Jig Size

[njflyfisher]

I'm going on a party boat most likely next week. Would a 2 or 3 oz spro in chartreuse be a good choice?

[Bucktailboys.com]

As Gerry said, it really depends on the drift speed and depth you are fishing. Make sure you are fishing braided line and try to jig straight up and down. If you have to constantly let line out to hold bottom you will not catch as many fish. A safe bet would be 4 oz. if you are fishing the ocean.
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[njflyfisher]

Originally Posted by Bucktailboys.com

As Gerry said, it really depends on the drift speed and depth you are fishing. Make sure you are fishing braided line and try to jig straight up and down. If you have to constantly let line out to hold bottom you will not catch as many fish. A safe bet would be 4 oz. if you are fishing the ocean.
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Ok. I might hop on that deal you have. But why do i have to have braid. Mono or fluro wont work??

[NoLimit]

Braid is a lot thinner so the current won't drag it upward as much

[howardrf]

Last few trips on a party boat. Jig color blue/white- blue/gold. Seems dark colors produced more for passengers.

[Fisherman120]

Depends where you are, certain areas need 4 oz, some need just 2. The areas I typically fish I can get away with 2 oz, even 1.5 oz all the time.

I wouldn't give much attention to the jig color, stick with the normal white or chartreuse. In my experience, the jig's color does not matter when you're using gulp only the gulp matters. If they're crushing white that day and not chartreuse, white on white don't matter, put chartreuse on that white jig and you'll be fine.

[KevinH]

I like to use white with white gulp. 2 oz on bottom with a 1/2 oz teaser

[Skolmann]

In the rivers I use 3/4-1 ounce.

For bay and inshore I'll use anywhere from 1-4 ounces-depending upon water depth & strengthen of the tide/current.


For the channels and ocean 4-8 ounces again depending upon water depth & strengthen of the tide/current.

Last few seasons my go to color as been white...with both glow & chartreuse a distant second/third.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by njflyfisher

Ok. I might hop on that deal you have. But why do i have to have braid. Mono or fluro wont work??

As said before, braid has a much smaller diameter than mono and the thinner the line the less resistance in the water and the easier it is to stay on the bottom with less weight. The lighter weight the easier it is to detect strikes and the better action you'll get on the jig.

This is also important for dragging bait too. I've seen times fishing deep with a moving tide where you couldn't hold bottom unless you were fishing 10 plus ounce weights with mono and if you were fishing braid you could get away with 6 ounces.

[Overtime Fishing]

I always use braid and rarely less than 6 ounces. I routinely crush these fish and typically outfish everyone who comes with me because they wont convert to bucktailing despite my solid results. Stubborn people I surround myself with lol. I honestly have no idea how anyone can bucktail with a 3 oz or less jig. More times than not I am using a calcutta 400 reel and light graphite rod and by the time I reach the bottom that line will be 200 yards out. Granted I typically fish the sticky in 50 to 80 feet and the power pro is most likely in the 40 to 50 lb test range. Would dropping to 20 lb really make that much of a difference?