Hot pink as a change up for when you know the fish are still there, but they are not hitting the other colors any more.
Anyone got a source for reasonably priced jig heads?
I lead off and fish pink as a rule. Purple, black, blue, are changeups.
Hot pink as a change up for when you know the fish are still there, but they are not hitting the other colors any more.
Anyone got a source for reasonably priced jig heads?
Pink is a solid lead for anything anadromous. The guys in the ocean say, "If it ain't chartreuse, it ain't no use," and in-river, we say, "If you don't have lots of pink, your day may stink." Okay, nobody says the second one, but I witnessed the quoted poster nailing a nice chromer (of course) on a pink jig near the end of what had been a mysteriously slow day (fish in the river, but biting like shit), and I think most agree pink is a "hot" color for salmon and steelhead. Sometimes, the fish prefer pale (bubble gum) pink, but some shade of pink is always a good start. Don't show up without some pink, lest ye risk fornicating about....I lead off and fish pink as a rule. Purple, black, blue, are changeups.
Bullet head jig heads allow hoochie skirts to be used. I get mine at cabelas/bass pro in the crankbait, plastic bait section, not the jig or salmon area..So tell me where to buy 3/4 jig heads painted or not. Yakima twitcher heads are perfect but don't believe anyone sells just their
heads.
Yes! Cabelas/Bass Pro is rarely the cheapest, but they do have a solid selection of jig heads that are cheaper than the ones on premium hooks.Bullet head jig heads allow hoochie skirts to be used. I get mine at cabelas/bass pro in the crankbait, plastic bait section, not the jig or salmon area..
Bullet head jig heads allow hoochie skirts to be used. I get mine at cabelas/bass pro in the crankbait, plastic bait section, not the jig or salmon area..
I have only caught one silver using the float and jig technique. But that doesn’t mean it won’t work more often. That one time was in rolling faster water with up and down jig movement from the river. Maybe tip the jig with prawn or egg ?I just copy the hawken twitching jig patterns, but like others have said, one rabbit strip lashed to a hook is probably fine. I use purple or black with a chartreuse head, that's what I've twitched up my coho's on. I've got a couple dozen in those colors, and a few in nightmare pattern to change it up. Some gear people really think color matters. I dunno, I think any type of fishing 99% of it is finding the fish and showing them whatever you've got. I guess if a spot has been pounded, showing something different might be good.
I've read a little bit about using a bobber with a big jig for coho, but nobody seems to do it in the US.
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Got out with these two yesterday and managed to rack up some serious jig debt to Brian. These two guys are pros at what they're doing. Jigged so much my left hand ring finger is still numb! LOL! Hope I recover...Hit me and Jeffery up this fall, we'll show you the light!
I go 1/4 & 3/8. I retrieve pretty quick and above the fish. I don't let it go deep when they are stacked as you will run the risk of foul hooking fish. I like pink, purple, and black and blue in that order. I twitch it up and fish them in a pretty animated way. As water cools I'll slow it down. Best fished on braided line with a shortish spinning rod.