| When it comes to catching walleyes, jig | | | | prepared for all water conditions. If |
| fishing is the most popular choice and | | | | you are fishing in clear water it is |
| for good reason. Any serious angler will | | | | best to use the lighter weights. The 1/4 |
| tell you that using jigs will allow you | | | | or 1/8 ounce is recommended along with |
| to catch more of these fish than | | | | using a lightweight line and spinning |
| anything else you could try. A jig is | | | | tackle. The lighter jigs are best used |
| described as being "lead-headed bait | | | | when the fish are being passive. |
| with a single hook". The hook is | | | | The heavier jigs such as the 3/8 or 5/8 |
| designed with a feathery like trailer or | | | | ounce are best used for murky and deep |
| skirt that helps to attract the | | | | water fishing. The heavier jigs will |
| attention of the walleye. | | | | also work better in high wind when it is |
| Jigs will work great in water that is | | | | harder to feel the bites from the fish. |
| clear or slightly cloudy and when | | | | The heavier jigs are the ones to use |
| fishing in shadowy and dark water. It is | | | | when you are night fishing or when the |
| also best used for fishing in water that | | | | fish are being aggressive. |
| reaches temperatures below sixty. Since | | | | Different jigs also come in different |
| the walleye prefer cooler temperatures | | | | designs. Some have a pointed head with |
| it makes since that jigs would work | | | | the eyelet located on the front. Others |
| great for catching them. | | | | have a broad head with the eyelet coming |
| Types of Jigs Available | | | | out of the top. If you are going to be |
| Jigs are considered to be a | | | | fishing around weeds you will find that |
| "presentation" lure. What this means is | | | | the pointed head will work the best |
| that the way you present the lure to the | | | | because it is less likely to get |
| fish is very important. They are meant | | | | tangled. |
| to be slowly pulled through the water to | | | | Techniques for Using Jigs |
| have the greatest effect. This will make | | | | When it comes to the different types of |
| the walleye more interested in the bait | | | | techniques one of the first things you |
| and you will get more hits. | | | | need to remember is that it is your job |
| Jigs come in different colors and sizes | | | | to make the jig look as alive as you |
| so you need to determine which one would | | | | can. This will catch the attention of |
| be best to use at any given time. As a | | | | the walleye and send them swimming your |
| general rule the light colored jigs are | | | | way. So the technique you use while |
| best used when you are fishing in clear | | | | pulling the jigs through the water is a |
| water. The lighter colors are typically | | | | very important aspect of jig fishing. |
| white, green and chartreuse. Using a | | | | You need to be aware of the speed, |
| transparent skirt presents less of a | | | | direction and depth of the jig to |
| threat to the walleye fish and they will | | | | determine the best way to move it |
| be more likely to bite. Dark colors such | | | | through the water to produce the most |
| as brown, purple and black are best used | | | | dramatic affect and get the results you |
| in murky water with a darker color | | | | are after. |
| skirt. | | | | Even the way you cast and retrieve the |
| Jigs come in several different sizes and | | | | line makes a difference in jig fishing. |
| weights. It is imperative that you know | | | | When casting, you need to use techniques |
| which one to use in every type of | | | | that will reduce the amount of |
| situation to get the best results. These | | | | disturbance to the water to avoid |
| weights range from 3/16 to 3/4 ounce and | | | | startling the walleye. Practice your |
| normally, you will use the lightest | | | | casting and retrieval techniques so you |
| weight possible. However, it is | | | | will be able to get the most from all of |
| recommended that you have a variety of | | | | your fishing trips. |
| weights available so you will be | | | | |