I catch the bulk of my jig fish on the retrieve. Sometimes hopping, sometimes dragging - Jigs are a good crawfish imitation (a year round bass food supply). I also catch some swimming a jig. Strike king/KVD makes a good swimming jig. When I am swimming a jig, I usually go with a trailer with a little more action than a chunk like a curly tail grub, or some of those kicking frog trailers zoom makes. I think that is one of the great things about a jig, their versatility - there are endless combinations/applications. Everytime I go fishing with a jig fisherman, I learn something new. There is not much that compares with the feeling of solid hookset on a jig, especially when you get one of those fiesty brown ones.