grubs, shads and worms

[richardmuller]

Before I throw the entire lot away, could some kind soul please give me some advice on how to rig them effectively (hook size, weight and lure size) and how to do the retrieve.I have really tried my level best and am at my wits end.

[Vykingz]

as to the retrieve... i hold RMB down(keeping rod up) and do a slow speed(1 or 2 whichever seems to work at the time) short retrieve. this will give lift and drop that u can get up to 3 dots(depending on how "quick" u work the retieve). if u let go of RMB and do same it gives you stop and go. those work for me when using jig heads w/worms, grubs etc.

the sizes i just use similar to hook size of float or lure that had worked for that area. the worm, grub etc tells u what size hook it will take and weight is based on rod/reel weights they will take. make all weights within eachothers "range" and you will have a balanced setup.

[Capt_Mac_141]

Originally posted by Vykingz:

as to the retrieve... i hold RMB down(keeping rod up) and do a slow speed(1 or 2 whichever seems to work at the time) short retrieve. this will give lift and drop that u can get up to 3 dots(depending on how "quick" u work the retieve). if u let go of RMB and do same it gives you stop and go. those work for me when using jig heads w/worms, grubs etc.

the sizes i just use similar to hook size of float or lure that had worked for that area. the worm, grub etc tells u what size hook it will take and weight is based on rod/reel weights they will take. make all weights within eachothers "range" and you will have a balanced setup.

Personally, I don't use jigs very much, but that sounds like a whole lot of "common sense".

[richardmuller]

Thank you! I will give it a try!!

[Madkeen]

Originally posted by Vykingz:

as to the retrieve... i hold RMB down(keeping rod up) and do a slow speed(1 or 2 whichever seems to work at the time) short retrieve. this will give lift and drop that u can get up to 3 dots(depending on how "quick" u work the retieve). if u let go of RMB and do same it gives you stop and go. those work for me when using jig heads w/worms, grubs etc.

the sizes i just use similar to hook size of float or lure that had worked for that area. the worm, grub etc tells u what size hook it will take and weight is based on rod/reel weights they will take. make all weights within eachothers "range" and you will have a balanced setup.

Keep in mind that retrieve speeds vary depending on how far you want to lift the jig off the bottom, type of reel, depth of water, how far you have casted and weight of jig head. I personally use speed 2 and 3 most of the time because I mostly jig in deep water with long casts. Also, the number of dots is just an indication. You can still hook up to uniques without any dots at all so do not worry if you cannot get the dots to register as you jig. Basically, if the jig is moving in a strike zone you can hook up. I even catch fish with them just winding in near the surface.

[BonPadre]

Maybe too you could try that way to do lift&drop. It has been a sucessfull one for me, thanks to HawkeyeM for displaying this near 6 minutes in this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNO7farVATM&index=5&list=PLDHXb6MUET8cPnzziUUlTHHq-TFedjZIw&t=1385s
Btw, some simple Stop&go also do work fine...

Now if you question if your technique is good or not, and you want to work on it and know if you can catch something, also remember maybe to downgrade a bit the size of your hook...
Sometimes you also don't get bites because your hook may be too big to trigger enough bites on a maybe not so optimal method.
Once you start to chaincatch smaller ones, you know you are on the right track

You could even try 3cm (1 inch I think.. the smaller ones) shads and grubs on a #1 hook in Texas... you'll quickly see the results.