jigging setup for walleye?

[walldoggie]

Ok maybe a goofy Question but as far as the line set up I have always just tied my jig, spoon, rapala right to the line. But i have heard of other ppl using lighter line tied to a swivel and then using fire line or something like that as a leader. So i guess my question is what do you do and how small and what type of swivel if any do you use? and what type of line for the leader? is fireline to stiff, or would you want to use something else? Also do any of you use the quick snaps, for ease of changing jigs? sorry lots of questions but just want to expand my horizons

[RK]

Hiya -

I use mono (10# Berkley XL) for almost all my jigging. Fireline works great as a main line if you're only in a house but if you hole hop outside, which I do a lot, it's a pain in the rear - freezes up on you. Fireline might be good leader material if there are pike around, but they can still bite through it. If you really need a leader, use 12# uncoated wire. Lots tougher and no more visible than fireline.

As for how I do a jigging set-up: I add a swivel maybe 3' up my line. I fish swimbaits like Jigging Raps and Jigging Shads a lot, and it really helps with the line twist. I use a #8 or #10 Spro swivel. The things are freaking tiny - you can reel them right through the guides and onto the rod if you need to. Sort of hard to find Spro on the shelves but worth seeking out. On the other side of the swivel I use a 10-12# fluorocarbon leader. Part of the reason for the fluoro is visibility (or lack of I guess you could say) but I also like the relative stiffness of fluoro - spoons tangle less - and the abrasion resistance when you get fish into the hole. Just make sure you get actual fluoro *leader material* and not fluoro casting line. They're different. Leader material is stiffer and tougher. I've used Vanish, P-Line and Seaguar, and they all do well.

I do put a tiny snap on the leader. Makes changing baits easier, and fish certainly don't care.

Cheers,

Rob Kimm

[JoeTC]

I use 15 lb. power pro ice line connected to a bearing swivel then to an 18 inch 10 lb. test fluorocarbon leader with a #1 berkley cross-lok snap. The power pro allows me greater sensitivety and better hook sets while the fluorocarbon is vertually invisible and abrassion resistant for the toothy critters. The bearing swivel is important with any jigging set up so that you don't encounter line twist. The snap not only makes it easy to change baits but it also is crucial for allowing proper action of the bait. This is the set up that works best for me when I'm using swimming baits and jigging spoons. Its also nice because I don't have to retie very often, I just pull out my rod and snap on whatever jig I wanna use.

Joe

[snoozebutton]

I like to tie the minimum number of knots, preferrably just one because I've found out that the weakest spot in your set-up is always the knot. That being said, I use a swivel/hasp (smallest I can find that will work) next to a spoon/sweedish pimple, that type of lure, and tie a jig directly to the line.

I'm trying fluorocarbon on a couple of jig poles for the first time this year but I usually use 8 lb. Berkely XL.

[nofishfisherman]

If i guy were to put a snap swivel on the line and clip your jigs directly to that what would the effect be? Would this greatly influence your catch rate?

I have done this on occasion when the fish were really aggresvie just to speed up time between jig changes.

When its cold out and the fingers start to work less it would be nice to just snap a jig on instead of tying one.

[Northlander]

I tie direct to jigs and use a swivel about 2'-3' above a dual lock snap for spoons and raps etc.