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Title: jig head and worm?
Post by: Fishaholic on May 29, 2013, 06:07:31 PM: Instead of using a hook and a weight can I use a jig head with a worm for fish rivers and under a bobber.
Thanks
dj
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: Mfowl on May 29, 2013, 06:14:57 PM: You sure can, provided bait is legal. In most river fishing a "dink" style float is more versatile then the slip float you mentioned in your other post. A dink float is pegged to stay put while your gear fishes at a fixed depth. A slip float comes in handy in deep pools or lakes where you want your bait fishing deeper. Most river situations are shallow enough to use a dink float.
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: HUNTINCOUPLE on May 29, 2013, 06:16:12 PM: Yep. Do it my self alot.
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: Button Nubbs on May 29, 2013, 06:40:06 PM: Quote from: Mfowl on May 29, 2013, 06:14:57 PM
You sure can, provided bait is legal. In most river fishing a "dink" style float is more versatile then the slip float you mentioned in your other post. A dink float is pegged to stay put while your gear fishes at a fixed depth. A slip float comes in handy in deep pools or lakes where you want your bait fishing deeper. Most river situations are shallow enough to use a dink float.
Dinks come in the slip variety also. Ate you talking plastic worm or real worm?
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: Fishaholic on May 29, 2013, 06:44:36 PM: Earthworm
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: Button Nubbs on May 29, 2013, 06:48:32 PM: Quote from: ddjj1991 on May 29, 2013, 06:44:36 PM
Earthworm
something that may be worth trying for summer runs when it gets real low and clear. Hi have caught trout with this technique tho.
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: WSU on May 29, 2013, 07:01:32 PM: Don't tell anyone, but 'crawlers can be a secret weapon on summers in low water...
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: Bullkllr on May 29, 2013, 08:20:58 PM: Bait-not always a worm- on a small jig hook is a common "stealth rig" in the Great Lakes area for steelhead. The theory is that it presents the bait naturally and at the lowest and furthest downstream point of the whole rig (especially when 'holding back' the float to present at under-water current speed). Was always going to experiment with it, never really got around to it. Tipping a jig with bait is often effective- why not just bait? :dunno: Its good to think out of the box, ddjj! Keep it up! Way too many guys just do what everyone else is doing and never experiment :twocents:
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: Fishaholic on May 29, 2013, 09:49:39 PM: Thank you, I like to be proficient at fishing so Im tring to find out what works better for streams rivers and lakes.
Title: Re: jig head and worm?
Post by: ribka on May 30, 2013, 11:30:18 PM: Been using this for over 35 years-

Try sliding weight, swivel and a lindy's floating jig headnwithna night crawler or leech . 2 to3 foot leader

Use a syringe to inject air to aid in floatation in crawler or leech. A Trailer treble hook is suggested

Slow troll or drift. Killer on walleye, bass and trout