what is jigging
Submitted by Johnyy_Boii on Thu, 2009-06-11 16:08
I know its a stupid question but if i dont ask i'll never know, im still quite new to the whole fishing thing and ive only been fishing for 7-8 months and i keep reading topics about jigging and keep seeing 'jigging' rods and reels.
so what is jigging?
couldntcatchacold
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im no expert im the same as
im no expert im the same as you but fthought id just give you a quick answer till someone else can give you a better answer, basiacly jigging is dropping your line in the water with a jig attatched and moving it up and down to attract the fish kind of the same concept of using lures, just tricking the fish :P
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hlokk
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Jigging is the use of jigs.
Jigging is the use of jigs. Usually for jigging this will refer to knife style jigs rather than octa type jigs.
Basically you use a slender metal jig and jerk it through the water column imitating a fish (a R2S sea rock is an example). Differnt jigs are designed for different actions as you jerk them (most dart, some slide, some flutter, etc). For sambos a constant pump and wind can work, or for demersals, a jerk, then release of tension so the jig flutters/slides.
To jig effectively and comfortably you want a good tapered jigging rod and a good reel, with strong anti-reverse. Generally the rods will be fairly progressively tapered for fighting the fish and effective jigging technique. (oh, and you need braid lines for the lack of stretch and thinner diameters to transmit action to the jig).
Johnyy_Boii
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oh ok thanks but whats a jig
oh ok thanks but whats a jig lol...is it some sort of lure?
hlokk
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Thin metal lure if you will.
Thin metal lure if you will. Some examples:
http://www.australianangling.com.au/CB.Masamune.htm
http://www.campbellsprotackle.com/store/product.asp?ID=1646
http://www.motackle.com.au/index.cfm?pr=catalogue&category_id=458
(most people will run swinging hooks off the head not a treble though)
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a jig is similar to a metal
a jig is similar to a metal slice lure but much bigger and heavier, try googling fishing jigs, it might show something
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damo6230
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jigging is totally overated.......
until you hook a rampaging sambo...ha ha
HuggyB
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kast time i checked
it was an irish dance
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