jigging sea bass

[Uncle Nicky]

Originally Posted by bulletbob

Jigs with Squid/Clams??..Thats bait fishing...
The jig was just a sinker in that case, if they were baiting the hooks.. The reason those guys were outfishing you was most likely because the schools of sea bass were suspended and not relating to bottom structure.. It happens a LOT.. They suspend and relate to moving shoals of baitfish, typically sand eels in our area, and are often only 20 feet below the boat even in say 60 FOW...In that type of scenario, bottom bouncing is often not the most productive option. The guys with jigs on were probably in the zone where the most fish were located,, OFF the sea floor.... bob

Maybe, I usually try fishing a few or even numerous feet off the bottom when things are slow to see if that makes a difference...wasn't helping yesterday. I guess I'm more interested in how to hook bigger and more fish than the semantics of the whole thing.