I haven't cast either for quite some time after having gotten into making and modifying small soft plastics lures. But if I did target bass, it would be the skirted jig hands down!
Your choice, why?

Too many factors to consider to pick just one. Depth, cover, temperature, season are just a few.

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This.

If I'm fishing docks, almost always a jig, If I'm fishing deep structure, especially trees, probably a TX rig worm.

texas rigged, craw though

For pure catch numbers the T-rig worm will out catch the jig. For catch sizes the jig will catch bigger bass than the T-rig worm.

I got a buddy that tells me this all the time! I dont know why, but I just cant get confident dragging a jig. I feel like the times ive fished it that ive missed bites! and not because of the weedguard or because of the jig, just cuz I sucked and dont know the "jig feels" like i do with the T-Rig....even though i figure its the same thing! LOL

I love me some T-Rigs and have thrown it enough to know what those subtle bites are like, but just cant get that confidence with a jig. Most every jig fish Ive caught has always been a solid bite! I only have a handful of subtle bites I can remember nailing and hooking up on. With the T rig, even if they sniff it im confident ill get a hook in them

Jig guys....you fishing the jig the same as you would a T-Rig?

I fish both the T-rig and the jig the exact same way, meaning I let the fish tell me what is working. A common misconception is that the only way to fish a jig is by dragging it on the bottom. Dragging a jig on the bottom doesn't always work. Sometimes I'll pop it off of the bottom, then drag for a few seconds, then do a double pop off of the bottom, and then drag. If the fish are more in an aggressive mood then they will prefer the pops. If they're more lethargic and just want something dragged in front of their faces with little effort, then obviously the drag on the bottom approach will work the best. Usually in colder water they prefer it just dragged, but that's not always the case. Not too many people drag a plastic worm on the bottom, but I do sometimes. I'll reel it in off of the bottom a little faster than I would a jig, and let the ribbontail do the work for me. Oftentimes when you reel it in faster the fish thinks an easy meal is getting away, so they'll swim up to it and strike. Long story short, there is no real right or wrong way to do anything. Simply explore different ways of fishing different lures with different approaches to see what works best. The same approach doesn't always work every day.

I used to be a T-rig fanatic but the past year I really started bearing down on the jig to bring my stringer weights up and once I got a feel for what the bite is supposed to feel like the jig has taken over in my arsenal. I'd fished it some every once in while in my early years but never had any success. Looking back I'd have to say I was probably getting bit, just didn't know it. It's a whole different deal from a T-rig worm bite. You'll get the bump bump bite like a T-rig but most of the bites are mushy like you are dragging the jig through a clump of grass or something similar.

I need to dedicate time to learning the jig!

What you mention is what I know im missing! I can almost guarantee ive wiggled a jig out of a bass's mouth like an idiot thinking im hung. ive had a few where it got mushy....then i started pulling like you would to unsnag it....and it springs free! like that feel when you were snagged on a branch or something, not stuck in some muck! I can guarantee ive done that a few times! I need to force feed that thing....cuz no lie, put a gun to my head and tell me to catch a fish in an hour....i wont even sweat cuz I got that kinda confidence in my light weight texas rigging. Cant guarantee itll be a keeper but ill get a hook in ones mouth! LOL

I need to upgrade my catches for sure! those 5+ are fewer and far between this last year or 2!

Both presentations are often interchangeable.....until they're not.



There is just something special about a jig bite.

I love fishing with a jig! If I had to use one lure the rest of my life, a jig would be it! There are so many ways to fish one! But as stated above there are days one will out fish the other. My self, I keep both tied on and let the fish tell me what they want. But I start with the jig. As far as dragging a jig, I only do that when fishing open water or points, Like a Carolina rig. I spent most of my time picking creek channel cover apart.

Lots of variables.
On the lake I fish the most, I throw a swim jig more than anything else.
This lake has grass and deep timber

On the lake I fish the second most, either a wobble head or a finesse worm or small craw on a light trig is what I’ll throw. This lake is mostly rock and gravel.

T rig or CS rig

I was fishing Holbrook one morning and I kept feeling that mushy feeling at the end of my line and I began notice when I'd feel that my jig would come back with the trailer stripped back, so I just started setting the hook on that mushy feeling. I boated 5 bass pretty quick.