I hate to look like I'm just plugging a sponsor, but I would highly suggest you check out NuJigs. Weed guard won't interfere with the hook set but also keeps you from hanging up. We use a double prong guard instead of those awful bristles and not to mention a quality hook. Best jigs I have ever used, hands down. That's my personal opinion, not just trying to promote them. Best of luck to ya

I don't ever mess with the weed guards anymore, just get hung up more.

http://www.bassmaster.com/blog/hackney-selecting-proper-jig-part-1

Go though this series of articles and his one about jigs, t-rigs and I THINK he talks about hookset... If I remember right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HLXVfo4YSM

watch the zin master man... learn, and LAUGH!


To me it sounds like your tearing a hole in their mouth, happens a lot... Once you pop them good are you setting the hook any more?

It isn't the jig, that jig is great... Its in the way your fighting the fish

another thing, I think if you get a rod with a little tip it helps a TON! If somebody would make me a 7'6' Heavy action Moderate fast, I think that would be the perfect flipping stick. You want the rod to load a little, you'll lose way less and easier to cast

ps... it drives me nuts when people say, "try this jig it always gets them in the top of the mouth." that iss bs, the jig shape does HELP with getting it into the top of the fishes mouth that and the way the hook is shape/curved. But 90% of it is the way the fish eats the bait. Did he suck it up, did he grab the pincher and then suck in only the back, did he grab it head on? the best jig imo would het the hook solid in the fish no matter HOW the fish eats it..

Try a Santone Jig in Fouzman color.

Thank me later

Try a Santone Jig in Fouzman color.

Thank me later

so i really dialed in on a Black and Blue Jig bite while night fishing right now. I Using Hack attack jigs by strike king. we are talking 10-20 fish a night. this is my first year using Big Jigs like this. I using 7'6 heavy action Rod and 25lb Copolymer. I feel the bite. reel in my slack. MAKE SURE i feel the Weight of the Fish on my Rod and Then I try and Break the Rod with the hook set. I Mean theres no way you can set the hook any harder. I fight the fish. reeling him in as fast as possible. not giving him a chance to fight. and try and swing him in the boat, only for the fish to Come off while swinging him in the boat. I even smacked The wife in the Face with a 3 pounder trying to swing a fish in the boat. I HAVE EVEN LET THE FISH RUN WITH THE JIG FOR 3-4 SECONDS BEFORE I DO THE WORLDS HARDEST HOOK-SET. Still half the time it will come off while trying to land the fish. i even tried Just LEANING IN TO THE FISH! still the same thing happens and sometimes when i do swing the fish in the boat the jig will pop out and leave the fish flopping all over my carpet. I doing something wrong. please help. Thanks in advance! sorry for any Misspelling I m in a hurry.