Who uses an old jigging stick?

[blackdog1101]

Even though I've got a few ice rods, every now & then it's still fun to pull the fish in by hand. Does anyone here use their old jigging sticks on occasion? I've got one I'm guessing is about 25 - 30 years old. It's a home made deal, a fiberglass rod tip mounted in a piece of broom stick.

[sparkydm]

you bet! i've got a bunch of those things cuz that's what i could afford when i got into ice fishing. my transition to rod/reel combos has been a long one and i still take a few jig sticks on every trip in case of reel issues. they have saved me more than a few times. i got into ice fishing when i was 19 or 20 and i loved how simple it was back then. just a couple jig sticks,bait, and a bucket to sit on. now it's quite the production just to go "portable" fishing anymore. now i "gotta" take all kinds of equipment and batteries and so forth. sometimes i leave the combos in the truck and just use my old trusty jig sticks to help me remember what it was like when my life was so much simpler.

[I_Got_One]

I use the jig sticks when I go back home by my dad in the wausau/minoqua area of wisconsin because the water will allow the use of that equipment (depths less then 10 feet or so). Up here in the duluth area all the crappie fishing and panfishing seem to take place in 15' of water or more. The thought of hand or handing a crappie from 45' of water and having that much line on the ice, sparks nightmares for me, since much of my panfishing includes taking under privileged kids that have little fishing experience the first couple of times that I take them.

[123fish]

I have a buddy who does. He is a pan fishing fool with those things.

[slipperybob]

I have no idea where mine's at...hopefully somebody didn't toss it away.

[tisosy11]

I've got a couple one - they rarely get used though. I think I am going to build a green hornet this summer with a reel though. Saw a picture on here and it looks kick a$$

[only ice]

Man the good old days. That so funny just hearing that wood. Had many years ago. Look where we are today. rods&reels,power augers,flashers, heaters ,houses,all the new jigs. no wounder the lakes look like your in the Mall when your out on the lakes!!

[bigswede]

Yup when fishing shallow I think it is almost better to just have the jiggle stick. We also have the hand carved bobbers that grampa made...

[SSSTaxidermy]

My brother still uses an old jiggin/dead stick. The ones with the spike on the end. I did too when I was growing up, but transitioned over. My brother can't use a rod/reel style for some reason. But anyway, with his hand over hand style it could be dangerous when catching bigger fish. He is stickily a pan fisherman, so anything other than sunnies and/or crappies is usually a bonus for him to land. Here is a 38" incher he caught last weekend on a lake in Ottertail County during a small private derby (just a bunch of buddies getting together for an annual derby). The picture doesn't show the condition of his hands, but when trying to land this hog, his fingers and palms served as the drag. Most of the blood on the tail end is my brothers. He got cut up and burned pretty good. It was all worth it though he said, at least that night, due to the "liquid" pain medication he was on. Needless to say he walked away with first place.

[Scott K]

I keep a couple in my ice house at all times. I use them for shallow water panfish. It is easy to use them when your fishing in 6 feet or less. I remember the good old days fishing crappies in 45 feet of water and hand over hand ther would be line all over the place. Half the time the line would touch the lantern, or sunflower heater, you would learn hot to retie back then!

[UdeLakeTom]

I converted a couple of years ago, but my brother and his boys still use jigging sticks, but they only do pannies in 10ft or less of water. That is what is fun to fishing....everybody can use what they think is best.

[Neighbor_guy]

I will not go crappie fishing without my old jig stick. One modern rig for jigging, and the old jig stick with a minnow. Often times I catch more with the jig stick.

A friend of my brothers tried to give me a hard time about it on sat. night and I told him that it has caught more fish than he has dreamed about. I think i have been using it for 25 years.

[FishingPops]

I still use them too when panfishing in shallower water. It is fun to pull fish in by hand and you don't have to worry about the bobber stop moving either! Also, when fishing with kids they float if they end up in the hole.

[Pleasant]

I like to use one when fishing perch in shallower water, brings back memories of fishing with my Dad, he always used one for everything.

[late night]

My Dad gave me all his ice fishing rod and reel combos because he cant get away fromt he jig stick. Thanks Dad!

[Nutty Fisherman]

That is one heck of a fish to land with a jig stick, but I bet it was fun

[ole]

I don't think you can beat em in shallow water. No knots no reel no mess, just pull em up like your Tuna fishing!!

Good Luck, ole

[Chester-MN]

I haven't used it in a decade or so but I have an old soild wood sweedish pimple stick. It has a bow shape rod and is about 18 inches long. It would be fun to break it out again for old time sake.

I like the new stuff much better! :-)

[sparkyaber]

 Originally Posted By: Neighbor_guy

I will not go crappie fishing without my old jig stick. One modern rig for jigging, and the old jig stick with a minnow. Often times I catch more with the jig stick.

A friend of my brothers tried to give me a hard time about it on sat. night and I told him that it has caught more fish than he has dreamed about. I think i have been using it for 25 years.

I do the exact opposite. Regular reel with an ice buster and minnow, and on the other (jiggle stick only) waxies, euro etc. with a spring bobber. I catch more panfish in one year on my jiggle stick than two years with an "normal" rod and reel.

Man I love my jiggle stick!!

[sjburnt]

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[Bassman55]

I still use them in shallow water or when it is really cold out. They have nothing to freeze up on them. I mostly fish with my Dad and doesn't ever use any of my "fancy" rods, he is happy with his old jig sticks and he usually catches just as many as i do.