floating jig heads

[fishmarket]

when should this technique be used....we have used it with lindy's, but now it seems we just use a hook with crawler or leech, etc. and no jighead. Does anyone use these??

[Northlander]

I slowly troll them or toss them out on my second rod while I jig my second rod. Also work well from shore. I have even tied spinner rids with the 2 hook ones. Didnt work the best.

[croixeyes]

They have been around forever and alot of people forget about them.They work great when you wanna keep your bait a little off the bottom.I use them in mostly stained water situations.

[gheenz]

croix you ever use floating jigheads going after walleyes on the croix and if so how well did they work? What bait did you use on them?

[slick814]

I use them if I want to keep the bait a little off the bottom when jigging, have used them on Lindy's, and also under a slip bobber. Guess it depends on how you're looking to use 'em. They can be a good tool to use in the right situation.

[Team Otter]

I use Phelps floaters a lot and troll them like a Lindy Rig only on a shorter snell during August and September while the fish are transitioning. Often times, this little different look triggers a few extra bites throughout the course of a day. The same tactic could apply while using a floating jighead.

[Bruce Mosher]

I use the Phelps Floaters alot. I also use a piece of my Ice Buster Bobber foam. I cut off approx. 1/16" of the yellow foam and push it onto a red Gamagatzu hook and attach my Leech and then pull it behind the Foam Walker "self standing slip sinker". This system really works great! The fish can't feel the foam piece, it's floating in the strike zone, and it's an attractor. I can even use stop and go retrieves and I don't have to worry about my sinker tipping over and my bait falling to the bottom of the lake. Bruce Mosher

[pikerliker]

Bruce that's really a great idea! I think I might try it myself. Thanks for the tip!

~piker

[Bruce Mosher]

Pikerliker, I've caught more Walleyes than you can shake a stick at using my Ice Buster Bobber Foam on a hook. Alot of times I anchor off of a point. I will start off with a slip bobber (Wave Buster Bobber) and my Dad will start pitching a Foam Walker with the yellow foam on a hook with a leech into shore (approx 3 to 4 feet deep) and reel a couple times and stop - wait about 20 seconds or so - reel a couple more cranks - stop etc etc. He is always at the correct depth with the stop and go retrieve as he slowly moves out to deeper water. My slip bobber will be at the correct depth for a shorter time as the wind moves the bobber out to deeper water and away from the hump. He will catch more Walleyes than me doing this. Sometimes I would catch the bigger ones.

At least we are trying two diferent tactics, and then we can quickly decide which is the way the Walleyes want to be fed.

Good Luck! Bruce Mosher

[Swimmer]

Bruce: that sounds like a winner. The yellow peice of Wavewalker foam on a Gamakatsu hook would likely have a better hooking percentage than a Phelps floater due to the full hook gap.

[Bruce Mosher]

Swimmer, Actually I use the Ice Buster Bobber foam. The 3" Ice Buster foam is the smaller diameter and it works great. I cut up pieces that are approximately 3/8ths of an inch in length and then push them onto my hook. Just cut up 10 pieces today. I'll use them on Saturday to catch Walleyes!!!

Have fun, Bruce Mosher