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Originally Posted by chuckieb
Looking for some help on how to do this. I've tried it a couple times without success. The advice I got was to fish it like I do a rig. This doesn't make sense to me. With a rig I'm using a 6-8 oz. weight and letting it sit on the bottom until there's a bite. With a jig I have 1.5 ounces or so, plus the crab, and there is no way this will sit quietly on the bottom. On my couple of attempts I got hung on the bottom pretty quickly and got tired of losing jigs (with associated retying of leader).
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Sorry my initial response was not more specific to your question. Jigs are not always suitable, you need the right conditions IMO. Fishing a jig in a tide that is running hard is very difficult... I cast a little up current so that the jig will bounce along the bottom until in finds a home and holds. Again, better waiting until the conditions are right rather than forcing a technique. Depth of water also matters. As far as having to re tie when getting hung up in the bottom. I would suggest using a 8-12 foot top shot of 30lb fluro to 30lb braid using an FG knot. This will allow you to just re tie the jig directly to the top shot a couple of times before you have re do the connection. Hope this helps.
