There's some really good information about fishing jigs being shared in another thread, and I didn't want to hijack it, but it's brought to mind another question: Once I use one of those wonderful tips and get a bite using a jig, what's the best way to set the hook and fight the fish? Is a sideways sweep better, or should you bring the rod up to twelve o'clock? And do you do it differently if you're fishing in heavy cover or timber, as opposed to say, a weedy or rocky bottom?

Me, I'm done flailing around trying a little bit of this technique, then a little of that, and not really knowing how to do any of them right. For me, it's jigs only for the time being, at least until I feel really confident using them. Reading this forum has convinced me that's the way to go. That, and the Do-It jig mold my girlfriend bought me for Christmas