Hey guys I am headed to Fish Lake tomorrow and was wondering what size of jig head is good fore reaching those real deep spots, like up to and over 100 feet. We will be renting a boat tomorrow and sat, so i am sure there will be some long lining and trying to get as deep as we can, but if and when we get to the jigging I want to be prepared. I want to kinda kick Kevin's A$$ this trip he has been giving me a lot of crap lately and it is pay back time.
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DEPENDS ON JIG SIZE AND WIND. WHEN JIGGING DEEP STAY AS VERTICAL AS POSSIBLE 1/2 TO 2 OZ JIGS. NO WIND LIGHT JIG STONG WIND HEAVY JIG. WHAT EVER IT TAKES TO STAY STRAIT UP AND DOWN. I LIKE 1 OZ OVER ALL. GOOD LUCK.
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 2][#002850]Interesting question. I have never had an occation when my jig, whatever the size, didn't reach the bottom. I guess if that were to ever happen to me, I'd just put on a little heaver lead head and try again until I got the desired results.[/#002850][/font][/size]
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Thanks guys. the reason I ask is I have quiet a few of the small heads but my biggest is only up to 1/2 an ounce.
Thanks again
Majja
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]Just a question, but how are you going to stay stationary in a rental boat? There's only two ways I know of; one, being an electirc motor, the other is an anchor with 100+ feet of rope. Most rentals rarely carry that much rope.[/size][/black][/font]
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You match the jig head to the lure, regardless of wind or depth. Either the boat is stationary, or its not, and the weight of the head doesn't have anything to do with it. If you're blowing or drifting around, a 50-pound lead head won't stay straight! 100 feet is nothing, it just sounds like a long ways. Get a tape out and measure off 100 feet. That's just a long cast. That's 5 boat lengths or car lengths.
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We may borrow my buddies electric, but most likely we will be a drifting. I do have an old climbing rope that is over 100 feet but that is a lot of water absorbsion. hehe.
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yea, what Jim says, you don't want a 1 oz. head on a 3in. twister tail. those fish can tell that somthing is out of place. you use the lightest weight that you can still feel with under the conditions you are faced with. later chuck
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