Jigging
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Jigging is the practice of fishing with a jig, a type of weighted fishing lure. A jig consists of a heavy metal (typically lead) sinker with an attached fish hook that is usually obscured inside a soft lure or feather-like decorations. Jigs are intended to create a jerky, vertical "jumping" motion to attract fish, as opposed to other common lures like swimbaits, spoons and spinnerbaits, which move through the water more or less horizontally. The jig is very versatile and can be used in both salt and fresh water. Many deeper water fish species are attracted to the lure, which has made it popular among anglers for years.
The jigging technique mainly involves rapid lifting motions of a
Advantages and disadvantages
Advantages of jigging
Jigging is a low-cost, low-energy technique that doesn't necessarily require a bait and its catch can be captured live and hauled into the fishing vessel (boat). Also this method of fishing can be applied locally as well as at commercial (industrial) levels.
Disadvantages of jigging
This technique of fishing is labour intensive and time consuming. Also jigging requires technical knowledge of an area so as to determine when and where it can be used. Furthermore some jigging machines are relatively expensive for the average person to purchase. [1]
Jighead
The weighted "head" of a jig, or jighead, can consist of many different shapes and colors along with different features.[2] The simplest and most common is a round head, but others include fish head-shaped, coned-shaped, cylinder-shaped and hybrid varieties that resemble spoons or spinnerbaits. Most jigheads are integral to a large fish hook, and are most commonly used with soft plastic baits.
The three most popular jighead shapes in
Jig body
There is a wide array of bodies for jigs. The most common is made out of
Other, more traditional types use dyed or natural whitetail deer tail hair on the outside. Called a bucktail jig, they are widely used in the northern and midwestern United States, where many are still hand tied by anglers.
Other types of materials are also used in constructing jig bodies, such as a
Bodies can be either brightly colored or subdued. They are often designed to mimic local
See also
- Angling
- Handlining
Notes
- ISBN 978-0-02-862057-2
- ^ "Fishing Jig Basics". Fish Jig. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
References
- Bjarnason, B A (1992). Handlining and squid jigging. ISBN 92-5-103100-2
- Gabriel, Otto; Lange, Klaus; von Brandt, Andres; Dahm, Erdmann and Wendt, Thomas (2005) Fish Catching Methods of the World. Page 178. Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-85238-280-4
- Gilbert, Daniel L; Adelman, William J and Arnold, John M (1990). Squid as experimental animals. Page 21. Springer. ISBN 0-306-43513-6
- Gruenwald, Tom (1999). Salt Water Fishing Tactics. Page 21–23. Creative Publishing. ISBN 0-86573-085-7
- Sternberg, Dick {2003}. The Ultimate Guide to Freshwater Fishing. Publishing Solutions, Page 82–84. ISBN 0-9725580-0-4
- Sternberg, Dick {2003}. The Ultimate Guide to Freshwater Fishing. Publishing Solutions, Page 258. ISBN 0-9725580-0-4
- Oberrecht, Kenn {1982}. Angler's Guide to Jigs and Jigging Tulsa, OK: Winchester Press. ISBN 0-87691-365-6.