Steelhead Jig Tutorial

[Alchase]

Could some one please give an example of how you fish these? I have drifted all my life, but would love to try this.
How do the floats cast?
 
Do you adjust the float up or down so the jig is not bouncing on the bottom?

Is there a minimum depth these can be used or can they be used in the rips?

Thanks for the tutorial
 

[woodywsu]

I run a slip bobber that slides up and down the line. You set your bobber stop at the depth you want to fish. I've fished from 2' to 25'.

[gaddy]

any body adding shrimp? & how are you hooking the shrimp to allow for a good hook set?

[Button Nubbs]

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here ya go

[Alchase]

Cool thanks, do do much better with pictures, lol

[Button Nubbs]

My computer screen keeps shutting off so I just posted the pic of the rigging real quick and will do the rest from the cellphone

The riggin is really pretty simple. I use power pro line, a bobber stop, a bead, a 4" slip dink float, another bead, a swivel, hole punched lead, 18" of leader, and the jig. There are 2 things I am VERY anal about when jig fishing.

1: keeping my jig riding parallel to the bottom. You can adjust this simply by moving the knot on the eye of the hook. I prefer a tight palomar knot. It is the best I have found to hold the jig in place.

2: keeping an absolute drag free drift. I am constantly letting out line, reeling in line and mending. This is were a rod that is 10' 6"+ will help.

There are many ways to rig jigs but this is what I use 90% of the time. You can run a longer leader and different floats as well. In the summertime when the water is low and clear I will use a round cork float or a steelhead stalker with a split shot right below the float. I will also color the last 10' or so of my line black with a sharpie. (If I'm using hi-vis line)

I rarely use bait added to my jigs but it does work. If anything its just a small piece of prawn.

[Alchase]

Great info thanks

[huntergreg]

I am always tying jigs and fly's I do a lot of steel head fishing and the one that I have caught most of my fish with is a Black buck tail jig. I went out last Sunday and only caught them on the buck-tail black jig. Another thing I do when I dip my jig heads in paint is to get a small box fold in the top flaps to the inside, Then I dip my jigs and tap them a few times to get the extra paint off then stick them into the top edge of the box so the eye hole points to the inside bottom of the box. That way the can dry and all excess paint will build up on the eye. use a pair of pliers to get the dry paint out of the eye when dry.

[Button Nubbs]

Bucktail huh? The summer-run wheels are already turning...

[TheHunt]

Can you post a pic of a buck-tail jig?

[Beztine]

Nice work.  They look delicious. 

[Button Nubbs]

Thanks!!!

[TheHunt]

TTT...

I just picked up my Nor-vise on Friday.  Now it is time to try Nubb's tutorial. 

This should be pinned BTW.

[Button Nubbs]

Thanks!

Post up some of your ladies!

[TheHunt]

I will post up some picture...  But my first 10 or 12 will be dismantled as they will most likely suck so bad it would be rather embarrassing.