07-25-2013, 05:04 PM
[#0000FF]I might make the suggestion that you can often hook more fish...and bigger fish...by simply tipping a small jig or spoon with a piece of worm. I am a semi serious perch jerker and I use mostly 1 1/2 inch tube jigs on 1/16 oz. heads on size 4 hooks. A half inch piece of crawler on the hook seals the deal. The fish are attracted by the size and color of the jig and munch the bait...getting the hook.
One of the deadliest color combos I have found is the red and chartreuse plastic...made by Southern Pro...the Lil Hustler. With a red glitter head I make, I call it the RC Killer. (see last pic) It catches lots of other species too...as will many of the jigs or small spoons with a bit of crawler.
One of the keys to more hookups is to be patient. Unless the fish are slurping in the baited jig as soon as it gets down you may have to finess them. Smaller fish...and some larger fish...will first nibble at the bit of worm...with a characteristic "rattle rattle" kind of bite. Don't set the hook on those. Wait until you feel solid weight or the fish does a strong pulldown. Then snap your wrist to set the hook.
With the baited jig you will hook almost all fish in the lip, for easy hook removal. Just make sure your hooks are kept sharp and use only enough bait to get the fish to bite. Otherwise you will feed more than you bring home to feed you.
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One of the deadliest color combos I have found is the red and chartreuse plastic...made by Southern Pro...the Lil Hustler. With a red glitter head I make, I call it the RC Killer. (see last pic) It catches lots of other species too...as will many of the jigs or small spoons with a bit of crawler.
One of the keys to more hookups is to be patient. Unless the fish are slurping in the baited jig as soon as it gets down you may have to finess them. Smaller fish...and some larger fish...will first nibble at the bit of worm...with a characteristic "rattle rattle" kind of bite. Don't set the hook on those. Wait until you feel solid weight or the fish does a strong pulldown. Then snap your wrist to set the hook.
With the baited jig you will hook almost all fish in the lip, for easy hook removal. Just make sure your hooks are kept sharp and use only enough bait to get the fish to bite. Otherwise you will feed more than you bring home to feed you.
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