The swim jig is a very popular way to catch bass and cover water. Check out John Crews explaining the basics of swim jig fishing.
Mini Swim Jig: https://missilebaits.store/products/missile-jigs-ikes-mini-swim-jig
Mini D Chunk: https://missilebaits.store/products/mini-d-chunk
Swim Jig Rod: https://www.cashionrods.com/product/john-crews-swim-jig-rod/
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Goes to show you to each their own cuz the video I watched before his said to use braid.
My dad to his 36 year old son , " These docks in this marina have some expensive boats, cast on the outside so you don't hit any, please dont hit any!!"
Me: Dad I'm good, skip my my Texas rig 95% back!
Pops: Casts his 1/2 Oz Jig, BOOM ๐ฅ side of a pontoon, guy comes out looking ๐
Me: "Dad, be careful Casting by these boats in here, please don't hit another" ๐คฃ๐ ๐ ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Thanks for the lesson. Ive fished my entire life and never fished a bass jig to speak of. I just recently realized that there are different types of jigs. I caught 5 decent sized bass in about an hour using a swim jig this morning. It's great to have an entirely new method to use. I love the fact that you can keep the thing off the bottom so you dont get hung up every other cast.
Thanks for the insight! Great job presenting and teaching, Mr. Crews!
Thanks John ๐ I was one of your Marshals at Dardenelle a couple years ago. I really enjoyed the day with you. I have never seen a guy your size lift a bassboat like you did that day ๐ณ I am just getting into swimjigs and your teaching here was very helpful ๐
Iโve thrown heavy cover swimjigs on a MH with braid and Iโve had so many hit it close to the boat and I jack them and bend the hook or miss the fish. Good tips
Steve Kennedy uses 65 lbs braid to 30 lbs fluorocarbon leader and he's using a D&L advantage 3/4 ounce white flipping jig to swim around shallow bushes not a standard swim jig. He is swimming a flipping .jig with super chunk trailer not a light weed guard swim jig
Awesome video on the finesse swim.
Your swim jig rod reference to Cashion website doesn't transfer over to any kind of rod recommend page. Can you update the rod mentioned? I'm interested in it.
Thanks
Hay John that happen too me about 15 years ago with a jig that mouth flew open jig when over my head I thought how did I miss that bass Milton
Is there any pro using strictly mono? Just wondering cause all the records were caught on it.
Dang now I need to order some of those D-Bomb's. Been looking for trailers for a while and that one looks the best I have seen so far..
I use braid with a fluorocarbon leader the best of both worlds
I threw it on a MH with 20# flour and caught nearly every fish for years but then it got popular experts said Hvy with braid. Outside of Okeechobee I haven't found a situation where it's better. Lost way more fish especially if wood is present and went back.
That bite you're talking about I've been dealing with that bite for months. The drag on the reel is not strong enough nor a pole heavy enough to move them.. I've come to call it, stump bite. And when they do get hooked they still open their mouth and let you pluck the lure out. And these bass are all biggens. This is them out in the open shallow . Sometimes in a single cast they'll grab and hold it up to 3 times. And this hold can last up to 15 seconds. I can't move them nor penetrate their mouth. And they grab and I pull to set hook but at the same time. When I do happen to see that they've grabbed my lure. And when I set the hook. My line will pop. 65lb. Braid 80 lb mono. They'll do it to all lures. I even have a video on YouTube showing the bite. " Stump bite".
Alabama shake = chatterbait?
Great content
Jigs are equivalent to worms in my opinion they will never go away they are just that good love them
That alabama shake is devastating here on the entire coosa river chain.
Great explanation. Much appreciated.