Bass Jigs are probably the most common lure among tournament anglers. Largemouth bass love jigs and there are so many different ways you can fish them in so many different types of situations. Bass jigs definitely are a big fish bait as well.
Popular Techniques
Flipping & Pitching Around Cover
Flippin’ Jigs work great for fishing around cover such as wood and vegetation. You can get these baits into all types of wood cover and fish them effectively near vegetation as well.
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The Hack Attack is an awesome flipping jig.
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Punching Through Heavy Vegetation
Punchin’ Jigs are great for punching through in thick cover, especially in areas with thick mats of grass, lily pads, and other aquatic plants. It is a very popular technique in Florida, but can be used in other parts of the country as well.
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Hop Them Along the Bottom
Because bass jigs work well around snags and they imitate a crayfish, it is a great bait to just hop along the bottom around all types of cover. You can use just about any bass jig to hop along the bottom, however, many anglers prefer to use the flippin’ jigs or football head jigs for this type of fishing.
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Slowly Crawl Them Along the Bottom
Some anglers report good success just slowly crawling the bait along the bottom. Just slowly move this bait across the bottom and be ready for a bite. Anglers have success with all bass fishing jigs and this technique, but many prefer to use the football jigs for crawling the bait along the bottom.
Swim Them
Swim Jigs are awesome because you can fish them around all types of cover without getting hung up. Anglers can use whatever color they want, but most anglers report better success by choosing a baitfish color and a swimming trailer will help you get more bites as well. Try using a curly tail grub, small swimbait or even a ringworm to help draw more strikes to your swim jig.
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Strike King makes on of the best swim jigs on the market. Add a swimming trailer and get ready to set the hook. |
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Skipping Bass Jigs
There are bass jigs made specifically for skipping them underneath overhanging trees, under docks and around other types of shoreline cover. The anglers that can skip the best will end up presenting their jig to more fish. This is one of the best ways to target quality bass in pressured lakes since most anglers won’t flip a bass jig far underneath docks, boat houses, overhanging trees, etc.
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Bladed Swim Jigs
We already have an entire page devoted to bladed swim jigs. These are awesome baits. Take a look at our bladed swim jigs for largemouth bass page to learn more about them.
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Add a Trailer to Your Bass Jigs
Chunk Trailer
This is how most anglers would fish with a bass jig. A chunk trailer is very affordable in price and they give the lure a great finishing touch.
Crayfish
A bass jig and a crayfish bait is one of the best ways to fish a bass jig. Finding the right combination is key. On some days, they want a bigger crayfish and on others, a smaller more finesse crayfish is the better trailer.
Tube
This may be one of the most effective ways to fish a bass jig and most anglers would never think of using a tube as a trailer on a bass jig. The slender profile is perfect for adding a finishing touch to a bass jig.
Twin Tail Grub
Twin tail grubs can be very effective trailers as well. It is one of the better ways to target bass while flipping and pitching around cover. These baits create a lot of action as they fall through the water column and largemouth bass love them.
Swimming Trailers
Curly tail grubs, ringworms and mini swimbaits can be awesome trailers for swimming a bass jig. Match the colors to baitfish that are currently in the body of water you are fishing and you’ll usually have better success when swimming these jigs.
