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HELP with Jigging Spoons for whites!!
#487577
02/04/06 04:37 AM
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Joined: Mar 2003
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non boater
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Outdoorsman
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OK, help a dummy out, I have tried jigging spoons for white/hybrids on Somerville and Lake Houston, I can catch them on cast baits and live bait, but I cannot catch them on spoons. A few pointers please!! 
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Re: HELP with Jigging Spoons for whites!!
#487578
02/04/06 05:24 AM
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Joined: Jun 2001
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Ray Hubbard Guide- J.V.
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This time of year work them real slow, and when you think you are working them slow enough....slow down. Almost no movement.
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Re: HELP with Jigging Spoons for whites!!
#487579
02/04/06 01:35 PM
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Joined: Oct 2001
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Mo
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Non- boater ?- If you are not fishing from a boat, the jiggin spoon is a hard bait to use. You just cannot make the right presentation. If you are fishing from a boat, the right rod is very important. In cold weather the strike is often as light as any crappie bite. There have been several threads here that describe the different ways to work a slab, you might want to search the archives. Good luck MO
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Re: HELP with Jigging Spoons for whites!!
#487580
02/04/06 03:42 PM
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Joined: Jan 2005
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sanbasscamp
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Stay in contact with the bait, from line to rod tip, most bites are on the fall. Like Mo said sensitive rods are a must because the strike can be just a tickle and 99% of the time its on the fall. This time of year they do not like much movement, but I can't just hold it without moving it some. Leave enough line out once your spoon hits the bottom to where your rod is parallel to the water then jig up and down or leave it still what ever you get bit on the most. I never get real radical, usually just 2 or 3 short jigs up with the tip then follow it back down with the rod on the fall, then get ready. This is verticle jigging. It also depends on the size spoon. I had reluctance at 1st to use a 1oz spoon, but it don't matter on my lake, and the feel is better with a 1oz or better. Most new people I take don't really ever feel the hit at 1st, they start their next movement up and go, "hey I got a fish". Hope it helps. EAT SANDBASS!! 
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