For Tom W.: T-Rig vs. Jig worm; slow definition

[RandyFish]

Tom,

I saw on another thread you mentioned that it was not so much the type of plastic but the slow presentation.

Being that I am planning to learn the jig worm this year, I wanted your opinion on the jig worm vs. the T-rig.

Unless you have changed since we went out, I know you are a big T-rig user. Are you still? How does it compare to the jig worm?

Finally, when you say a slow presentation, what is the exact technique....are you slowing reeling and pumping, or leaving it sit still for a while, then crawling it back, etc.

If you answer these questions, I promise to paint one-half of my buddy's boat (or his cat) yellow in your honor.

RandyFish

[Tom Wilson]

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I promise to paint one-half of my buddy's boat (or his cat) yellow in your honor.

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Now that's funny...

Randy,

I do fish a jig worm occasionally, but it is usually in very specific locations. I will throw a jig worm where I know I have a deeper and hard defined weed line. Minnetonka is a perfect example of where I might be more obliged to throw the jig worm. A place where you can find a hard weed line that ends abruptly and you can back off and work the jig worm down the face of that wall, and then proceed into cleaner water, to limit snagging in the weeds. Amazingly a jig worm can be quite weedless, but if you need to fish the weeds, you'll be much better off with a JNP or a pegged T-rig.

As far as the soft plastics presentation--SLOW

I've said it before, when you think you're fishing your plastic slow enough--slow down. Especially in shallow water. It will take me on average 3 to 4 times longer to fish through an area as the next guy that thinks he's fishing a slow presentation. Deadsticking the bait, would be a good way to describe it. Throw it out, let it settle, wait a little bit, pull up your slack, feel for the fish to already be on the line--if not, pull the lure gently 5-8 inches, let it settle, pull up your slack, over and over. It truly is that simple, but most people just cannot seem to slow down to that degree. You've fished with me before, I haven't changed. Slow is the way to go. Good luck.