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Need a Confidence Boost?
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07/11/15 02:57 AM
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Laner
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I wanted to try a little something different these last few days, so I thought I would have some fun. I picked out a few random jigs from an embarrassing amount of old tackle, as well as a few new jigs I've been hearing a lot about, and took them out on the water with me to see what I could do. I would start each brush pile with my normal jig, then once I found feeding fish, I would try one of the random jigs shown below. I caught crappie on each one of these jigs, some producing more than others. I'm not posting this because I think I'm all that great of a fisherman, because I'm not. I'm showing this because I want fishermen to see the importance of finding feeding fish, and having confidence in whatever jig they are fishing with at the time. Without a doubt, you will find times when color matters a great deal, but more times than not, aggressive and confident fishing will lead you to a tasty dinner. I started with two jigs from Thermocline, and to absolutely no surprise, I caught fish immediately. These jigs are really starting to make a name for themselves. Next up was a silver little diddy called an Arkie Shiney Hiney. This jig was caught a few from Lake Pat Cleburne. Numbers four and five come from Mr Skip Nantz of Thump It jigs. I really, really like the gold one. I bought these jigs when I used to have a deer lease on Toledo Bend. The number six jig came from Mr Muschalek's sons, who will probably take my job as a guide one day. Number seven jig is a hair and plastic combo which was melted to the side of my tackle box. Number eight was in bad shape, as I dug it out of my sandbass night-fishing selection from my college days. We used to fish Eagle Mountain in the summer. When the south wind blew, a lot of sandies lost their lifes. Number nine is a Crazy Thunder Chicken Thump Buddy, an old time favorite for the big girls. I had a lot of fun getting to fish with these jigs. It was fun to try something different and a few of them brought back some pretty good memories.
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10969697
07/11/15 03:55 AM
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chickenman
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Good read and info as usual, Lane.
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10969796
07/11/15 08:34 AM
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jiggin el
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Quit Wishin Go Fishin
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10969824
07/11/15 11:15 AM
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OkieBob
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Great post Laner, you make me realize that most jigs are for catching fishermen, not fish! It's amazing how many boxes of jigs I have on my boat that never see the light of day...and I keep adding more and more to them every year. Before much longer, I'm either going to have to get a bigger Lund, or start shedding some of the balast in my 18'er! And as Jiggin E points out, confidence is the key!
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10969872
07/11/15 12:48 PM
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SheCrappieKilla
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Should have thrown that Frog in the mix Lane.
If you ever get a day off, let's go fishing.
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10969928
07/11/15 01:34 PM
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el Rojo
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10970013
07/11/15 02:18 PM
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Gamblinman
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I would have never thought the color on the head of a jig would make much difference in the bite, but yesterday, it made all the difference in the world. Same jig same brushpile, unpainted head, the bite was slow. The minute I dropped a blue sparkle head in that brushpile, Game on. I switched back and forth several times just experimenting and had the same result each time. Gman
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10970192
07/11/15 03:49 PM
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tboxfish
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Great post Lane Thanks for sharing
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10970806
07/11/15 11:32 PM
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Jig Man
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I like the gold one also... And have caught a bunch of fish on a red/black/white...
Life is Good..<><
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10971032
07/12/15 02:00 AM
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Stucky76
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I needed this post dude. Thank you!
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10971317
07/12/15 04:44 AM
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shut-up-and-fish
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Great read Lane and a great selection of baits.
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10972020
07/12/15 07:01 PM
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CRAPPIEJIGN
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Lane,
Very curious, about the standard marabou jig #8 from your college days. How did the old standby perform for you and compare to the other morsels you swam in front of the crappie?
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10972325
07/12/15 10:09 PM
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mayor (crappiepete)
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Great report and confidence builder. Have most of the jigs you show. Gotta stop tying and lose more jigs.... Tks for a good report !!!
Using the site for a while...this is really great to share fishing ideas and success with others.
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10972976
07/13/15 03:32 AM
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SlabbedSilly
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Great post Lane!! Sure made my boys' day. We are heading your way in two weeks but we aren't sure if we will be doing any fishing.
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Re: Need a Confidence Boost?
[Re: Laner]
#10979242
07/15/15 10:33 PM
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Laner
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Sorry it took me awhile to reply guys. I've been catching tarpon and reds down on the coast. Crappiejign: The standard marabou by no means "wore them out" but I did catch a dink and a keeper off of it. SlabbedSilly: Not doing any fishing down here? What is wrong with you ????
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