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When fishing grass or off the bottom, vertically jigging bucktails for walleye is a presentation most anglers COMPLETELY overlook. One of those “catch-em-all” baits you can toss at just about any species, bass and walleye anglers have been reaping the benefits of this mainstream saltwater bait in recent years. The bucktail jig features tinsel and hair meant to draw attention …
Assuming there is unfrozen water in your neck of the woods; Late winter bass fishing can produce some of the most memorable catches of the year – particularly for trophies. Across the south, there are probably more lake records broken from January through March than any other time of the year. Because of the cold temps, late winter bass are …
When the weather turns cold, the leadhead jig becomes one of the most appealing lures to lethargic bass. Here’s a few winter jig fishing tips to make you a MASTER of the jig. In warm-water situations, anglers usually narrow their jig fishing techniques to pitching, flipping or casting a live rubber jig with a plastic trailer. But in the winter, …
During those halcyon days of bass fishing in the 1960s, bucktail jigs and a pork split tail eel was the deadliest combo for bass. Although feather and hair have been replaced by silicone or living rubber skirts for flipping, casting and finesse jig tactics, jigs adorned with animal hair or feathers still shine in certain situations, especially during winter on …
Hair jigs are like the grandfather of silicone bass jigs anglers love to fish with today. Rarely do you overhear a bass angler remark: “yea caught em’ pitching a hair jig today” or, “landed all my good keepers skipping hair jigs under docks.” Unfortunately the old fashion hair jig isn’t fished as much as its more popular silicone predecessor. Though …
