Football Jig Bass Fishing Basics | How and Where to Fish
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- Football jigs are designed to crawl over hard bottoms such as rock, sand, and gravel with minimal snagging while mimicking fleeing crawfish or bottom-feeding bluegill sunfish. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Bob Downey shares some tips on how and where to fish football jigs. He dives into some detail on tackle selection and the right rod and line set up for the job.
On this day, Downey found bass schooled on deep offshore rock and gravel. Crawfish and bluegills often frequent these areas in late summer and early fall, and a football jig is an excellent imitator of both. Rather than park on top of the school, Downey prefers digitally anchoring his boat downwind and making long casts to the fish -- doing so reduces spooking so you can catch as many possible.
Unlike short-range jig flipping and pitching, fishing football jigs on long casts is best accomplished using a longer medium-heavy rod and fluorocarbon line. And don't think about using slackline or snap hooksets. Downey explains and demonstrates why powerful sweeping hooksets are essential for hooking and keeping bass buttoned.
TACKLE USED
• JIG - All Terrain Jim Moynagh's Football Jig, 1/2-ounce: wired2.fish/Al...
• TRAILER - Reaction Innovations Spicy Beaver: wired2.fish/Re...
• ROD - St. Croix Legend Tournament Casting Rod, 7'4" MedHvy: wired2.fish/Le...
• REEL - Shimano Curado 200K Casting Reel, 7.4:1: wired2.fish/Sh...
• LINE - Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon, 17-pound: wired2.fish/Su...
• BOW GRAPH - Humminbird HELIX 10 MEGA SI+ GPS G4N: wired2.fish/HE...
• Humminbird MEGA 360 Imaging: wired2.fish/Hu...
• TROLLING MOTOR - Minn Kota Ultrex Trolling Motor: wired2.fish/Mi...
• SUNGLASSES - Costa Del Mar Corbina Sunglasses: wired2.fish/Co...
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Ay man I appreciate your hook set. I've always thought how over the top most bass anglers are with their hook set. Respect for just handling it normal as it should be.
One thing I can stand about the sport is the overkill on hook sets. With enough pressure you can keep a fish on
Nawww imma crack em 🤣😭
Depends on what you’re throwing. If your lure has exposed light wire hooks that stick easily, you don’t need to swing for the fence. But if you’re using a heavier gauge hook that is buried in a plastic bait or behind a heavy weed guard, you have to set that hook.
The football head by design. Has a thin Guage wire hook very similar to a round bend worm hook.ive set hooks on jig fish,and football heads,are more like a Carolina rig for me, sweep and grind that reel to keep the rod loaded on that fish. I just don't want that weight floppy, or change direction, as that can throw it more easily.🎣💥👌
Excellent tips on how to drag and set a football jig
Fly fishing with a baitcaster. That clip was awwwsome!!!!
I caught my first six jig fish today by flipping a strike king tour football. Worked pretty good that way.
Bob Downey for the win !
He's a credible hammer and an excellent teacher to boot. We've enjoyed having him share his knowledge here on Wired2fish.
Looking forward to the fall bite. I’m going to bring only football jigs until I master it. Thank you for the great tips!
Good luck FoomFoom! Fall is an excellent time to drag the bottom with a big jig. The Wired2fish staff will be doing the same.
@@Wired2Fishwhat about really weedy lakes ?
Nishine finesse football jig is a cold hearted killer.
Up here in Ontario when fishing deep hard bottom in the great lakes for smallies we sometimes literally have to use a snap swivel because of the zebra muscles.
Loved this video! Jig fishing is my fav bite
Awesome video. One of my absolute favorite techniques. If I could catch them everyday on a football jig or a big plug, I'd give away the rest of my tackle.
We like how you think! You're not alone.
First 😉. Wow! Never saw such a great explanation of the football jig! Definitely going to try it out since all the bottoms I fish are rocky.
So fun to be dragging that thing along, bumping rocks and then one grabs it! Give it a shot!
@@Wired2Fish will do!!
Awesome video, i had learn a lot , thank you, hope to see more
Glad you liked it!
@@Wired2Fish thank you, i am also a youtube beginner, i am appreciated if you sub to me, I can learn a lot from you,
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it
For all my football jig friends, try out that Deps Headlock Jig! Solid choice!
Been using it for years … such an underrated option
Pretty bait with some beautiful colors. Thanks for sharing South Side Fishing.
Saludos amigo, de qué marca son los lentes que usas, se ven cómodos y me gusta el diseño.
Why do some guys reel in like they're saltwater fishing. Bass shake their head too much for me to let my line go slack with them like that
Idk man I thought the same thing. Tight lines for me never give them the time of day to jump off
They do head shake but also just as long as there's some tension, it's all good. Horsing fish in is kinda over kill. Unless you're on a time crunch you should have fun with the fight, it's part if the fun don't you think?
I agree a lot of the fishing videos I see they seem to be working the baits a lot faster than I ever catch fish on. Every bait that I've researched on TH-cam I caught fish fishing it slower
Como se llaman ese tipo de goma que usas??
Is it safe to assume that for horizontal moving baits, you need a horizontal sweeping Hooksett, and for vertical baits, a vertical Hookset? I know a dropshot is more of a reel set though...just thought I'd ask. Thanks
Hmmm maybe that’s why I lose my ned rig hooksets?? I have been vertically hooksetting
@@HanSoloxcs you fish a ned rig horizontally? I hop mine up and down off the bottom vertically, so I Hookset vertically on those too..
@@HanSoloxcs hmmm the only fish i've caught via a ned have been vertical/reel sets
@@ryanraddin9568 I do a slow horizontal drag sometimes with a pause and then I've gotten a bite. But yeah I do the hop it a bunch. However, still many times I think they chomp on the tail of my Zman TRD bait and no hookset :(
@@garywest2250 Ya I see that! I sometimes do a horizontal drag
Does it bug anyone else that he keeps looking at his rod when he reels in. 😂
I’ve been fishing a flooded quary. I think it’s time to bust some lips
I’ve seen multiple videos with the guy and he always has the same monotone, calm, and no excitement. 😆
Great info! - 613BASS'N
Thanks a bunch guys!