The favorite go to bass jigs are the one you build yourself

I've been playing this game for well over 40 years but never jig fished all that much, think I'd caught one fish on a jig up until the past couple of years.
Headed back to the tournament world I quickly realized it was going to be a necessity to learn the art of jig fishing. I've forced myself to throw a jig every time I hit the water especially since they'll produce fish year round and have chunked multiple jig brands, Strike King, Santone, Arkie, and a few others.
My current thoughts on jigs by the brand or model? If you throw any of them long enough a fish will bite it and at about the same rate. The only thing that I see as a factor is the weight and color for the conditions. That old saying by the tackle manufacturers " Lures aren't made to catch fish, but fishermen" probably applies here as well. Flashy colors and a good marketing campaign and you can sell anything..
The biggest fish I've caught so far on a jig was 3 to 4 pounds since starting to really learn this form of fishing. What did I catch it on? A 99 cent black Arkie jig I bought at Walmart using an SK Rage tail trailer in blue flake black.

I didn't catch many jig fish until I found Champion Jigs!

Woodrow will make them any way you want them. www.championjigs.com

My jigs must have a weed guard close to the hook. No gap or very little gap is a must. For me, a lighter wire hook on a more compact jig using a sweeping set gets way more hook ups and less misses. Seems that sometimes a hard jerk may open the bass mouth and let the jig hook pass without hooking up. I use dirty jigs compact luke clausen and scott canterbury models.

I build 90% of my jigs with light wire Mustard black nickel hooks. I also have my weed guards custom made in 9 ,11, 18 and 21 fibers I use .018 and .021 diameter fiber. Bundle size 9 to 11 strands 1/16 and 5/64 bases lengths 7/8 to 1 5/8. Larger guards using 1/16 thur 5/32 diameter material. I use Brown, Black, Green pumpkin and Clear weed guards. I do have two color guards built on occasions.