Tie Jigs
The jig is one of the most productive lures in a bass fisherman's arsenal. Ask fishing pros like Denny Brauer, Kevin VanDam and Danny Correia about the jig and they will all tell you that this bait is productive anytime, and especially during the spring and fall when the water is cool. The jig excels in heavy cover, and it is here that many are lost. Constantly buying jigs to replace the lost ones gets expensive, but learn to tie your own and you can enjoy catching fish and saving money.
Instructions
1. Select a jig head for your jig. There are several choices as jig heads come painted and unpainted, with or without fiber weed guards and in weights from 1/16 oz. to 2 oz. The most commonly used in freshwater fishing are painted jig heads with a weed guard in weights from 1/8 oz. to 1/2 oz. Jig heads are available at most local bait shops, as well as online suppliers, such as Bass Pro Shops, Netcraft and Barllows Tackle.
2. Select a skirt. Factors to consider are color and material. Synthetic fibers are used when a fish scale appearance is desired. Synthetics are also available in more colors than natural materials, but natural materials are a little more life-like in water.
3. Place a skirt collar on the skirt if one was not supplied on the skirt. This is easy to do if you first slide the collar onto the body of a stick-type pen. Remove the refill of the pen, insert the jig skirt into the pen barrel and roll the collar onto the skirt.
4. Push the point of the hook through the center of the skirt collar.
5. Continue sliding the skirt onto the shank of the hook until the skirt collar is over the ridge on the back of the jig head.
6. Hold the jig by the head or weed guard and trim the skirt just below the bend of the hook.
7. Trim the weed guard parallel with the hook point and about 1/4 inch away from the hook.
8. Clean any paint from the hook eye.
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