feet deep and 3/8 for about anything deeper. In river I prefer to use a bit heavier than usual jig to remain in contact with the bottom.
mw

[Fisher Dave]

I prefer 1/8 oz also .. but not the fireball type jigs. The short shank jigs tend to shake the bait loose more often unless they are stuck through the skull... I prefer my minnows alive.

Orange, Chartreuse, Green, and Black are my favorites .. with the odd ball Pink and white day.

Jighead tipped with a Leech or 1/2 crawler is hard to beat once the water temps reach the mid 50's, minnows when its 50 or below.

[Matt Breuer]

Blue glow or pink glow Phelp's half-face jigs tipped with a minner' or a leadhead in blue chart. with a minnow, I agree, alive is best! I will go as small as possible in any given situation. Mike W. hit the depths perfectly!

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[Ranckenstuff]

I find myself using fire balls the most too.

I like the stand up fireballs made by northland, especially green and black, and chartrues.

I also use fuzz e grubs.

[Northlander]

Fire Balls.

[SgtCaesarfishinguy]

Stand-up Fireball in firetiger.

[ccarlson]

Gopher tackle jigs are my favorite for any situation from crappie to bass to walleye. They have a far superior hook to Northland and other brand jigs, the paint is very good and the eyelets are not painted shut. Great jig. Hard to find but look around and you will find them. They are a little hidden gem.

We have them here in the Brainerd area since they are made up near Crosby.

ccarlson

[Finlander]

For the river, I prefer Northlands Lipstick jigs. They stand up and keep the minnow above the bottom. They also have double barbs that really keeps bait on and fish on.
For lakes, I use the larger Demons (blaze orange color best)baited with a large crawler. Just hook the crawler thru the very front tip just like you would a lindy rig and cast it out and let it sink all the way to the bottom and slowly sweep it in towards you. Don't hop-jig this, just small sweeps toward you slowly.
Good Luck!

[This message has been edited by Finlander (edited 04-28-2004).]

[Dennis Steele]

My favorite jigs JR's round head jigs.They have decent mustad hooks and tough paint that holds up after bouncing on rocks.

The water I fish is turbid so an added adtraction of rattles and glow gets the fishes attention.
I like the 1/8 ounce for pitching to the shallows in the low light periods and depending on the current up to 3/8 ounce for verticle jigging the holes during the day.
I usually slide on Catch-n Tackle Ring-n Grubs,ringworms,or Power Grubs for both verticle jigging and pitching.

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[BDR]

I have been using the exact set-up as Dennis is refering to here's a pic of Matt J. with the rattle jig and a Catch-n Plastic.

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[LocalGuide]

I like to start with a 1/8 oz fireball jig when casting and when I'm vertical jigging I will start with a 1/4 oz pretty regularly. It mainly depends on the wind speed and how much contact I have with the bottom.

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[Matt Johnson]

Yep, a JR's Rattle Jig and a Chartreuse White Core Ring-N-Grub caught a lot of bass this past weekend. Also a great combination for those walleyes

A few more victims of the Rattle Jig and Ring-N-Grub...

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Good Fishin,
Matt Johnson

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[This message has been edited by Matt Johnson (edited 05-09-2004).]