Wow! Thanks for the clinic Moose lol. Those are some great ideas, I will have to give those a try. I do my best with the jig when it stays on the bottom, therefore, I like a little heavier jig (3/8 oz. and up). I usually stay with the football head. I like the way they stand, and they get hung less when fishing in rocks. I really like casting jigs and varying retrieves (hopping one cast, then a slow drag on the next etc...) In deeper water, especially next to dropoffs or on road beds I like to cast the jig out and drag behind the boat with the trolling motor for a few hundred feet or more - this is good way to get into a mess of smallies or Ky bass - and if not it is a good time to eat a sandwich. I use both colors of jigs (green pumpkin and blue/black- lol) - why do they even make all of those other colors?

In spring I like to flip jigs in heavy cover, especially down trees in the water. I usually fish around the outside first, and then toss one right in center. The weight of the jig and weedgaurds keep it falling without getting hung. This is line watching time. They will almost always take it on the initial fall. I usually let it fall and if it hits the bottom, I will then leave for a bit shaking or slightly hoping. Be ready, because a quick hookset is a must to get the fish out of that cover quick.

These are just a few ways I have been successful with jigs. I have only been fishing jigs on a regular basis the last couple of years, so I am still learning too. But once you get a few on a jig, it will quickly become your "go to" lure.