I love fishing a football jig in the local canals. There's almost no structure in them except the weeds on the bottom in the center. I was new to fishing a jig and kept getting hung up in the weeds, so thinking I wasn't going to get bit I yanked the jig free of the weeds and all of a sudden the weeds pulled back...I thought, wait a second, weeds don't pull back! My first catch on that jig was a large mouth at 6lbs 12 oz! Great info, thanks for sharing!
I never used a jig that much but since watching your jig videos I have caught all my biggest fish to date with a jig! I really decided to put in some time with a jig this year and it’s payed off, I have caught more big fish this year than any other year.Now I’m hooked!
Before using a jig, I watched the guy who owned the boat that I was fishing with a black/blu jig with an uncle Josh pork rind during pre spawn. He caught 3 fish between 5 and 10 pounds within a half hour. Along with a spinner bait, it's truly a big bass jig.
Short pops and popping off rocks are the best ways I’ve gotten jig bites. The poppin off rocks is what I do with a underspin too to generate a lot of bites. Always great info you provide. Thank you.
The jig is my nemesis.... I simply can't get bite on this lure..... As much as I try, I just don't have any confidence in catching fish off this bait.. And, I fail to see how jig fisherman can say drop shotting is slow/dull.... Holy moly, I would say the exact same is true for jig fishing. Good video. I keep throwing it and keep watching videos like this to see if I can find a way to get bite on a jig.
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video with your wisdom Matt. My son and I were able to catch 7 Smalles today thanks to studying this video the past few days. Bonding day of a lifetime for us brother! 👊🏽
Just returned from a day fishing with a Dirty Jigs finesse swim jig. Pitching into lay down trees on rock banks. I know I’m using it wrong but started in the tree drag out to the bottom a couple pops then a slow retrieve. Landed 13 of 22 bass. Thanks for putting me onto Dirty jigs .
I'm loving this! My adhd makes slow dragging tough. Headed out tomorrow, thanks for the tips! Matt's lake breakdowns are incredible folks. How'd you like to have a local guide circle 40 spots on a map for you at the boat ramp?
Very enlightening! Thank you for the detailed info! Demonstrating these retrieves while narrating your tips and instructions makes this a great jig fishing lesson. Definitely going to put these lessons into practice. Thank you Thank you!
You mentioned getting stuck more with the 1st technique. I remember a video by Denny Brauer where he said “If you aren’t losing jigs, your not fishing them right.” Good thing jigs don’t cost much. I make my own over the long northern Illinois winters so I have plenty to lose over the season 😂👍 another great video.
"Good thing jigs don’t cost much." I bet you would change your mind about that if you walk into a tackle shop nowadays! Some bass jigs cost $5 a piece or more nowadays! If you lose 10 in a day that's a fortune!
The jig has been one of my confidence baits for a long time and I’ve always had a ton off success with it. I attribute a lot of that from fishing a shaky head religiously before I ever picked up the jig.
@@MooseKnuckle8 I have not. I used to throw a 6” roboworm mm3 on an owner ultrahead all the time. Now I go straight to a dirty jigs compact pitching jig. If I don’t get bit I go back to old trusty.
Matt, I love getting my jig hung up in the grass and snapping it out with a stroke. When imitating a crawfish, I will snap it twice so it imitates a fleeing craw. The stroking technique has saved me on non aggressive days with reaction bites!
I watched your other video on stroking jigs. While watching it I thought that’s exactly how I fish it. I guess I’m doing it right. I usually fish it like that in weeds, kinda like when you pop a lure out of the weeds when it gets stuck. I’ve never really been a dragger only shorter pops in rocks. I’ll have to give those a try. I really like watching your channel because your a northern guy and I’m from Connecticut. Not that bass are different but the techniques seem to be a little different. I feel northern style’s need to have a bit more finesse. When I watch and try the southern stuff I just can’t seem to get a lot of it to work.
Sweet video. I've been using a football jig and casting jig to burn the flats. I have a 8:3:1 reel. I turn the handle super fast for half a rotation or a full rotation. Then I let it sit. So the jig looks like a fast tadpole or guppy. They react with a fast bite, then I pause it when I feel them bite, watch the line move, then set the hook.
Thx again Matt! "Snapping" works so well in many situations when your lure gets a little stuck in grass.....chatterbait, buzzbait, spinnerbait and dark sleeper!
MATT you hit the right press on the jigs , most of the people, just throw it out lift and fall, its ok but not for pressured fish, you have showed the right way to use it it will help the fisherman a great deal. thanks for showing it to all fisherman. thanks for that info.
Nothing better than an arsenal of different styles, weights, and colors of the legendary jig. As a tool, you need more than one socket with the ratchet.
I really enjoy watching your videos. They have helped me out. I would to see you do a video on how to fish a football jig. I recently started fishing them, but haven't had any luck. I don't know what I'm going wrong. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Keep the good videos coming and good luck in your tournaments.
I have my ways of fishing just about every bait but I love these videos, I mostly do the first and 2nd retrieve, I need to try stroking a jig more. Id love to see one on spinnerbaits, that is one bait I love to fish, and I do alot, but for me its the one bait I pretty much just chuck and wind, maybe a twitch or 2 through the whole retrieve. It certainly works but I would love to hear other ways. Liveing in a great lakes salmon/steelhead fishery its surprising how few people target bass here, especially largemouth, so I don't really have other people to compare notes with.
Another great video. I like how you described the different nuances about how to fish a jig. Ive caught several over 8 lbs on jigs but never stroked a jig as most of my big fish have come in March on 1/8th oz hair jigs with a small piece of pork for a trailer. Appreciate you sharing the knowledge.
Huge amount of bites come from a triple pop fall or pop fall. Important to let it free fall, lots of people keep it to high in column it’s a jig. Very informative for any level.
@@MattStefanFishing I was fishing Conroe the other night and used one of your 3 retrieves that you showed using a crank bait, lord behold a 9.1 😂 made my night !!! Thank you sir !!!
I'm not sure that I could take in any more than what he puts out right now. In just the few months that I have been following him I am pretty sure that I have learned more than I learned my entire life. 😀
I'm guilty of throwing the jig out and dragging 2' and reeling it in. Will try your method next time out and let you know the results. Thanks for the tip Matt.
Good tips. Just took advantage of the 15% discount at tackle warehouse and bought some dirty jigs scott canteburry shaky heads. Used your affiliate link so that Matt can get paid.
Fortunately, I’ll never be afraid of the jig. lol. IMHO, the most fun way to fish. Although I’ve altered size and profile over the years due to tougher bites from over fishing,but the jig is will will probably always be my go to. .The only time I shy away from a jig is in heavy weed. By me it’s milfoil, contain, pondweed, hydride,etc. Then I will use a T-Rig that closely matches a jig. Like a skirted double tail grim or a beaver or craw type bait. Just to keep from picking up the weed.
Ive lost more jigs than any other lure. If there's something to get caught on down there ill find it with a jig. I'm not giving up though i'm going to go back out with your tips and try my luck!
Just bought a pitching jig and finesse jig today . I bought a jig a couple weeks ago and haven’t got a bite yet . I also didn’t really know how to fish it . Maybe I’ll catch some luck now
Matt could you set me up with a outstanding jig set up .I really dont do much jigs but really getting into it now.I would need your rod,best reel you would recommend if you don't mind.Thank you
@@MattStefanFishing Thank you. I hope I get one more afternoon to fish before it get to cold here in New Brunswick Canada. On Wednesday and Thursday we are getting snow flurries. Our smallmouth season ends at the end of the month
Tell you what Matt from one of your old jig videos how you give the jig a double pop on semi slack line, iv been applying this to my retrieves and man do I get some vicious strikes doing that, it’s not as much as stroking the jig more like a double pop. Keep up the great content
I just watched your Wisconsin trip and you was using a left hand reel while pitching a jig to wood? In this video you're using a right hand reel retrieve. Are you ambidextrous with fishing reels?
By far my favorite lure to catch fish... One question.... vertical or horizontal line tie...? I feel the vertical line tie allows the line not to get frayed so easily...thoughts... Happy 4th of July!!!
I can't believe alot of anglers say they don't fish a jig at all when I learned how to use one I have one always tied on I caught alot of huge bass on a jig love to throw one !
I get many bites on a jig. But I lose so many of them when they go airborne. Just chuck the jigs out of their mouths. Tried all sorts of tricks. Mainly very slow retrieve to reduce the chance of them jumping. But this is far and away my worst bait for landing. But one of the highest for strikes. Would love to see some content on how to keep them on after the strike and hook set.
I've had the same issue and then saw Randy Blaukat have a video on how to trim the weed guard. After trimming the guard, I rarely lost any fish and the jig is still weedless.
I love fishing a football jig in the local canals. There's almost no structure in them except the weeds on the bottom in the center. I was new to fishing a jig and kept getting hung up in the weeds, so thinking I wasn't going to get bit I yanked the jig free of the weeds and all of a sudden the weeds pulled back...I thought, wait a second, weeds don't pull back! My first catch on that jig was a large mouth at 6lbs 12 oz! Great info, thanks for sharing!
giant!
Matt, such a basic lesson that we need reminders to vary our retrieves. I'm guilty of pulling it in on the bottom mindlessly. Thank you.
Thanks for wwatching
I never used a jig that much but since watching your jig videos I have caught all my biggest fish to date with a jig! I really decided to put in some time with a jig this year and it’s payed off, I have caught more big fish this year than any other year.Now I’m hooked!
Great to hear!
Before using a jig, I watched the guy who owned the boat that I was fishing with a black/blu jig with an uncle Josh pork rind during pre spawn. He caught 3 fish between 5 and 10 pounds within a half hour. Along with a spinner bait, it's truly a big bass jig.
I have watched two of your retrieval videos and the are super. I got to say they are in the top 5 videos I have ever watched. Thank you
Oh wow! thank you for the kind words!
Short pops and popping off rocks are the best ways I’ve gotten jig bites. The poppin off rocks is what I do with a underspin too to generate a lot of bites. Always great info you provide. Thank you.
thanks for sharing your experiences!
This is one of the few channels that will help you catch more fish. Thanks! 🙏
I appreciate that!
The jig is my nemesis.... I simply can't get bite on this lure..... As much as I try, I just don't have any confidence in catching fish off this bait.. And, I fail to see how jig fisherman can say drop shotting is slow/dull.... Holy moly, I would say the exact same is true for jig fishing. Good video. I keep throwing it and keep watching videos like this to see if I can find a way to get bite on a jig.
You can do it!
Man, really, you need to just stick with it and try different retrieves.
Keep trying a jig, once you get bit on it your confidence using it will soar, and Oh Baby, it's a Thrill!
Spinner baits are mine lol
Or you can start building confidence throwing a weighted Texas rig.
Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video with your wisdom Matt. My son and I were able to catch 7 Smalles today thanks to studying this video the past few days. Bonding day of a lifetime for us brother! 👊🏽
That is awesome!
Keep the retrieve videos coming, Matt! Loving the content! I feel like these and the "seasonal movements of bass" videos help me so much! Thank you!
Thanks! Will do!
Thanks Matt can’t tell u how much u have helped my fishing!
Glad to hear it!
Love jig fishing, those compact jigs from dirty jigs are awesome as well!
You got that right!
These retrieve videos are really helpful, especially with you showing us and explaining.
thanks!
Great vid! I love jig fishing! Best year round bait out there!
You got that right!
Just returned from a day fishing with a Dirty Jigs finesse swim jig. Pitching into lay down trees on rock banks. I know I’m using it wrong but started in the tree drag out to the bottom a couple pops then a slow retrieve. Landed 13 of 22 bass. Thanks for putting me onto Dirty jigs .
sounds like a fun day!
If you are catching fish you can’t be doing it completely wrong.
I'm loving this! My adhd makes slow dragging tough. Headed out tomorrow, thanks for the tips! Matt's lake breakdowns are incredible folks. How'd you like to have a local guide circle 40 spots on a map for you at the boat ramp?
haha! thanks Mark!
Jig, lipless and the frog are my favorite ways to fish. I saw ur stroking The jig video and it has definitely helped me get more bites
Great to hear!
Love the retrieve videos. Kudos Matt. That snap retrieve is one I will incorporate into my retrieves more.
give it a try!
Very enlightening! Thank you for the detailed info! Demonstrating these retrieves while narrating your tips and instructions makes this a great jig fishing lesson. Definitely going to put these lessons into practice.
Thank you Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
You mentioned getting stuck more with the 1st technique. I remember a video by Denny Brauer where he said “If you aren’t losing jigs, your not fishing them right.” Good thing jigs don’t cost much. I make my own over the long northern Illinois winters so I have plenty to lose over the season 😂👍 another great video.
Great tip!
"Good thing jigs don’t cost much." I bet you would change your mind about that if you walk into a tackle shop nowadays! Some bass jigs cost $5 a piece or more nowadays! If you lose 10 in a day that's a fortune!
@@grandwonder5858 agreed. this year they are even more expensive.
Matt,
You’re on the water demos are money!!
awesome!
I really like these style of videos. Keep up the great work!!
I concur. Solid instructional content. Fun to watch and then practice and emulate.
Awesome! Il keep doing them if you keep watching them!
Great tip … been trying to throw jigs more but haven’t caught a lot so trying to feel what other bites are like that don’t hammer it … one day
Glad to help
Excellent. Still pursuing my first catch on a jig.
you can do it!
Excellent demonstration and description. You are the man! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
These are some great ways to retrieve a jig, I have very good luck snapping a jig, I find myself useing that retrieve a bunch!
me too!
Most helpful jig fishing video I have seen. Thanks
thanks!
The jig has been one of my confidence baits for a long time and I’ve always had a ton off success with it. I attribute a lot of that from fishing a shaky head religiously before I ever picked up the jig.
Not criticizing you at all! Do you ever start with the jig before you go to the Shaky head? Have you tried the Zman newer SMH worms and new heads? 🔥
@@MooseKnuckle8 I have not. I used to throw a 6” roboworm mm3 on an owner ultrahead all the time. Now I go straight to a dirty jigs compact pitching jig. If I don’t get bit I go back to old trusty.
i love the compact pitchin' jig!
very cool!
@@MattStefanFishing dirty jigs or die. That’s all I’ll buy. Been that way for years.
Jigs I think are the hardest bait to fish correct. But not so much now Thanks Matt
they can be excellent fish catchers!
Matt, I love getting my jig hung up in the grass and snapping it out with a stroke. When imitating a crawfish, I will snap it twice so it imitates a fleeing craw. The stroking technique has saved me on non aggressive days with reaction bites!
Good stuff!
Excellent video! Thsnks Matt.
My pleasure!
Great video! I know when you share a video at the same time so does wire to fish show one too!
they might release theres at 4 PM central as well.
I watched your other video on stroking jigs. While watching it I thought that’s exactly how I fish it. I guess I’m doing it right. I usually fish it like that in weeds, kinda like when you pop a lure out of the weeds when it gets stuck. I’ve never really been a dragger only shorter pops in rocks. I’ll have to give those a try. I really like watching your channel because your a northern guy and I’m from Connecticut. Not that bass are different but the techniques seem to be a little different. I feel northern style’s need to have a bit more finesse. When I watch and try the southern stuff I just can’t seem to get a lot of it to work.
there is definitely a difference in how northern bass and southern bass position
@@MattStefanFishing sounds like a great topic.
Sweet video. I've been using a football jig and casting jig to burn the flats. I have a 8:3:1 reel. I turn the handle super fast for half a rotation or a full rotation. Then I let it sit. So the jig looks like a fast tadpole or guppy. They react with a fast bite, then I pause it when I feel them bite, watch the line move, then set the hook.
Sounds great!
Great video. These are awesome tips for all of us!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent instructional video! I shared it on my Facebook page.
Awesome, thank you!
Love these type of videos! Please keep making more.
will do!
Thx again Matt! "Snapping" works so well in many situations when your lure gets a little stuck in grass.....chatterbait, buzzbait, spinnerbait and dark sleeper!
Yes it does!
Great demonstration!!!
Thanks!
I mainly do the first and sometimes the third. I'll give the second a try. I always enjoy jig fishing.
sounds good
Excellent video, Matt - I wish I was in northern Wisc today!
You and me both!
MATT you hit the right press on the jigs , most of the people, just throw it out lift and fall, its ok but not for pressured fish, you have showed the right way to use it it will help the fisherman a great deal. thanks for showing it to all fisherman. thanks for that info.
Thanks 👍
Awesome video! Thanks for the info, I'm really excited to breathe some new life in my jigs!
go for it!
Nothing better than an arsenal of different styles, weights, and colors of the legendary jig. As a tool, you need more than one socket with the ratchet.
you got that right!
Thank you for your advice.
you bet!
Great tips I am gonna try the 3rd tip because I fish a lot of spots with grass and mucky bottoms
Good luck!
I really enjoy watching your videos. They have helped me out. I would to see you do a video on how to fish a football jig. I recently started fishing them, but haven't had any luck. I don't know what I'm going wrong. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Keep the good videos coming and good luck in your tournaments.
Good suggestion
Hey man really enjoyed the video helped out a lot appreciate it!
🤘😉🤘
Glad it helped!
Very technically experience. Reaction means unexpected movement .. great vedio
Thanks a ton
Amazing quality videos you put out. Great views on and around the water. Great tips and i love hearing your insight.
thanks!
Love it thanks sir. Poppin it all the time
Rock on!
Great information.
Glad it was helpful!
I have my ways of fishing just about every bait but I love these videos, I mostly do the first and 2nd retrieve, I need to try stroking a jig more. Id love to see one on spinnerbaits, that is one bait I love to fish, and I do alot, but for me its the one bait I pretty much just chuck and wind, maybe a twitch or 2 through the whole retrieve. It certainly works but I would love to hear other ways. Liveing in a great lakes salmon/steelhead fishery its surprising how few people target bass here, especially largemouth, so I don't really have other people to compare notes with.
Will do! try stroking the jig!
Great tips. Thanks and Happy 4th. 🇺🇸
Same to you!
Great video!!!👊🏻 Thanks for sharing those retrieves!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!
Thanks! You too!
Another great video. I like how you described the different nuances about how to fish a jig. Ive caught several over 8 lbs on jigs but never stroked a jig as most of my big fish have come in March on 1/8th oz hair jigs with a small piece of pork for a trailer. Appreciate you sharing the knowledge.
those are giants!
Where do you buy pork trailers? I thought they stopped making pork trailers. Or did you use a piece of pork that you made yourself?
@@grandwonder5858 papaw E pork
@@stevekeen7035 Thanks for the info! I'll check it out!
Good one , I like hop but sometimes dragging is better too
thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this info awesome video.
No problem!
Huge amount of bites come from a triple pop fall or pop fall. Important to let it free fall, lots of people keep it to high in column it’s a jig. Very informative for any level.
Agree
You have forgotten more than I know 😂 !!! Really enjoy your RUclips channel !!
Oh thank you!
@@MattStefanFishing I was fishing Conroe the other night and used one of your 3 retrieves that you showed using a crank bait, lord behold a 9.1 😂 made my night !!! Thank you sir !!!
Thanks Matt. Good stuff as always.
thank you!
@@MattStefanFishing Forgot: Happy 4th to you and yours Matt.
I never claimed to be a good jig fisherman thanks for the tips I hope it will help me.
good luck!
Good stuff man! Thanks I needed this talk
Glad I could help
Caught my second bass ever on a jig. Luv it!
Awesome!
Would love to see a vibrating jig next. Great stuff!
Great suggestion!
👍 Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Awesome Video
Thanks!
Great stuff!
Glad you enjoyed it
I like the third retrieve best It's what is old times call the big fish hop
its such a good technique!
Someday, when you are done fishing for money, I hope you'll show all your secret techniques.
haha! More to come!
The best magicians never really all of their tricks 😂😩
@@pequenioedgarito3067 they will reveal them for the right price
I'm not sure that I could take in any more than what he puts out right now. In just the few months that I have been following him I am pretty sure that I have learned more than I learned my entire life. 😀
@@rogermurphy1548 i hear ya. I'm bing watching matt. So much to take in
Appreciate the tips!!!
No problem!!
I'm guilty of throwing the jig out and dragging 2' and reeling it in. Will try your method next time out and let you know the results. Thanks for the tip Matt.
Good luck!
Can you use a spinning reel ?
Good tips. Just took advantage of the 15% discount at tackle warehouse and bought some dirty jigs scott canteburry shaky heads. Used your affiliate link so that Matt can get paid.
AWESOME! thank you!
Good job
Thanks
Interesting thank you
You're welcome
Fortunately, I’ll never be afraid of the jig. lol.
IMHO, the most fun way to fish. Although I’ve altered size and profile over the years due to tougher bites from over fishing,but the jig is will will probably always be my go to. .The only time I shy away from a jig is in heavy weed. By me it’s milfoil, contain, pondweed, hydride,etc. Then I will use a T-Rig that closely matches a jig. Like a skirted double tail grim or a beaver or craw type bait. Just to keep from picking up the weed.
Jigs are great
Matt did you guys ever do a lake breakdown of cayuga lake in NY ? on fish the moment? Ty
Yes i did! Here is the link to it fishthemoment.com/summer-northern-lake-breakdowns-matt/cayuga-lake-new-york-summer-matt-stefan
Another good one!
thanks!
Thanks
you bet!
Ive lost more jigs than any other lure. If there's something to get caught on down there ill find it with a jig. I'm not giving up though i'm going to go back out with your tips and try my luck!
That’s the spirit!
Noticed that rod is a MB874. What else do you use that rod for? Its my favorite rod.
I love it for jigs and texas rigged plastics. One of my favorite rods
Good tips! I need to fish a jig more.👍
You should!
Just bought a pitching jig and finesse jig today . I bought a jig a couple weeks ago and haven’t got a bite yet . I also didn’t really know how to fish it . Maybe I’ll catch some luck now
Good luck!
I was expecting to see you hook a smallie. Great info.
haha!
Do you trim any of the weed guards?
Always
@@MattStefanFishing Might be worth a video, if you have time. Thanks! :)
How would you recommend fishing jigs in rivers for smallmouth? The river is pretty slow moving and has a rock/sand bottom.
a light jig that can flow with the current
Thanks for the info, great video ++
Thanks for watching!
Curious as to what your jig set up is Matt?
MHX NMB-874 7'3" MH Fast action with 15-20 lb flurorcarbon
Matt could you set me up with a outstanding jig set up .I really dont do much jigs but really getting into it now.I would need your rod,best reel you would recommend if you don't mind.Thank you
I build my own rods. the blank is an MHX NMB-874 and the reel is the Abu Garcia MGX 8.0:1
I started using rattle jigs this year from the riverbank. What is the best way to use them, pop them up off the bottom or swim and drop it
i like a small pop off the bottom
@@MattStefanFishing Thank you. I hope I get one more afternoon to fish before it get to cold here in New Brunswick Canada. On Wednesday and Thursday we are getting snow flurries. Our smallmouth season ends at the end of the month
@@MattStefanFishing I will try it on my next trip out fishing
my goodness , u r good. thx
thanks for watching!
Whats a good color combo for a guppy head and a keitech? sorry off topic ha
sight flash and the naked shad
Could you tell us newbies what type rod /reel/ line that is recommended for these technique
i like a 7'3" MH fast action rod with 17lb fluorocarbon
Do the same retrieves work in cold water or do you slow it down and keep it on the bottom?
Yes they do
What pole and reel are you fishing . Thanks !
its an abu garcia MGX reel with a custom built MHX rod blank
Matt, Could you do a similar video for Texas rig worms?
yep! Ill put it on my list
Tell you what Matt from one of your old jig videos how you give the jig a double pop on semi slack line, iv been applying this to my retrieves and man do I get some vicious strikes doing that, it’s not as much as stroking the jig more like a double pop. Keep up the great content
Awesome! glad its working for you!
I just watched your Wisconsin trip and you was using a left hand reel while pitching a jig to wood? In this video you're using a right hand reel retrieve. Are you ambidextrous with fishing reels?
Yep i use both
By far my favorite lure to catch fish... One question.... vertical or horizontal line tie...? I feel the vertical line tie allows the line not to get frayed so easily...thoughts... Happy 4th of July!!!
depends if im fishing grass(vertical) or wood(horizontal).
@@MattStefanFishing my home lake is rocky… rock?
I can't believe alot of anglers say they don't fish a jig at all when I learned how to use one I have one always tied on I caught alot of huge bass on a jig love to throw one !
one of my favorite baits as well
I get many bites on a jig. But I lose so many of them when they go airborne. Just chuck the jigs out of their mouths. Tried all sorts of tricks. Mainly very slow retrieve to reduce the chance of them jumping. But this is far and away my worst bait for landing. But one of the highest for strikes. Would love to see some content on how to keep them on after the strike and hook set.
thats interesting. normally when you stick a jig fish they dont come off
I've had the same issue and then saw Randy Blaukat have a video on how to trim the weed guard. After trimming the guard, I rarely lost any fish and the jig is still weedless.
Try holding your rod tip lower to the water when you're fighting the fish and don't waste time bringing it in