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if you have a very light jig for a lure, can you use weights without scaring the fish?
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5 Comments
February 2nd, 2011 at 3:32 pm
it’s not a matter of scaring the fish. it is a matter of getting good action out of your lure.
most are manufactured to be used “as is”. no additional weight.
if you lure isn’t heavy enough out of the package, get a larger or heavier one. don’t add weight.
except with plastic worms and a very few other exceptions. those are sold without any weight so you can rig them up (CORRECTLY) with weight of your own.
February 2nd, 2011 at 4:29 pm
Get a clip on weight, like the ones you use to open with your fingernails, put it on the line about foot and a half above the lure. That is what i do, and it works very well. I have some Rebel grasshoper lure in yellow, and they are very light as well. It makes your cast distance further which keeps you in the “hotspot” longer.
February 2nd, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I agree with “The Wormist”. Adding an extra-weight will just alter the lures’ movement/action, and not in a good way. Maybe a small split-shot will work with it. But I’d prefer getting an Ultralight set-up just for that really light stuff.
February 2nd, 2011 at 5:19 pm
If your using a light jig, just get a heavier jig. Or if you must fish a lighter weight to get the strikes, fish it on a lighter rod and reel. If your using a jig 1/16 oz or smaller, you should be throwing it on an ultralight rod and reel.
February 2nd, 2011 at 6:03 pm
You won’t scare the fish like you might think. A crappie isn’t going to look at it and say, “Oh my, that little jig is scaring the crappy outta me!” Haha. That crappie is going to look at it thinking, “Hmm… that jig’s acting funny. I don’t wanna eat it.”
Like we’ve said in our other answers about adding weight to any lure, it just won’t work. It WILL ruin the action of any lure, and that includes a damn jig.
If you wanna use a jig, and you need weight to add distance to your casting, use a casting bubble filled half-way or so with water.