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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: whereismyfloat on March 01, 2014, 09:07:32 PM

Title: A few new jigs
Post by: whereismyfloat on March 01, 2014, 09:07:32 PM

A few new ties for steelhead.

(http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww289/MikeNCathy/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/0FBDB0B4-D832-418D-9C1E-FB7A7DEFBB12_zpszmpucmvz.jpg) (http://s728.photobucket.com/user/MikeNCathy/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-03/0FBDB0B4-D832-418D-9C1E-FB7A7DEFBB12_zpszmpucmvz.jpg.html)

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: hue-nut on March 01, 2014, 11:44:39 PM

nooooice! those will slay, nice and sparse, love em

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: skaha on March 02, 2014, 09:26:33 AM

--Are you fishing these under a float?
--Look great

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: whereismyfloat on March 02, 2014, 09:59:40 AM

Thanks guys.

Yes, fishing these under the float a couple feet above bottom. I'll give bentrod a plug as he has a good article on jig fishing ...

http://bentrods.ca/steelhead-jigs-salmon-jigs/jig-fishing-getting-you-started

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: HamidSeshadri on March 03, 2014, 02:05:33 PM

loving the presentation  ;)

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: typhoon on March 03, 2014, 05:14:26 PM

Nice looking ties. Strangely, I have caught many steelhead on jigs but never on any of the colour combinations shown.

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: hue-nut on March 03, 2014, 09:40:46 PM

top half are my favorite color combos!

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: zap brannigan on March 03, 2014, 11:21:12 PM

1/16 oz heads?

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: whereismyfloat on March 04, 2014, 12:54:31 AM

mostly 1/8th and a couple 1/4's if you look close enough. as for colors .. a few classic color combinations and a few others borrowed from successful fly patterns and the like ...

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: sandy999 on March 04, 2014, 08:11:15 AM

Quote from: typhoon on March 03, 2014, 05:14:26 PM

Nice looking ties. Strangely, I have caught many steelhead on jigs but never on any of the colour combinations shown.

I have also caught many types of fish on jigs-I think your choice of colours is great. Have you ever tried painting the lead. I would if I was short floating. Not such a good idea if bottom bouncing.

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: typhoon on March 04, 2014, 08:23:26 AM

If you are dead drifting jigs the head should be (mostly) hidden behind the materials.
I have had no success swinging jigs so can't comment for that case, but I have found no relation between painted, metal, or bare lead jig heads and fish hookups.
Nicely coloured jig heads are for catching fishermen  :P

Title: Re: A few new jigs
Post by: whereismyfloat on March 04, 2014, 09:43:16 AM

yes, i do have some powder painted heads as well. i typically try to match the color to the collar when i do those. the pin jigs are good too because they come with silver/gold heads which add some flash. you can tip your jigs with shrimp/prawn too for float fishing.

twitching jigs also works well especially for pressured coho as I learned this year. sometimes up/down beats horizontal presentations.  :)

i do quite a bit of fly fishing (90%) but i like to float fish too, especially when i have one of my kids with me.