I read somewhere an explanation on what weight of tube jighead to use and when.
I can't find that now. Can anyone explain it to me a bit.
For example, jigging at strawberry requires what weight head?
Thanks!
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I was at Sportsman's Warehouse in Provo yesterday shopping for the exact same thing. They have a section at the end of an aisle with tackle based specifically on recent Strawberry reports.
From that section I bought 3" tubes and 3/16 ounce jig heads with 2/0 hooks. I'm definitely a novice when it comes to Strawberry trout fishing so maybe someone can confirm this.
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I have been told by others on this forum to use 1/4 oz jig. It seems pretty common. This is especially true if you are jigging on the bottom, or a straight down method or even a cast and fast retreive. However, Dan at fish tec told me when you are finding the fish really shallow, like 5-10 feet, you should put on a 1/8 oz weight. He likes to cast it and let it sink/drift a bit then do a slow retreive as if it was drifting, maybe some slight twitching. The point is that if the fish are shallower, then might as well go lighter. You can keep it in the zone easier with out having bring it in fast.
I am also a novice and just started to jig at Strawberry. I used the lighter weight last week off Renegade Point last Friday. We started to get into them out there, It was quite shallow, maybe 5 feet, but that was where the fish were and I would have had a tuff time with the 1/4 oz. the fishing was slow for everybody around Renegade that day. I think it was because the water was still green from Algae. One guy went up to the opening in front of the narrows where the water was clearer and got into 15 of them while trolling his tube jig. I think the water should be clearing and will be less of a factor now.
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Very good info. Thank you!
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For strawberry I usually pack an assortment of jigs 1/8 1/4, 1/2 & 3/4 in Ball & Tube. 20 to 30 feet 1/4 ounce If its deeper than 30 go 1/2 of its shallow then 20 go 1/8.
What I like to do is a drop shot rig with a 1/2 weight on the bottom a 1/4 or 1/2 about 18 inches up
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Geez what are you guys fishing for, macks in 120 feet of water? Just kidding guys but in my meager jigging experience the lightest you can get away with the better. The fish almost always bite the jig on the fall, and the longer and slower the fall the better. In water up to around 8' deep use 1/16 ounce heads with 1.5-2" tubes. In deeper water or windy conditions, go to perhaps a 1/8 ounce head. The only time I would go heavier is if I was in water over 40' deep. Oh, and with the 1/16 ounce use 4# test mono. Go to 6# with the big heavy 1/8 ouncers.
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Use 1/8 oz to 1/4oz they work great 1/4 in the wind or just the 1/8 all the rest..
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We have been fishing strawberry all month up the narrows and through into soldier creek not sure how deep its in there but its deep.... Really 4# test & 1/16 jigs ? kinda on the small side for strawberry that would work for pan fish smaller trout but never heard someone catching a 30 in cut on 4 lb test.... Well What ever works but we have had some of the cuts snap 10lb & 12lb shock leaders.
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I agree in that deep water you may want to go to heavy tackle with 1/8 ounce jigs and even 8# test. I just personally dislike deepwater jigging because of the heavier gear it requires. That's why I only fish Strawberry in the spring and fall, because I would rather finesse them with lighter gear in shallow water.
4# P-Line with a good reel & drag will handle some very large fish. I can fight a 23-24 inch cutt into the net in about 2 minutes without line failure. A large 'bow of coarse takes considerably longer.
You've seriously had cutts break 10-12# line? I could see a rainbow doing it, but not those cutties. Must have had a nick or a bad knot.[
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[quote brookieguy1] You've seriously had cutts break 10-12# line? I could see a rainbow doing it, but not those cutties.[
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We experienced just the opposite the cutts fought allot harder then the bows.
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anythings possible we all fish braided lines with 10, 12 & 15 lb shock leaders tied with Palomar knots some are bass setups Carolina rig with out the beads some drop shot
with 1/2 jig on the bottom and 1/4 on top. Too lazy to keep rigging every pole and the cutts didn't mind the bass rigs [cool][cool][cool]
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Were you catching fish more in deeper or shallower water?
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Im the early mornings the we fish over at chicken creek and ladders area in the afternoons to and evenings we head over to the narrows and fish until dark not sure of the exact the depths the fish finder is broken. But seems the bite shuts off in the 15 to 20 range around 11 to 1 and we catching more in deeper water after one o clock.
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