Jig fishing is fishing on an artificial bait with a pronounced gear, or stepped wiring. The technique of this type of “silent hunting” is quite simple, but it involves constant monitoring of biting. After lowering the bait to the bottom, the spinner must make several turns with the reel handle, then he stops the rotation and allows the bait to plan to the ground, provoking the fish to grip.
Jig fishing depends on the sensitivity of the gear. Equally relevant is the constant monitoring of the bait, which is at a sufficient distance. The fisherman must feel the tackle perfectly in order to imagine the state of the bait at the bottom.
For this type of jigging, carbon fiber high modulus fishing rods with high-quality reels with a soft smooth ride and anti-reverse are most often used.
Each fisherman determines the length of the spinning, based on their own preferences. However, there are some recommendations worth sticking to. For long casts it is reliable and easy to catch on a three-meter rod. It is also suitable for fishing from a boat, because it makes it possible to catch about eight meters around.
Such jig fishing equipment as a reel should be smooth, reliable and balanced. In her work there should be no backlash during rotation or cross winding.
Many anglers believe that jig fishing depends primarily on the wiring technique, which consists of two phases. Firstly, to attract the attention of a predator, and then its seduction for a bite. Moreover, the movements can be both vertical and horizontal, with jumps, descents and ascents.
Jig fishing can take place in river sections located below the dam, in deep holes and sand deposits, near piles, etc. Depending on the transparency of the water and the speed of the current, the fish can be at very different depths. Sometimes it is dispersed in shallow water or where the river channel is very close to the shore.
Anglers say that in promising areas where there is a lot of prey, lures can even knock on the ridge of fish that comes in their way.
The most promising area, where jig fishing is the most catchy, is the water area eight centimeters from the bottom. Often even a slight increase in this distance is too large.
In this case, the main thing is to very accurately monitor the progress of the bait for jig fishing. The more time she spends over the eight-centimeter zone, the less extraction. Its withdrawal from this space is part of a strategy to attract a predator, most often snuggled to the bottom.
At times, the game of jig bait needs to be diversified. Often a predator is quickly attracted by quick movements half a meter up or down, and then a pause.
If weather conditions allow you to fish with a two- or three-gram jig head, then in a weak stream, the need for an additional leash with a hook most often does not arise. However, if the flow velocity increases, or the wind rises, and therefore control of the boat becomes more complicated, it is more correct to use heavier gear and a sinker that holds the bait in the critical zone.