Question - Tiny Panfish Jigs

[blackdog1101]

For you guys who have experience with tiny panfish jigs (say 1/64 and smaller) under a spring bobber. Do you use any other weight above the jig to help it sink to your desired depth? I bought some tiny jigs today (size 14 hook, not sure about the weight) and I think these would take quite a while to sink, say, to 18 or 20 feet. I'm concerned that adding weight will reduce the sensitivity of the spring bobber. What is your practice?

[Sandmannd]

I use them and add no weight. Was fishing in 25 fow on Sunday and they went down fine. You kinda have to pull the line out yourself because they take a while to pull it out but they go down. If you put weight on you won't notice the spring bobber because it will be bent over.

[sodajerk]

It can be a pain to wait for the little buggers to get back down to depth, especially if the fish are biting fast, but I just use the jig head as the only weight and let them sink at their own pace.

I will add a splitshot 12-18" above it if I have a particularly frisky minnow on a small jig, to keep the minnow from ranging too far from the hole and tangling my other line or getting into weeds.

[hanson]

Yes... they do take a long time to sink, that is a small fact of life when you have to fish baits that small.

And no... do not add any sort of split shot to your line when fishing these small baits. The shot really kills the action and feel.

However... there are a number of lures on the market that "fish fast" but are small. That is usually what I turn to when I need to go 20-30' down on a finicky bite. Some of these lures include the Custom Jigs & Spins Diamond Jig, Little Atom Optic Stealth, and Your Bobbers Down Wolfram, and the very popular Marmooska. They have a small profile but are fairly heavy for their small size and will drop fast, while still showing up on your flasher fairly well.

[blackdog1101]

Thanks guys for the replies. No weight it is.

[sjburnt]

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[metrojoe]

It's tough to be patient when the bite is hot, but no weight is really the way to go. Like posted above I also have had a lot of success with the Optic Stealth and Diamond jigs. I'm also intrigued by the new Gil Pil from Custom jigs and Spins.

[CALVINIST]

When using a tiny jig, I'll go with some sort of plastic, that way I don't have to keep checking if something stole my bait.