Rod/reel combo with fishing kit as an emergency setup th-cam.com/users/postUgkxntWMOZsO1Zfv-pdn_XuffEtNkTYAYu4Z recommend but started to use this every day. The rod is thick and seems durable. I keep it neatly tucked into a regular backpack all the time with my fishing gear, and can grab it anytime, put it on my back and go anywhere. I just read in another review that the rod length below the reel is adjustable as well, so I will try that too for even more portability. Probably the best setup I've ever owned. I lost the cap for the eyelets, but no big deal since I still have the black cloth sheath that came for the pole and I use that. Very portable and high quality.
I just started fishing swim jigs seriously this summer and destroyed the big bass in grass. From the last four months of fishing swim jigs almost daily, I can say everything Hackney just said is 100% right on! I love that these guys will share the secrets of their success to this level. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Something just clicked in my head after watching this video especially the part where Greg talks about the prey trying to get away in the bass's mouth. And the ass trying to keep it in. My jig fishing is on point now and honesty can say it's because of this video👍Thank you.
who would give this a thumbs down.. yall are crazy.. Greg is trying to explain very knowledgeable information and fishes for living.. trying to help people what they are doing wrong and missing fish.. thumbs up all the way here....
This video has change my life in bass fishing! Listen to every word from Greg Hackney it's so motivated and gives me so much confidence. Learning from this video has land me 90% of bass. 9/10 Bass caught if it was 10 bites. Thank you so much a huge change in my life!!!
Now this guy is true fisherman. Love watching Greg fish on MLF. He is definitely one of my favorites and his confidence makes him one of the best. I learned quite a bit from this video so thank you Mr. Hackney. Good luck to all of you this year on the water
I've made that mistake so many times. I learned the lesson with trout after missing a few after seeing them eat a jig. I thought I was just setting it too hard because I was excited, so I slowed down a bit and set it a little more deliberately. I never made the connection to missing bass bites sight fishing. Thank you for the lesson.
I have been looking everywhere on TH-cam for a video that explained the hook set on jig fishing. I think this will definitely increase my hookup ratio. Thanks, Greg. Love seeing you on MLF pull em out of the grass!!
Hackney is the best, thanks a million. I never fish jigs because no confidence, despite I know Denny Braur and Hackney smash good ones. I'm gonna give this a try.
The Hack is such a smooth operator at this technique. I've been on a crazy Jig bite here in central Alabama. It's September. One thing I wanted him to discuss was which way to swing when the fish has the Jig in his mouth. I noticed if you oppose the fish's direction the jig is less likely to hook the fish. I wanted to hear about his experience on this. Awesome video. Gleans confidence.
The 137,000 people who stumble upon this video has become a better angler. Edited: The 225k people that stumble upon this video has become a better angler. Edited: The 305k people who stumble upon this has become a better angler.(2023)
You know,I started tieing 1 on about 5 years ago. But I KNOW how I fished a Jig vrs how I fish the Jig now. Went from big heavys to 7'3" M/H with a M Fast tip. And the hookset,even the way it feels when they hit the jig is the best feeling in Bass Fishing. My 2 Jig Rods are a 7'3" M/H and a 7'6" H Akylos by Sixgill. A 3/8's Jig on a M Fast tip for a better feel of the fish while I tighten that line and take that Swing. Yeah,ive been throwing a jig all week in this cooler water and LOVEN IT!!!! But for real, This is the best explanation of the Hookset with a Jig. If he never made this video,my jig would suck.
Fish stay on jigs FOREVER. When I was first learning what a twig and what a bite was, the “bites” I found, would drag my line across ponds for 5-10 seconds LOL!
Best day of fishing I ever had, I didn't catch one bass. Instead I was getting countless nibbles, those little machine gun bites on my lure from perch and that right there taught me what the bite felt like and taught me to pause and not get over anxious when setting the hook. After that day, my bass fishing success on plastics ans jigs went through the roof.
Thx...now I know...I love fshig jigs in the trees 1 hour before daylight...been missing a bunch..the same technique you use I do use on a rubber worm..but I over react on a jig..On a worm,,I must feel the fish and then use a hard pull set..that works for me..Appreciate the advice..gone jig fishing tomorrow God willig
Pretty cool to listen to Greg and his technique. List to G Man talk how he sets hooks on a jig. Completely different mentality between the anglers. Both world class.
I used to let bass swim around with a Powerworm. Almost every fish would run with it for 20 sec. or more. Some would try to literally eat it. Fisherman set the hook too quickly 90% of the time.
I do a combined slack line and pick up the line hookset, I feel the weight drop down take 2 or 3 cranks and snap on him and any fish that's put my jig in their mouth I've hooked some come off because that's the sport but for example, I hooked a double digit bass on a bitsy jig and the jig was stuck in the roof of the mouth remember it's a big fish so it can and did throw the hook bc it straightened had I tied on a ballin out or a archy style head with a 4/0 hook he would be blistered to this day
I lean into fish too. If I'm fishing a jig and feel a weight and it does swim off, I'll crawl or hop it over the cover, but if he swims off I'll swing to the hills
Unless it’s a bite like in the 2017 classic. I fished a tournament on Havasu, and I learned that sometimes, smallmouth will bite down so hard on the jig, that you’ll set the hook, and it won’t imbed in its mouth very well. Simply because they had it clamped down so hard.
Awesome Video Greg! Would you recommend setting the hook the same way (removing all slack/ keeping line tight on fish) with all Texas Rigged lures and Shakey heads?
Style of a jig CAN actually matter. I love the Lunker Lure company, but recently have been missing some largemouth with their Triple Rattleback Flipping Jig. The bass were 2 pounders or better. I really think it is because of the 3 rattles packed together. I since have removed them and am hoping my hooking percentage will go up. Some jigs with a perfectly shaped conical head and fairly short shank hook have also given me problems. (Nichols Mango jig, but Nichols is a GREAT company with many fine products.) Here's a tip: REMOVE the fiber guard on a jig when you do not need it. Your hooking percentage will increase. I realize in most largemouth bass fishing situations, you WILL need the fiber guard, but I've won at least one "major" tournament doing this. Andy Williamson, Lake Andes, SD (If you do remove the fiber weedguard, you will not have to use this delayed hook set that Greg is promoting.)
im not able to set the hooks like this anymore so I use small diameter wire so I don't miss many hooks so stronger I pull them out under docks out of trees never have one to straighten hooks back in the day yea they would but hook company now make a lot better hooks
When i get them on a jig, i like to drag it on the bottom like a craw. I usually fell tap tap tap or like a pull. I like to always keep tight line on the jig to feel everything
Just because of the sheer amount of weeds and muck I don't fish them a whole lot. The one fish I caught not sight fishing, I saw the line jump when the fish thumped it just after it hit the water (flippin' a dock). I know I need to fish them more to get better, but the lake I fish the most is a real muddy bottom. Gotta find the right setup.
+William Bannister yeah mine is really clear (6' is the norm, sometimes 15'+ isn't unheard of. Mostly a mud bottom and very thick vegetation. Once the weeds recede some it will probably be better. There is a riprap dam, and a couple sandy areas but not a lot. Some sticks, stumps, etc.
My lake on a nice sunny calm day i could easily see 20-25 foot down. Mostly rock bottom not alot of thick vegetation some areas are about 15 with think vegetation. I like bomb the jig out far and drag it back or ill flip boat docks or swim platforms in a bay. I got small and large mouth in my lake so i can catch smallies deep and shallow and largemouth i can get around docks
Can't catch with a jig, I have been using them for 2 seasons with only one unsucessful bite, this week I used them bank fishing in 3 sessions for a combined total of 27 hrs worth of effort and not a single bite, my cousin was fishing the same spot as me with plastic worms and getting at least 4 bass per session.........I am not giving up because for some reason I just love jigs, even though they don't produce I am convinced it is worth the effort to figure them out. Can you make some suggestions that may help me figure out my problem? I used them with and without craw trailer. I both hop and drag them. I target both weeds and rocks. And I do well in these places with worms. So what can it be? I am getting frustrated, my cousin is hounding me to give up the jigs says they must not work in michigan, either that or the videos are just made to sell jigs and they are somehow rigged.
This was the story of my learning to use a jig to a t. But hang in there try different spots and it will pay off. If you catch one fish on it you will catch 20 that's just how the jig bite is man. Hang in there!
detroit hiker You’ve gotta use a trailer bud. Try 3” or 4” Berkeley Powercraw or old school Uncle Josh pork trailer. Edit: you are using trailer. I’d suggest jigs in the brown color range. Black/blue so popular, but I don’t know why. Browns much more natural.
Sure buddy lol only if any body watches u in any other vid ur doing exactly what ur tellin people not to do in this 1 lmfao pro fisherman kill me with there so called tips bahahaha!!!
Best jig hook setting lesson ever. Thanks, Greg.
I was literally about to say the same exact thing until i saw your comment.
Rod/reel combo with fishing kit as an emergency setup th-cam.com/users/postUgkxntWMOZsO1Zfv-pdn_XuffEtNkTYAYu4Z recommend but started to use this every day. The rod is thick and seems durable. I keep it neatly tucked into a regular backpack all the time with my fishing gear, and can grab it anytime, put it on my back and go anywhere. I just read in another review that the rod length below the reel is adjustable as well, so I will try that too for even more portability. Probably the best setup I've ever owned. I lost the cap for the eyelets, but no big deal since I still have the black cloth sheath that came for the pole and I use that. Very portable and high quality.
I just started fishing swim jigs seriously this summer and destroyed the big bass in grass. From the last four months of fishing swim jigs almost daily, I can say everything Hackney just said is 100% right on! I love that these guys will share the secrets of their success to this level. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
thanks for the tips. my first summer fishing
He's really good at explaining what to do and WHY. That will certainly help me remember it in the moment.
Something just clicked in my head after watching this video especially the part where Greg talks about the prey trying to get away in the bass's mouth. And the ass trying to keep it in. My jig fishing is on point now and honesty can say it's because of this video👍Thank you.
4 years later and this set's me up for my first big tournament on Jan. 23rd. Appreciate this bit. 🤘
Best advice on a jig hookset ever given.
who would give this a thumbs down.. yall are crazy.. Greg is trying to explain very knowledgeable information and fishes for living.. trying to help people what they are doing wrong and missing fish.. thumbs up all the way here....
This video has change my life in bass fishing! Listen to every word from Greg Hackney it's so motivated and gives me so much confidence. Learning from this video has land me 90% of bass. 9/10 Bass caught if it was 10 bites. Thank you so much a huge change in my life!!!
Now this guy is true fisherman. Love watching Greg fish on MLF. He is definitely one of my favorites and his confidence makes him one of the best. I learned quite a bit from this video so thank you Mr. Hackney. Good luck to all of you this year on the water
I needed this talk, thanks :)
I've made that mistake so many times. I learned the lesson with trout after missing a few after seeing them eat a jig. I thought I was just setting it too hard because I was excited, so I slowed down a bit and set it a little more deliberately. I never made the connection to missing bass bites sight fishing. Thank you for the lesson.
Best jig tutorial ever by the master. Great knowledge here & dissection.
Best informational video I've watched! Hands down. "When i set the hook.. i get all the fish."
I have been looking everywhere on TH-cam for a video that explained the hook set on jig fishing. I think this will definitely increase my hookup ratio. Thanks, Greg. Love seeing you on MLF pull em out of the grass!!
My favorite pro angler "the king of the jig"
Hackney is the best, thanks a million. I never fish jigs because no confidence, despite I know Denny Braur and Hackney smash good ones. I'm gonna give this a try.
The Hack is such a smooth operator at this technique. I've been on a crazy Jig bite here in central Alabama. It's September. One thing I wanted him to discuss was which way to swing when the fish has the Jig in his mouth. I noticed if you oppose the fish's direction the jig is less likely to hook the fish. I wanted to hear about his experience on this. Awesome video. Gleans confidence.
Excellent Tip Mr. Hackney. I'm a huge fan!!!!!! This could really change my fishing game. Thanks
This explains so much, I’m new to jig fishing as I fish mostly saltwater but never a seedless jig for bass. I’ll get on em this year I hope
The 137,000 people who stumble upon this video has become a better angler.
Edited: The 225k people that stumble upon this video has become a better angler.
Edited: The 305k people who stumble upon this has become a better angler.(2023)
You know,I started tieing 1 on about 5 years ago. But I KNOW how I fished a Jig vrs how I fish the Jig now. Went from big heavys to 7'3" M/H with a M Fast tip. And the hookset,even the way it feels when they hit the jig is the best feeling in Bass Fishing. My 2 Jig Rods are a 7'3" M/H and a 7'6" H Akylos by Sixgill. A 3/8's Jig on a M Fast tip for a better feel of the fish while I tighten that line and take that Swing. Yeah,ive been throwing a jig all week in this cooler water and LOVEN IT!!!! But for real, This is the best explanation of the Hookset with a Jig. If he never made this video,my jig would suck.
Fish stay on jigs FOREVER. When I was first learning what a twig and what a bite was, the “bites” I found, would drag my line across ponds for 5-10 seconds LOL!
You're the best Greg, Thanks so much for the great video.... I really learned a lot from you... thanks be safe and tight lines
Best day of fishing I ever had, I didn't catch one bass. Instead I was getting countless nibbles, those little machine gun bites on my lure from perch and that right there taught me what the bite felt like and taught me to pause and not get over anxious when setting the hook. After that day, my bass fishing success on plastics ans jigs went through the roof.
Great information; been experiencing this all last week and this week. Thanks for the tips!
Thx...now I know...I love fshig jigs in the trees 1 hour before daylight...been missing a bunch..the same technique you use I do use on a rubber worm..but I over react on a jig..On a worm,,I must feel the fish and then use a hard pull set..that works for me..Appreciate the advice..gone jig fishing tomorrow God willig
Thanks for the lesson..your my favorite on the bass master elite..
Man, I need to remember this!
When u gonna throw the jig again? Those where my favorite videos!
Pretty cool to listen to Greg and his technique. List to G Man talk how he sets hooks on a jig. Completely different mentality between the anglers. Both world class.
Excellent video. Well worded. Great info. 👍
got the same conclusion after loosing lots of fish, cool tips
I used to let bass swim around with a Powerworm. Almost every fish would run with it for 20 sec. or more. Some would try to literally eat it. Fisherman set the hook too quickly 90% of the time.
Ehhh there’s a fine line there. Wait too long and their going to spit it
Literally watch this every night before i go out
I do a combined slack line and pick up the line hookset, I feel the weight drop down take 2 or 3 cranks and snap on him and any fish that's put my jig in their mouth I've hooked some come off because that's the sport but for example, I hooked a double digit bass on a bitsy jig and the jig was stuck in the roof of the mouth remember it's a big fish so it can and did throw the hook bc it straightened had I tied on a ballin out or a archy style head with a 4/0 hook he would be blistered to this day
I never miss many and I did just what you said twice the other day and saw the fish but didn’t catch which I always release
I lean into fish too. If I'm fishing a jig and feel a weight and it does swim off, I'll crawl or hop it over the cover, but if he swims off I'll swing to the hills
Excellent! Thank you for sharing.
Will be hard getting over your old habit, great tip
Greg is the man!
so good i know i have lost fish because I didn't know this
Thanks Greg.
My river were I fish at is so terrible that when you finally do catch a fish. It's almost like hitting a small lottery.
The polar opposite technique/theory of Gerald Swindle. Both successful.
Interesting.
my exact thoughts
Great advice 👍🎣
Awesome tips! 🤜
love the guitar riffs lol
Unless it’s a bite like in the 2017 classic. I fished a tournament on Havasu, and I learned that sometimes, smallmouth will bite down so hard on the jig, that you’ll set the hook, and it won’t imbed in its mouth very well. Simply because they had it clamped down so hard.
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Yes!! Best advice I also got was pretend your fishing live bait..shit clicked for me
Awesome vid!
“This my flipping stick. My 8 foot flipping stick.”😭😭
Awesome Video Greg! Would you recommend setting the hook the same way (removing all slack/ keeping line tight on fish) with all Texas Rigged lures and Shakey heads?
I land so many more fish using this method!
Good stuff!
Is this Turtle point on Wilson lake in Alabama?
It's so hard to have self control. I get super excited when I feel the tap and set the hook.
Ricky Frenchjr happens to the best of us
Could this technique be used pitching soft plastics too?
Style of a jig CAN actually matter. I love the Lunker Lure company, but recently have been missing some largemouth with their Triple Rattleback Flipping Jig. The bass were 2 pounders or better. I really think it is because of the 3 rattles packed together. I since have removed them and am hoping my hooking percentage will go up. Some jigs with a perfectly shaped conical head and fairly short shank hook have also given me problems. (Nichols Mango jig, but Nichols is a GREAT company with many fine products.) Here's a tip: REMOVE the fiber guard on a jig when you do not need it. Your hooking percentage will increase. I realize in most largemouth bass fishing situations, you WILL need the fiber guard, but I've won at least one "major" tournament doing this. Andy Williamson, Lake Andes, SD (If you do remove the fiber weedguard, you will not have to use this delayed hook set that Greg is promoting.)
Good video
The 41 dislikes are all finesse fisherman.
Thnx bro
Solid!
This is the exact opposite of wat another pro said! I'm going with Greg!
Was it Glenn May from bass resource telling u to pop it really hard?
im not able to set the hooks like this anymore so I use small diameter wire so I don't miss many hooks so stronger I pull them out under docks out of trees never have one to straighten hooks back in the day yea they would but hook company now make a lot better hooks
where's this guys channel
use a salty trailer. they hold on a lot longer so u get more time to get slack out
Golden nugget!
when I set the hook I get all the fish lol
The questions people ask 😂 watch it folks
This is polar opposite on how Gerald Swindel teaches. lol
I was lookin for this comment
Haha show this to Gman
If a fish can't reason, wouldn't they be nomadic and hit anything they see? And how would they know to prefer your sponsors lures?
👍👍👍👍👍👍
I must be missing something. I have done this and have missed several
I don't even know how to tell I have a jig bite to begin with. I've caught two fish ever on a traditional jig, and one was sight fishing.
When i get them on a jig, i like to drag it on the bottom like a craw. I usually fell tap tap tap or like a pull. I like to always keep tight line on the jig to feel everything
Just because of the sheer amount of weeds and muck I don't fish them a whole lot. The one fish I caught not sight fishing, I saw the line jump when the fish thumped it just after it hit the water (flippin' a dock). I know I need to fish them more to get better, but the lake I fish the most is a real muddy bottom. Gotta find the right setup.
5280 Bassin' I fish a really clear lake with rock and sand bottom. Jigs are really fun to fish
+William Bannister yeah mine is really clear (6' is the norm, sometimes 15'+ isn't unheard of. Mostly a mud bottom and very thick vegetation. Once the weeds recede some it will probably be better. There is a riprap dam, and a couple sandy areas but not a lot. Some sticks, stumps, etc.
My lake on a nice sunny calm day i could easily see 20-25 foot down. Mostly rock bottom not alot of thick vegetation some areas are about 15 with think vegetation. I like bomb the jig out far and drag it back or ill flip boat docks or swim platforms in a bay. I got small and large mouth in my lake so i can catch smallies deep and shallow and largemouth i can get around docks
just take finger push down near the head you will see weed guard catch the tip sometimes that's all it takes to miss fish
Star City ,Ark. The Hack Attack !
audio coming in my left channel only
Why I don't miss jig bites ? COME ON
Can't catch with a jig, I have been using them for 2 seasons with only one unsucessful bite, this week I used them bank fishing in 3 sessions for a combined total of 27 hrs worth of effort and not a single bite, my cousin was fishing the same spot as me with plastic worms and getting at least 4 bass per session.........I am not giving up because for some reason I just love jigs, even though they don't produce I am convinced it is worth the effort to figure them out.
Can you make some suggestions that may help me figure out my problem?
I used them with and without craw trailer.
I both hop and drag them.
I target both weeds and rocks.
And I do well in these places with worms.
So what can it be? I am getting frustrated, my cousin is hounding me to give up the jigs says they must not work in michigan, either that or the videos are just made to sell jigs and they are somehow rigged.
This was the story of my learning to use a jig to a t. But hang in there try different spots and it will pay off. If you catch one fish on it you
will catch 20 that's just how the jig bite is man. Hang in there!
detroit hiker use a fluoro carbon leader u may be using line they can see in that clear water up there
detroit hiker also try fishing in shallow water and see how the bass react to know what makes them bite. id use a green pumpkin color
detroit hiker
You’ve gotta use a trailer bud. Try 3” or 4” Berkeley Powercraw or old school Uncle Josh pork trailer.
Edit: you are using trailer. I’d suggest jigs in the brown color range. Black/blue so popular, but I don’t know why. Browns much more natural.
Try slowing it down and not making too big of movements with the bait or rod tip. In that clear water, a finesse approach is needed.
greg I watched you miss them a lot with jigs in tournments
The funny thing is he said he makes a "majority" of his hooksets. Not really a strong recommendation.
No sound
It must have something to do with your equipment. We've had several views and no one has mentioned a sound problem with this video.
Hackneys the man, but i thought this was common sense with a jig?
HACKATTACK!!!
Built in commercials...more annoying than regular ads
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong. Denny Brauer is the best jig fisherman. Period.
Sure buddy lol only if any body watches u in any other vid ur doing exactly what ur tellin people not to do in this 1 lmfao pro fisherman kill me with there so called tips bahahaha!!!
Thanks Greg.
Anytime