Swim Jig Hack (A tip you never knew about)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.พ. 2025
- You might not realize that when this happens too your jig you catch more fish with it. Here is why you need to start doing this to your jig right out of the package.
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It's ALL about the roll, man. Great tip, thank you.
Great. Info. I e recently spent the hole summer. Learning too improve my Swimbait game. I’ve tried different jig too body combinations. Looking too achieve body rolling action. I’ve few different combinations that were suggested from different people. And I’ve come up with some of my own combinations. (( I live only half mile pool two upper Mississippi River. )). Great place to experiment. That body rolls getting the skirt moving !!! Does !!! Get a lot more reaction from the fish. Furrrr!!! Surrr!!!!! But I did notice some of these plastics that were suggested smell like plastic. Action is good. Fish spit it fast don’t totally commit. I do know the scent from the caffeine plastics from strike king works I haven’t tried caffeine shad yet but going too. 👍. Why the long winded comment? Because I’d like people too listen what your saying. Because you sharing your experience is appreciated. Be looking for more. Plus it’s frozen 🥶 here already and I’m bored. 😆😆
Todd , your analysis of what your swim jig is doing and why is spot on. Been doing pretty with meager results. I'm going to tear my jigs up and fish them with renewed confidence. Thanks for renewing my faith in them.
Todd, this was a great video. Question as I throw swim jigs daily in Iowa. Besides what you shown. I throw 1 with a craw also. Do you belief the results would be the same. I use a craw with bigger flappers.
When do you use a craw type trailer?
I don't care what swim jig I buy before I throw it I take a piece of 24 gauge ss wire and wrap it around the skirt collar and twist it tight just to hold the skirt in place better but most of the time after I do that I cut off all the strands on the inside of the skirt that way when I'm gluing my trailer on I'm not worried about it getting all over the skirt that's left and you're 100% correct it really makes the jig run better. Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!
Agreed, rubber skirt bands are trASSh and cutting out the bottom of the skirt is definitely the way to go. It allows more water flow to the trailer giving it significantly more freedom of movement.
Should try some of our swim jigs already got a wire on them for ya.
I wrap mine with braid and a drop of glue. Those rubber bands don't last long on the deck
@matthewotis3594 that's what I do when I'm on the water some times and I like that as well...
Hey Daniel, give Arsenal Fishing Sniper Swim Jig a shot - triple keeper, living rubber trailer with tinsel, hand-tied skirts, with custom JDM hook! My life is swim jig fishing. You won't be disappointed.
I have noticed this as well also with the mini max chatter bait I’ve been cut the in side of the skirt out to get less skirt and I’ve noticed more roll and more action and have gotten bit way more. The juice is out haha
Thanks for sharing this Todd. I have grow to love strike king. I got several swing jigs 3/8 and 1/4 oz the other day. I’m trying to get better at fishing them. Thanks again.
Thanks Todd excellent advise. Will be giving it a try next time out.
Secondary action is key to a good swim jig. The trailer makes a big difference.
That’s a great tip. I always glue mine on I like the Rage Swimmer, see to work best for me. It’s bait that’s always tied on.
Great video!! I have some swim jigs I bought years ago and the skirting was sparse like you have when you trim the full skirt. I kind of gave up on using these jigs but will put them back into play after watching this hack!! Thanks for the hack, advice and encouragement!! Stay Safe & God Bless!!! 🤠👍
I love throwing a swim jig, but for me to get the body roll I like to use an x zone swammer
Wow! Great tip! Thanks for sharing, I will definitely give this a try.
The rage twin tail menace grub works pretty good also.
The rage menace is on all my swim jigs. Unless I'm pond hopping. I use the rage bug
Do you use a loop knot when you are wanting it to roll like when your are throwing a stroll bait?
That is an awesome tip thanks i do have an question for you i fish a swim jig a lot but i have always wonder when to go from a boot style trailer to a craw style trailer i would lover to here your thoughts on that thanks agin
Pretty sure Todd switches to rage bug when floating the jig high around heavy cover.
100% AGREE here in Idaho! First noticed it a few years back while throwing a chatterbait w / a LFT 4.5" MAGIC SHAD-KEPT GETTING MORE N MORE BITES AS THE SKIRT WAS FALLING APART" MONEY TIPS THANX 4 POSTING! jd
Man so much different set up then me. Maybe being from the Potomac and we basically throw the Dave’s a finesse swim jig is 15 pound line and 3/8oz all day. If you want a better hook get the little Schmitty.
I fish a stealth blade chatterbait a lot during fall winter spring. I’ve noticed that the more strands are missing it seems the more bites I get with it as well. Don’t know why though. Seems less strands and tail cut off a rage swimmer lets me reel it a lot faster and keep it down for reaction bites.
When going with paddletails, the Fat Rockvibe and DoLive Shad will get a jig rocking like nothing else. Cutting out the bottom of the skirt also helps more water flow get the trailer, kinda like a finesse cut jig skirt but upside down. Same with chatterbaits too. Also, with the right shaped head, weight placement on the jig itself, right length hook, right kind of skirt, along with the right minnow style trailer, you can get an actual skirted jig (instead of just jighead) to do the same thing as a Biwa Rig (mid strolling side to side rock).
Thanks for the info. I appreciate it! I will definitely give it a go!
That super glue not only saves you money but a lot less headache! Little bit of a hassle at first but well worth the extra time.
Your giving away some good stuff I always thin my skirts and make it look used makes it come alive
Booyah came out with a bone colored swim jig that I am really liking. Do you have the pool to get strike king to come out with a bone color and maybe some swim bait and craws?
I noticed the better bites with a chewed up Picasso swim jig. I couldn’t decide if it was color, action, or trailer. I have to agree it’s probably more the action from trailer than anything. I’m going to start gluing the trailers on though. They get expensive….
Love throwing a swim jig, thanks for sharing!
Ive been making my own jigs for years and ive always liked to make my jigs with less skirt tabs than others, i think it looks more narural.
Bro, your video on swim jigs from last year literally changed the way I fish. Never leaves boat deck. You mentioned the superglue deal back but sounds like just made the connection to more bites with less skirt. DONE skirt is getting thinned. Btw…Hackattack will literally pull logs out of the water, loves those hooks.
Very insightful. Thanks.
Have you tried to take part of the skirt off only one side to make roll more? I've tried to do this on heavier jigs?? Dont catch near as many fish as you do to see if it works better?
I’ve always used the trailer holder wire on the outside of the plastic.
Is that wrong???
awesome vid!!
Would 15 pound test Fluorocarbon line give that swim jig more side roll instead of the 20-25 pound test? If your fishing open water, i would go lighter line. But in deep heavy grass does the body roll really matter?
Trimming down the strands is a good idea. Thanks
Thanks.
I make my own jigs and always go light on the skirt usually about half the normal strands.
I impart action by doin the alabama shake or pop pop reel but i will try this more rolling swimbait an thinner skirt an super glue
That’s why I was doing in the video as well. But a lot of that was because I used the same jig to throw in bushes as well as on boat docks
What's up Todd! Thanx for the reply alright so when yer not throwing it in bushes or pitchin boat docks do you just straight retrieve it letn the body roll of the swimbait impart the main action?
Anytime I throw a swimbait style trailer I have a normal retrieve
100% agreed
Secondary Action!
Cut off half the weedguard but do the hook side half so the front stubble doesn't catch on the weeds
Yessir.....you beat me to it!
@HoosierBoi1996 slick it down with heat and or super glue.
Do you ever just rip the skirt off and fish it with just the trailer and weed less head?
I have, but for some reason a little skirt works better
Tom Moonsor says 22 strands is the perfect number of strands.
I think 21 is better😂
I thought you used a rage bug for your swim jig trailer?
Depends I use different trailers for different applications. This was more the swimbait style swim jig application
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I thought you threw a structure jig as your swim jig
Aren't you twitching your rod tip, imparting action to your swim jig anyways?
Less skirt material and a screw lock...Problem Solved.
Don't stop with a swim jig. Do the same with a spinner bait. It will come alive with action