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    Bass Jigs: Is there that much a difference?

    Swim jigs, football jigs, finesse jigs, etc... I just bought a few new swim jigs to use this spring and I'm not sure I really understand the different applications of all the slight differences in the jigs.

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    Out if everything I use, I love plastic lizards. Watermelon and sparkle blue. Now I do like crankbaits. Once again, greens and blues with either silver or red on the bottom. The Tombigbee is up and full of logs, so crappie fishing will be out this weekend..... me and my partner in crime will try to rip some lips on the family lake for bass.

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    Swim jigs are used similarly to spinnerbaits in that they are meant to be continually moving. They are great in sparse vegetation or over the top of denser submerged vegetation. You can swim other style heads than a true swim jig design but the head design on a swim jig is better suited to coming through weeds. Football jigs are typically for deeper applications and are many times just slowly dragged along the bottom especially in rock or gravel. Just enough to keep it moving. They are good with a twin tail trailer. The Arky style head design is a good all around jig that can be pitched, flipped or even as a swimming jig depending on the trailer you use. Finesse jigs are for lighter tackle and line sizes under tough conditions like high pressure, cold fronts, lethargic fish. Water needs to be fairly clear and it's a very slow presentation normally.
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    Quote Originally Posted by State82 View Post
    Swim jigs are used similarly to spinnerbaits in that they are meant to be continually moving. They are great in sparse vegetation or over the top of denser submerged vegetation. You can swim other style heads than a true swim jig design but the head design on a swim jig is better suited to coming through weeds. Football jigs are typically for deeper applications and are many times just slowly dragged along the bottom especially in rock or gravel. Just enough to keep it moving. They are good with a twin tail trailer. The Arky style head design is a good all around jig that can be pitched, flipped or even as a swimming jig depending on the trailer you use. Finesse jigs are for lighter tackle and line sizes under tough conditions like high pressure, cold fronts, lethargic fish. Water needs to be fairly clear and it's a very slow presentation normally.
    This is solid. Thanks for the breakdown.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Randolph Dupree View Post
    This is solid. Thanks for the breakdown.
    You're welcome. One other thing on the swim jig, as with others except possibly the finesse jig, it needs a trailer. A good one is a single curl tail grub. Thread it on the hook with the curl tail pointing down.

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