Re: jigging sea bass
Sorry guys,, I have been out for sea bass plenty of times where if you used a jig you went fishless.. last time it happened?.. About 10 days ago on a 6 pack/open trip.. Saw maybe 2 fish caught all day on a jig despite a lot of guys trying, myself included. captain said "take the jigs off", "bait up"
I never got a hit with an Ava and teaser. Actually,, I did catch a few with a jig, by baiting it and the teaser and letting it lay on bottom, until I could get my bottom rig out there..
now, thats NOT always the case, we all know that.. Some days jigging is the best choice, but for me personally, I have yet to be in on that great "jig bite' for sea bass in over 55 years of fishing.. Yes I have caught plenty on jigs, but was never on that hot jig bite with big keepers being common on jigs and rare on clams.. Typically, on my trips it has been the opposite.. More fish caught on bait, with the jiggers catching a lot of shorts with some keepers mixed in.. Last year i went out and one day really caught a LOT of sea bass on jigs, and yes that day the jigs outfished bait,, however the keeper rate was probably 25-1, and the keepers needed a good stretching to legally be placed in the cooler.. I got 7 barely keepers, and the bait guys caught as many or more, and all bigger.
Sea Bass hit jigs of course, and at times we have all seen them spit out gobs of small sand eels, NOT clams, crabs , squid or anything else, so you know jigs should be the best bet.. I hope to get out again this week, and maybe this time I'll be on a hot jig bite, but I have my doubts.. I KNOW it happens, but besides smaller fish, i still have not been in on it personally.
About 2 -3 years ago i actually had a captain reprimand me for using a jig for sea bass.. Right as he told me I needed to forget the jig and use bait, I hung a big strong fish, and was just dying to make him eat his words.. Then I saw that massive undulating 4 foot long Silver Eel... I switched to bait,,lol....
I dunno, I may get on a boat one day where jigs outfish bait, but it still hasn't happened, and at my age, time is running out... bob
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06-03-2019, 10:24 AM
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