Swim Jig Modifications

As a follow up to our recent post Swim Jig Season, we decided to revisit how to modify a swim jig. While many jigs are effective right out of the package there are some simple changes you can make to the skirt and weedguard that will immediately increase your success rate.

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Some swim jig/swimbait combinations (The California Swim Jig coupled with a Roboworm EZ Shad for example) have excellent action out of the package but other need the skirt to be thinned or shortened to gain the proper action. Follow the simple steps outlined in this video to get increased action out of any swim jig, especially when combining it with a swimbait trailer that has either wide action or low vibration.

The post spawn is the perfect time to lure bass out of the grass beds with the swim jig so put these tips to work right away and catch some of your biggest bass of the year!

9 Lb Bass Crushes the Swim Jig

For those of you that read the California swim jig post, ran to tackle warehouse and completely wiped out their stock of 3/4 oz California swim jigs, this isn’t for you. But for everyone who ran there and found the baits were already sold out, I thought you might like to see a video that was sent to me yesterday afternoon.
Personally, I catch the majority of my fish on the 3/4 oz but the 1/2 oz has a time and place as well. Nationally, a lot of guys are using it with great success.
As I’ve said many times before, I don’t want all the videos on this site to be about me. I love when other anglers film great content. The timing was perfect when Dave from Florida sent me this video. He was wearing a head cam when a 9 lb bass completely inhaled his 1/2 oz Dirty Jigs swim jig. Its going to be an eye opening video for a lot of people. Not only do the baits work, they draw incredibly aggressive strikes, often from extremely pressured fish.
The good news is, at the time of this posting there are still a few 1/2 oz jigs available at tacklewarehouse. Here is the link: 1/2 oz California Swim Jigs

To all of Tacticalbassin’s readership, if you get a great catch on camera (on any bait) feel free to contact me via the “contact Us” link at the top of the page. If it seems like a good fit I’ll put it on the site. Tacticalbassin isn’t about me, its about the fisherman who come here to learn. I am all for user-generated content as I believe keeps the site relevant to cutting-edge trends around the country. I look forward to what you can come up with in the future.
Dave, thank you again for this submission. Great video, great fish, and perfect release.

Swim Jigs in Action

To follow up on our earlier post on swim jigs, here’s some on the water footage of swim jigs in action. We were fishing swim jigs along weedlines in clear water, about 6 ft deep, and the bite was on!

Swimming a Jig For Big Bass

Tacticalbassin became a reality because of this one simple topic. The swim jig is one of my favorite techniques for putting big bass in the boat. Over the last few years I have been reading about how, when, and where to swim a jig. The final conclusion was that if anyone knew how to do it right they sure weren’t talking about it online! Kirk and I began discussing the idea of creating a website where TRUTH could be presented and you, the fisherman, could decide what to do with it. To that end, I present 8 minutes on how I believe a swim jig should be fished.

I know I am inviting criticism by taking such a bold stand about this topic but the fact is, I think I have a better way of swimming a jig than the majority of the bass fishing population. Its worked for me and those I fish with and has produced bags of fish that others only dream about. Do you have an opinion on this topic? I’d love to hear it!