I like Ballin-out jigs by swindle. I also use a GenX FlashX swimjig that is a top spin. I can skip it well with the right trailer. I will use an arkie in the weeds, and skip under trees, and a oval football with a recessed line tie, that has a quality skirt, and hook for laydowns, and in rocky situations...
The Tight Rope little guy is SO GOOD. They are straight smallie CANDY and have provided me with probably 6 or 7 of my biggest fish last year including smallies and largies!
Another really insightful vid, Matt! Everybody else - If you're a tackle junkie and TW customer, get savvy with Matt's TW link in the comments (show more). He hooks us up with great info daily, I feel compelled to urge you to use the link that Matt provides in the comments... it's super simple. Good luck to all next time you get out!
To save a couple bucks here and there. Dobyns makes some really good football jigs no one really mentions, at about $3.70 a piece if you get the 3 packs, double skirted material and 2 different styles of gamakatsu hooks. Dobyns also makes weedless swimbait jigs heads that I put a skirt on, the weedguard isn't as stiff as some might like but it does really well as a swimjig at about $3.50 after adding a skirt. War eagle has the heavy finesse ball head jigs at about 3.50 a jig.
Great explanations. Much appreciated. I need to improve my jig game. Lots of grass and submerged vegetation here in FL and most anglers won't fish jigs, so I figure I'll be showing the bass a bait they don't see a lot. 👍
Glad to see the sapphire blue making a comeback the last couple years. My first memory of that color was in the early 90's at Lake Fairfield. Me and my Dad took his old fishing buddy out that day and he pulled out a old Manns Jelly Worm in Blueberry color and flavor. Me being a high school bass fishing know it all I kinda laughed but he put on a show that day with that blue worm. That might have been the first time someone in the back of the boat kicked my rear end but I learned from it and have been a believer in blue ever since.
I like the Lunker Lure Triple Rattleback, 3/8 ounce, black and blue with blue tensile jig. I also like the 1/4 ounce Strike King Bitsy Flip jigs in all colors. Thanks for sharing your favorites!!
I found that sapphire blue color last year on a football jig and trailer and absolutely beat em up on that color on the rocks in 10-15 feet. Buying more this year. Great picks for your jigs. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video, my favorite bait by far and I love your choices for your top five!!! I swear by Dirty Jigs, no matter what jig i use it must be a Dirty Jig, I love the swim jig a bunch and I always have one of lukes jigs always tied on and on my deck!!!
Hey Matt: On my 3/8oz swim jigs, I haven't settled on a confidence trailer yet. Played around with craw trailers on edge but I'm still not happy. Gonna try "The Deal Swimbait" by Berkley that you recommended for that. Thanks.
Good selction.i like the cobra head jigs I picked up online .they are a compact jig cause the 1/4 ,3/8,and1/2oz hook size run 1/0,2/0,and3/0 and work perfect with the small chunk or 3in pitboss
Great video. Very informative. Started using the fireworks jig last season. I'll tell ya..it gets bit especially behind other anglers. Very good in rock. Also been using and liking the BassTEK jigs cause of the rattle.
I like to use a black and blue flack because most of my bass cough seems to be a great cooler for the lakes I have finished , most of the lakes are stained 3-4 visible....
@@MattStefanFishing I'm sure they will here too!! I've been rebuilding my Mom's dock (even at 84 she's still likes to go out on her pontoon from time to time), but I'm going to try and go out this coming week! They really look well thought out!
Just a great list! I absolutely love a swim jig! I like ones with a wedge-shaped head like the 6th Sense swim jig or the Hack Attack swim jig. They skip very well and skipping a swim jig under a dock or even under brush has gotten me so many bites! And I threw a football jig today! I'm simple, when I see rip rap, I throw a football jig. Black and red today because it was stained water. Jigs take me to my happy place! My wife tells me I have too many jigs and I told her that's just like Santa Claus and she shot me a strange look and said, "what are you talking about?" I said "Too many jigs is just like Santa Claus. It's made up. It's not a real thing." I think she's still mad at me...
I've never caught a fish on a jig. I hear they catch big fish but I just dont have confidence in them. I always end up using a buzzbait no matter the time of year.
@@thenigga3374 I never had confidence in one either until I picked one up and made my self just go out and throw it and now it’s my go to bait I will start to shake a little when I hit lay downs I’ve got slammed by little bass and sometimes it fills like I’m just pulling dead weight up out of the tree and set the hook and have a dang bucket mouth tank come out I promise pick it up and just spend time with it once you figure it out you’ll forget about everything else
As usual, another masterpiece fishing video. Thank you Matt. I was wondering if you considered this (this is based another of your great videos explaining difference between powerbait and gulp): use a Berkley Powerbait Jig (the skirt itself is made from Powerbait) with a Gulp grub trailer. The trailer disperses scent and when they chomp down on the jig, you have the Powerbait skirt for taste. Too much? Conflicting baits? Thanks.
I like Kitech crazy flapper as a trailer on jigs, seems like no one mentions it. They have amazing colors that pair well with standard lead head. don't get me wrong the beaver style is still at the top, but if you had both which would you choose?
Another good one Matt! Great recovery in the middle too 😅! Curious what type of line (flouro, braid, or combo leader) you fish these jigs on for shallow and deep situations and how much water clarity plays a role in your decision? Good luck this week on Clark's Hill!
Electric blue generates massive bites, I’d be interested to know just what the bass think they’re eating but any green/blue, black/blue color can always be counted on to get bit!
Very informative as always. I picked up a pack of the deal trailers to use on a chatterbait. I never thought about using them for a swim jig trailer. Do you rig them with the tail vertical, or horizontal, or both? On the chatterbait I will rig in the vertical position.
3/16oz ballhead in green pumpkin with junebug accent 5/8oz ballhead, same color as above. 3/8 oz black and blue arky head 3/4 oz Okeechobee craw arky head 1 oz football head in PB&J That's my pick, hands down. Covers me from swimming a jig and flipping cover with the arky head, docks and shallow rock with the ballheads, and dragging rock piles and shell bars with the football jig.
Thank you so much great video I love to fish a jig but it is a bait that is very hard to get right because it's so many verbals involved I do plan on setting up a one-on-one with you after I do my taxes also I did get my hover shot jigs in the mail I love them I do plan on ordering more I matched it up with a zman trick shot
Since I only fish one body of water my jig selection is pretty simple… swim jig, flipping jig, wobble head. Colors: shad, bluegill for swim jigs and green pumpkin skirt with blue trailer for the others - never really need anything else
@@MattStefanFishing yeah when you only fish one reservoir it doesn’t take that long to learn the typical water clarity seasonal patterns so you only need to carry a relatively small selection of colors for throughout the year. I just hav one 3700 box for swim jigs and one for flipping & wobble heads. I do have skirt making box which i carry but don’t make skirts on the water I just do that at home when I need to make some or get the urge to make a new color. BTW, those 3 custom skirts you showed how to make last year work quite well in Florida … 😎
🍺I purchased Berkeley for the first time ever two weeks ago🥳 I got 80 Berkley jigs that were on sale. I got them from your link on TW. They were only $3.85 each at the time🤑. I got finesse swim, swim, skipping, football, and flipping. They will go into “storage” until I go thru the others I already have that are not Berkeley or if I loose confidence in the ones I currently use. I also like gifting my fishing gear/baits to others that are less fortunate then me.🤠 The Bama bream was my favorite color. I have some waters the gill spawn could play. The Blue craw, BR green pumpkin, and watermelon candy may get tied on in clearer water situations. 🤷♂️ Live scope is going to win again this week.( Seminole)🥱
I like Ballin-out jigs by swindle. I also use a GenX FlashX swimjig that is a top spin. I can skip it well with the right trailer. I will use an arkie in the weeds, and skip under trees, and a oval football with a recessed line tie, that has a quality skirt, and hook for laydowns, and in rocky situations...
Thanks for the tips!
This man is a genius!! Do not disregard this man!!
haha
The Tight Rope little guy is SO GOOD. They are straight smallie CANDY and have provided me with probably 6 or 7 of my biggest fish last year including smallies and largies!
yes they are
Thanks for the great info Matt!! You have quickly became one of my favorites. You are a true teacher of the sport.
I appreciate that!
Another really insightful vid, Matt! Everybody else - If you're a tackle junkie and TW customer, get savvy with Matt's TW link in the comments (show more). He hooks us up with great info daily, I feel compelled to urge you to use the link that Matt provides in the comments... it's super simple. Good luck to all next time you get out!
THanks for the support!
Love those Dirty Jigs so I go with a swim jig, and a football jig. Color depends on the weather, and water clarity. Good video Matt. ✌️😎🎣
thanks!
To save a couple bucks here and there. Dobyns makes some really good football jigs no one really mentions, at about $3.70 a piece if you get the 3 packs, double skirted material and 2 different styles of gamakatsu hooks. Dobyns also makes weedless swimbait jigs heads that I put a skirt on, the weedguard isn't as stiff as some might like but it does really well as a swimjig at about $3.50 after adding a skirt. War eagle has the heavy finesse ball head jigs at about 3.50 a jig.
thanks for sharing!
Do you remember the sound bite jig Bill Dance promoted it had a tiny battery in the head under water it would click like a crayfish and it worked!
interesting!
Great explanations. Much appreciated. I need to improve my jig game. Lots of grass and submerged vegetation here in FL and most anglers won't fish jigs, so I figure I'll be showing the bass a bait they don't see a lot. 👍
Thanks!
Good info-esp on the finesse jig in the snot weed thank you
thanks!
The jig has been in the last few years been my confidence bait. The small mouth will not pass on them. Thanks Matt
Nope!
Great picks! Don't be afraid to let you kids come in and sit with you on video, we have kids and we know they want to be involved too.
yep
Glad to see the sapphire blue making a comeback the last couple years. My first memory of that color was in the early 90's at Lake Fairfield. Me and my Dad took his old fishing buddy out that day and he pulled out a old Manns Jelly Worm in Blueberry color and flavor. Me being a high school bass fishing know it all I kinda laughed but he put on a show that day with that blue worm. That might have been the first time someone in the back of the boat kicked my rear end but I learned from it and have been a believer in blue ever since.
i love that blue
I like the Lunker Lure Triple Rattleback, 3/8 ounce, black and blue with blue tensile jig. I also like the 1/4 ounce Strike King Bitsy Flip jigs in all colors. Thanks for sharing your favorites!!
awesome!
Matt thanks for all the tips.
You bet!
I found that sapphire blue color last year on a football jig and trailer and absolutely beat em up on that color on the rocks in 10-15 feet. Buying more this year. Great picks for your jigs. Thanks for sharing.
awesome!
Nice selection of jigs and trailers. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Matt Great selection of jigs. Like each one. Like you said their not used like they used to be. Thanks for sharing 🎣 good luck this season 👍
thanks for watching
Awesome video, my favorite bait by far and I love your choices for your top five!!! I swear by Dirty Jigs, no matter what jig i use it must be a Dirty Jig, I love the swim jig a bunch and I always have one of lukes jigs always tied on and on my deck!!!
Right on!
I just wanna pilfer through your tackle shop back there😅
haha
I really love jig fishing. I primarily use a football jig.
Right on!
I've become a huge fan of the war eagle heavy finesse jig
ill check them out!
Hey Matt: On my 3/8oz swim jigs, I haven't settled on a confidence trailer yet. Played around with craw trailers on edge but I'm still not happy. Gonna try "The Deal Swimbait" by Berkley that you recommended for that. Thanks.
give it a try!
Love the sidewinder
Nice!
Good selction.i like the cobra head jigs I picked up online .they are a compact jig cause the 1/4 ,3/8,and1/2oz hook size run 1/0,2/0,and3/0 and work perfect with the small chunk or 3in pitboss
awesome!
Great video. Very informative. Started using the fireworks jig last season. I'll tell ya..it gets bit especially behind other anglers. Very good in rock. Also been using and liking the BassTEK jigs cause of the rattle.
yes it is!
Thanks Matt, love the electric blue trailer, trying the new Yamato craw this year
good luck!
Thanks for the jig tips , great explanation as well
thanks!
Great information, Matt. Thanks!
thanks!
Tremendous All Star 5 ... Hopefully Randy deploys that football jig on Table Rock this weekend... Fast rising channel.. keep up the good work .. 👍
thanks!
I was hoping you would go with the tightrope.
its a great jig!
I like to use a black and blue flack because most of my bass cough seems to be a great cooler for the lakes I have finished , most of the lakes are stained 3-4 visible....
its a great color
Got my Hover Rigs today!! Can't wait to try them out!!
Awesome! the spotted bass at clarks hill lake cant resist it!
@@MattStefanFishing I'm sure they will here too!!
I've been rebuilding my Mom's dock (even at 84 she's still likes to go out on her pontoon from time to time), but I'm going to try and go out this coming week!
They really look well thought out!
Just a great list! I absolutely love a swim jig! I like ones with a wedge-shaped head like the 6th Sense swim jig or the Hack Attack swim jig. They skip very well and skipping a swim jig under a dock or even under brush has gotten me so many bites! And I threw a football jig today! I'm simple, when I see rip rap, I throw a football jig. Black and red today because it was stained water. Jigs take me to my happy place!
My wife tells me I have too many jigs and I told her that's just like Santa Claus and she shot me a strange look and said, "what are you talking about?"
I said "Too many jigs is just like Santa Claus. It's made up. It's not a real thing."
I think she's still mad at me...
I love jig fishing!
I've never caught a fish on a jig. I hear they catch big fish but I just dont have confidence in them. I always end up using a buzzbait no matter the time of year.
@@thenigga3374 I never had confidence in one either until I picked one up and made my self just go out and throw it and now it’s my go to bait I will start to shake a little when I hit lay downs I’ve got slammed by little bass and sometimes it fills like I’m just pulling dead weight up out of the tree and set the hook and have a dang bucket mouth tank come out I promise pick it up and just spend time with it once you figure it out you’ll forget about everything else
As usual, another masterpiece fishing video. Thank you Matt. I was wondering if you considered this (this is based another of your great videos explaining difference between powerbait and gulp): use a Berkley Powerbait Jig (the skirt itself is made from Powerbait) with a Gulp grub trailer. The trailer disperses scent and when they chomp down on the jig, you have the Powerbait skirt for taste. Too much? Conflicting baits? Thanks.
Ive been experimenting with them with good success!
I use swim jigs in river current here in Fredericton New Brunswick
Nice!
@Matt Stefan Fishing thank you. I am going to buy different colors this year. I have a white one, bluegill and perch
Picasso makes a nice tungsten jig head …I like it as I like making my own skirts!
awesome!
Thank you Matt
My pleasure!
Another knockout video Matt, thanks and keep them coming.
You bet!
I like Kitech crazy flapper as a trailer on jigs, seems like no one mentions it. They have amazing colors that pair well with standard lead head. don't get me wrong the beaver style is still at the top, but if you had both which would you choose?
good bait!
Another good one Matt! Great recovery in the middle too 😅! Curious what type of line (flouro, braid, or combo leader) you fish these jigs on for shallow and deep situations and how much water clarity plays a role in your decision? Good luck this week on Clark's Hill!
thanks!
Electric blue generates massive bites, I’d be interested to know just what the bass think they’re eating but any green/blue, black/blue color can always be counted on to get bit!
we all would like to know
Very informative as always. I picked up a pack of the deal trailers to use on a chatterbait. I never thought about using them for a swim jig trailer. Do you rig them with the tail vertical, or horizontal, or both? On the chatterbait I will rig in the vertical position.
vertical
Solid vid as usual. Matt do you know if dirty is working on a tungsten jig anytime soon?
Not sure
Great content as always.
thanks!
Great video. Thank you.
thanks!
3/16oz ballhead in green pumpkin with junebug accent
5/8oz ballhead, same color as above.
3/8 oz black and blue arky head
3/4 oz Okeechobee craw arky head
1 oz football head in PB&J
That's my pick, hands down. Covers me from swimming a jig and flipping cover with the arky head, docks and shallow rock with the ballheads, and dragging rock piles and shell bars with the football jig.
good picks!
Thank you so much great video I love to fish a jig but it is a bait that is very hard to get right because it's so many verbals involved I do plan on setting up a one-on-one with you after I do my taxes also I did get my hover shot jigs in the mail I love them I do plan on ordering more I matched it up with a zman trick shot
so good with a trick shots
Since I only fish one body of water my jig selection is pretty simple… swim jig, flipping jig, wobble head. Colors: shad, bluegill for swim jigs and green pumpkin skirt with blue trailer for the others - never really need anything else
nothing wrong with that!
@@MattStefanFishing yeah when you only fish one reservoir it doesn’t take that long to learn the typical water clarity seasonal patterns so you only need to carry a relatively small selection of colors for throughout the year. I just hav one 3700 box for swim jigs and one for flipping & wobble heads. I do have skirt making box which i carry but don’t make skirts on the water I just do that at home when I need to make some or get the urge to make a new color. BTW, those 3 custom skirts you showed how to make last year work quite well in Florida … 😎
Love Dirty too
thanks for watching
Thanks Matt, do you have
A Tournament comming up?
practicing right now for the CLarks Hill event. starts tuesday
@@MattStefanFishing we
Are pulling for you! Thx
My selection is very similar but I use Jigmasters jigs
sounds good
@@MattStefanFishing did I just get spammed in the messages by asking to text that number?
Great video
thanks!
What gear do you throw that firework jig on?
7'3" MH baitcaster with 10-15 fluoro
I prefer jigs with recessed perpendicular line ties. They come through everything so much better than jigs with exposed line ties.
sounds good
It's time to break out the Bumblebee Jig isn't it Matt?
yes it is!
Great tips and information on your video thanks and good fishing 🎣
Also I have to say that your scare on your side of your forehead is looking good 👍
Thanks 👍
Cool😎👍💈
Thanks for watching
👍👍👍👍👍
thanks for watching!
Pay Matt comment
thanks
Only 5? That covers just about all of them. Not trying to be meat, but really? Expect more than routine stuff. Thanks Matt.
this is most i need
👍
thanks!
🍺I purchased Berkeley for the first time ever two weeks ago🥳 I got 80 Berkley jigs that were on sale. I got them from your link on TW. They were only $3.85 each at the time🤑. I got finesse swim, swim, skipping, football, and flipping. They will go into “storage” until I go thru the others I already have that are not Berkeley or if I loose confidence in the ones I currently use. I also like gifting my fishing gear/baits to others that are less fortunate then me.🤠 The Bama bream was my favorite color. I have some waters the gill spawn could play. The Blue craw, BR green pumpkin, and watermelon candy may get tied on in clearer water situations. 🤷♂️ Live scope is going to win again this week.( Seminole)🥱
two of the best lakes to watch power fishing and livescope is going to win to start the year... thanks for the support with the TW link!
@@MattStefanFishing 🍺Moving forward I’m not looking forward to watching more of the same🥱.
Great content, Matt.
Thank you Matt