Favorite jig??????

[jigman73]

Hey elnuts, I've got to ask, how deep can you effectively fish that thing?

I like the D&L advantage also, on cumberland 5/16 to 1/2 oz. Color--- I use 4 or 5 different colors that they have, can't really say which ones that I use the most, but probably green pumpkin in the 3/8. Figured out where to get the deep bites (40 plus feet) but still learning what is a bite at that depth.

[elnutsmalljaws]

I use the 1/8 oz jigs for Smallies at Cumberland and Dale Hollow with 8lb test at night and 6lb test in winter. This allows me to fish it pretty effectively up to 20 feet deep. I really never tried it any deeper than that. Any deeper and I move up to a 3/8 or 1/2oz. I tried heavier line with this jig but do not catch as many fish. I think the lighter line plays a part in giving the jig more action. When the water gets down below 55 degrees, I use straight hair jigs with no silicone skirt. When I am fishing deeper than 30 feet I never had much luck with a jig on Smallies anyway and switch to a 1/2 oz Silver Buddy. Hope this helps.

Tight Lines

[jigman73]

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-05 AT 11:34PM (EST)[/font][p]Okay, I understand the hair in colder water, but from my experience silicone or rubber skirts work better in warmer
water.
I had never tried one that small over 10 feet deep. I did use a 5/16 this past summer on 8-10 lb line down to about 25 feet and a 3/8 on 15 down to 35 to catch smallies, then they went even deeper and had to switch use the 5/16 on 8lb between 40-50 feet in order to get a keeper bite, but you couldn't feel a bite of any kind, just felt like you were under a rock. Fish didn't move any, just sat there. Last trip like that never boated a keeper, but did lose 5 fish that I never turned and 3 that jumped off 15 feet from the boat. All on the light line and jig. The 3 that came from deep water(45 ft), that I saw, were all smallies around 4 lbs. The ones that I never turned felt alot better, but never saw them, so don't know. I had never fished that deep before this year. Just my experience and something to keep in mind of cumberland smallies and how deep they will go and still bite a jig (5/16 advantage with paca chunk trailer).
Lee