Finesse jigs are becoming more important tools to catch bass as our lakes become more pressured. You need to try these!
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1) Tightrope Firework Jig – https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Catch_Co_Tight_Rope_Firework_Super_Finesse_Jig/descpage-CCTRF.html?from=MSFG
2) Keitech Tungsten Football Jig –
3) Keitech Tungsten Casting Jig – https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Keitech_Tungsten_Casting_Jig_Model_1_Version_2/descpage-KCJM.html?from=MSFG
4) Picasso Tungsten Little Spottie Finesse Jig – https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Keitech_Tungsten_Football_Jig_Model_2_Version_2_/descpage-KTFJV2.html?from=MSFG
5) Berkley 3″ Pit Boss – https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkley_Powerbait_Pit_Boss/descpage-PBPB.html?from=MSFG
6) Zoom Super Chunk Jr. – https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Zoom_Super_Chunk/descpage-ZSC.html?from=MSFG
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I was born and raised in Chicago, but after working 12 years in the financial Industry regulating the futures and options markets at the CME/CBOT I decided to pursue my passion fishing professional tournaments and left my full time corporate job. At that point, I moved to Junction City, WI with my wife Sara and two boys Hank and Duke. I’ve been fishing professionally since 2011 and full-time since 2015. I’ve qualified for seven MLF Championships and won over a half million in tournament winnings at the professional level.
Matt, a while back I commented suggesting the Miller knot and saw you ended up liking it, I have new one for you to try. The PR knot, it's a leader knot that is even better than the FG knot and actually easier to tie.
I have always had good success with the strike king bitsy bug jig. Easy on the wallet also!
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you should check out the beast coast fishing hustler finesse jig. Its sick
Great tips and these jigs look great!! Have some of these smaller ball headed jigs, have to see if I can tweak these some and add a trailer like you have in the video thumbnail. Thanks Matt for sharing this with us!
What'd your favorite bait on a muddy bottom pond or lake?
I love the little firecracker jigs… I have a box full of them because of you lol smallmouth in my area love them
I love those tightrope jigs. I went a little crazy and got a dozen of them during a sale on Karl's.
Thank you for the recommendations. “Li’l Petey” … sounds like someone other than me is reading too much Dog Man.
Matt, Grew up on Tonka.. now live on Fork in TX.. Big has a different meaning down here..
Which of those jigs have beefier hooks or will all of them handle Double Digits?
Great small mouth bait on Pickwick
Thanks MS! Have you used the beast coast lil magnum? Comes though cover like a dream. GL on the BPT!
Thank you!
A trd trailer makes that tightrope snag free.
I fish Ozark rivers and lakes and the tightrope is legit. Thx Matt. It will not get hung up.
Thank You Matt for sharing your experience. I always like watching your informative videos.
Grabbed a few of the Keitech’s in 3/8oz this summer and trailed them with the ZMan Baby Goat, TRD and the Nikko baits ZaZa Ned and I got totally lit up! The Nikko combo boated me my PB LMB this fall and countless SMB over 5. I think one of the main reasons this Ned combo works so well is it kinda has the shape of a fleeing craw. When I felt that a little more action was needed, the baby goat with its tight twin tail profile was fire. I too trimmed my shirts to have a flared “mane” like my micro finesse jigs from Blue Rock Custom tackle but I did it to slightly alter the ROF on the drop. I can’t say forsure that it did but I did get smacked on the fall more than I ever had. Great content and Tightlines in 2024!
What's your definition of finesse? I see alot of people calling 1/2oz jigs finesse. When I think of finesse, I'm thinking 1/4oz max and smaller hooks and trailers. I actually make my own using 1/8 oz jig heads from BOSS and also some of the owner ultrahead football jig heads can be used with a small amount of skirt material. The keitech tungsten super football heads in 1/4 also are great for adding your own skirt, throw on a zman trd bugz and they can be deadly.
Good video. I use finesse style jigs a ton of the north GA highland reservoirs. All of the ones you mentioned are popular in north GA. I also like the old school bitsy bug as well.
Look at the Botttom up gap jig nice finesse jig
Good video Matt, I'll have to give some of those jigs a try. Thanks for the tips
I've been throwing a 3/8-1/2oz tungsten football jig with the skirt trimmed way up a lot the last few years with a ned bait on the back.. I started doing that a while back just to see if it would work hoping to weed out some of the little fish you catch on the ned and because I got tired of staying hung with the open hook on the ned head. Now you see it talked about a lot online the last couple years. It's a phenomenal combo for sure… Great video as always keepem coming brother!!!
I'm implying the sickle hooks.
I'm in the Ozarks and have been experimenting with finesse jigs w/Ned trailer. I just don't think I have the correct rod. I'm having trouble casting these wail on my baitcast equipment. Maybe I need a lighter rod or softer tip. Any rod recommendations for these lighter jigs?
I fish finesse jigs often. I use the Zoom tiny chunk in which I have 3 left. So Bait Wrx sometime ago had a sale on Zoom products. I ordered a box full. I found out today that I ordered the small chunk trailers instead of the tiny. Then I found another box of small chunks. So, I still only have 3 tiny chunks and a boat load of the small size.
Great video for this time of year especially. What type of chunk trailers do you use and what size for these micro jigs?
What kind of rod do you recommend for fishing finesse jigs like the tight rope and other finesse jigs?
I miss a lot of fish with jigs, but I’m getting a little better.
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I make a 1/4 & 3/8 football jig like the tight rope . It really works on the high pressured water in PA .