I'm headed to strawberry tomorrow and want to give this vertical jigging a try. What size tube jigs should I use? Two inch seemed too big to me. Also if anyone can suggest a color it would be greatly appreciated. Im guessing white or something similar, but I would hate to get out there only to find that they want xyz color only. [
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Thanks!
-Cory
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[black][size 3]If the lake is turning over, and there is considerable green on the surface, the fish will not be grouped up. They start to spread all over, and seek different depths.[/size][/black]
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[size 3]I have had good success using a 2-3-4 inch tube. I have used several colors, and found that rainbow trout colored to be best. next to that is a solid white.[/size]
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[size 3]Try throwing the tube as far a you can, and slowly retrieving it. You should experience hits at all depths. The weight of the jig head you use can vary, because there will be fish at all depths in the water column.[/size]
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[size 3]If the lake has not turned over, then you should find the fish with electronics, and vertically jig on them as you would when ice fishing.[/size]
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I use 21/2 or 3 inch,pearl,pearl metal flack,somtimes chartruse works,and crawdad colors work to.
the last two sundays we have caught over 30 fish a day.
Get wide gap hook jig heads in 1/4 oz to get it down fast and reduce the dreeded deep hook that alot of people are talking about latley,we only deep hooked 2 or 3 fish per trip,and they where in the slot,which really sucks we cant take them home.the ladder area or chicken creek has been good.good luck where going back up on sunday
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Great advice! Thanks for sharing.
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[black][size 3]I'll be at Strawberry tommorrow as well. Here are a couple of photos of some of the jigs and tubes that are in my Strawberry box.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Jigs: 1/8 to 3/4 oz.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Tubes: 2-4 inch.[/size][/black]
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Wow, thats great! I think im set. I really appreciate the advice. I will make sure to report back.
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I love those red hooked ones. I use them religously. They keep your tube more horizontal than others, the eye is in a better spot.
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Went fishing yesterday at the berry and tried the vertical jigging. The white with silver flakes did the trick. We ended up with 12 cuts between the two of us. All released. There were tons of boats out on the water. I assume I need to try the jigging during a weekday to get those 30 fish days. Thanks again to all for the advice on the tubes.
-Cory
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Also being a newbie at the jigging thing, where did you get those bullet shaped jigs (or did you cast them yourself)? The only ones I've seen at Sportsmans or Cabelas were the round head type, and the tail seems to drop as a result. Your design looks much more logical.
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[black][size 3]Those jigs are from a company called Fresh Water Basics - Available at Sportsmans. They are in a green plastic bag and are hanging on the west wall with the plastic tubes etc. (go to the fishing counter and then toward the northern most part of the west wall where the plastics are). [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]The red hook jigs are also at Sportsmans and are in the Northland Tackle bulk bin right by the wall with the Fresh Water Basics. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Both of those kinds of jigs cost around 4 per $1.[/size][/black]
[black][size 1]Edited ... Oopsie, I got the location in the store backwards - it's fixed now. [/size][/black]
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thx for the ideas and the help - I assume those jigs work for ice fishing as well. We did pretty well last winter at E Canyon and the Gorge, but I think with better technique and some different styles besides white, we'll do even better this year.
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[black][size 3]Yes, they work very well for ice fishing. I usually downsize for the hardwater, but there have been times that the larger tubes did produce quite well for me. I always try to bring a fair selection of jigs and tubes in different sizes and colors (for both hard and soft water) - in case the fish decide to not prefer one type or another.[/size][/black]
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