Cold Water Jigs: Living Rubber vs Silicone Skirts

Cold Water Jigs: Living Rubber vs Silicone Skirts - Watch the Difference

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5 ай бұрын

Many anglers have heard about Living Rubber skirt material for jigs and how they are great for cold water. Today we put this to the test and look at living rubber and silicone jig skirts underwater. Is there a difference? Are these jigs better for cold-water bass fishing? Let's find out.
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@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

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@darrellgrant7615 5 ай бұрын

Man your channel should have TEN TIMES the subscribers it has. It is SO actually informative and without any garbage self promotion and stalling filler to get more ads in. Keep it up Steve and you’re going to BLOW UP ! You, Matt Stefan, and Tactical Bassing are the best/ most informative channels out there. Matt from TB can be long winded though 😂

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! I appreciate it. Slowly but steadily the channel keeps growing. And thanks so much for watching!

@Boethius411 5 ай бұрын

Your videos are far and away the most informative on the inter web when it comes to lure actions and fish behavior too. Very thoughtful and well presented stuff you do. Thanks for all of the detail and work you put into this brother.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! It definitely takes a lot of time but when they are done I am always glad. The effort was worth it.

@dangaskins5528 3 ай бұрын

Steve, I really appreciate your quality of your content on your videos. Some of them have blown my mind. Thanks for sharing!

@somewhereinsd362 5 ай бұрын

This was unbelievable, u are constantly providing more useful information in 6 minutes than most others in 30 minutes of yammering...... great footage

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! It was sure something to work on. Especially knocking a hole in that ice. Lol.

@OLDAVE1000 5 ай бұрын

Your channel, content, presentation and demeanor are our excellent. Keep up the good work.

@LowBrowFishing 5 ай бұрын

Very surprising to see such a huge difference. Not at all what I was expecting. I grew up fishing with living rubber jigs but I mainly use silicone now. Great topic!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

I was extremely shocked to see the difference as well. Right away I was like, wow, that is way more than I expected.

@stephenzeppenfeldt221 5 ай бұрын

I’m always looking forward to seeing your videos. Great job, Steve.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I appreciate it.

@thomasray4107 5 ай бұрын

I liked the fact you chose two different styles of "bulky" skirts. This made it easier to see the difference when fish might want a smaller presentation vs , a larger one. Thank you

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@Byoung85 5 ай бұрын

Love your quick and really informative videos The under water footage is really cool Thanks!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.

@rickyreynolds9056 5 ай бұрын

Love the footage and topic! 👍

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! It was one I had been wanting to work on for quite some time.

@danielnowak7628 5 ай бұрын

Thanks

@ceciljohnson5997 5 ай бұрын

I just finished tying a couple finesse jigs in living rubber. Great video proof Steve

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@davehuggins5777 5 ай бұрын

Enjoyed this educational video!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it!

@johncoopes1056 5 ай бұрын

Awesome stuff.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@user-uo1bw9dr7b 5 ай бұрын

Nice job on the video !

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Daniel-pz4wm 5 ай бұрын

Great footage Steve🤓 proof and not just talk 🤠 Thanks!!!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I sure do my best to try and back it up with footage to show it. I have learned so much in the process as well.

@shannonkirby9295 5 ай бұрын

Hey, Steve, great to see ya. Great stuff

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Hope the rest of your week is excellent.

@bradr.7249 5 ай бұрын

That was great footage Steve. You are right, we have always been told that living rubber has more action per say in cold water. That footage proved it. Thanks for all the hard work you put in to make these videos happen. Keep up the good work!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I sure will.

@MrJohnB-qs6dp 5 ай бұрын

Very interesting!!!!! Thanks for sharing those tips on the differences. Stay Safe & God Bless!!!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

It was really interesting to witness!

@davidewing6394 5 ай бұрын

Such a great channel.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! That means a lot to me.

@user-zl1iw6wq5h 5 ай бұрын

Great video and informative

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@TheJizzypickle 5 ай бұрын

Feel like all jigs should have been trimmed or not trimmed for a more accurate comparison

@timkrouly6560 5 ай бұрын

Nice video 👍

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@Fishboy68 5 ай бұрын

Wow Steve !! Night and day thank you!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I was shocked at what a difference there was. It really surprised me.

@ps7462 5 ай бұрын

Good stuff Steve. I still have black, white and chartreuse living rubber from 30 years ago. It doesn’t split like it used to do. It requires a little bit of work but I got plenty.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

It is amazing how few of them are out there anymore.

@ps7462 5 ай бұрын

@@SteveRogersOutdoorsI have some of the newer stuff and it is thicker.

@Steve-ev6vx 2 ай бұрын

Sold me on the living rubber.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 2 ай бұрын

I was really shocked at a what a big difference there was. Fun one to work on.

@danielnowak7628 5 ай бұрын

Steve, love your videos! I have a question about live rubber skirts. I have a bunch of Mop jigs from Buckeye . I don’t fish them much . The rubber seems heavy to me or, is it just me? And are these more spring time or would you fish these skirts year round?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

The rubber definitely seems a little heavier, I agree. Traditionally, a lot of anglers use them when the water is cooler, but I am going to experiment with them all year this season. Especially when the bite is tough and I want to leave them sit longer. I really like how responsive that rubber is to very slight movement.

@Boethius411 5 ай бұрын

Living rubber is available in more colors now than you could get in the past, but those printed patterns on silicon sure are pretty. Lol I like to hand tie my jigs and use a mix of both. Best of both worlds. Not necessarily the best thing in cold water, but you can really bulk up a jig by layering one over the other. I tend to use less strands of both in cold water but still tie in some living rubber. Sometimes too much movement is a very bad thing in super cold and clear water. Gotta keep that in mind too.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

That has to be so satisfying creating your own lures, tweaking them and catching fish!

@Boethius411 5 ай бұрын

@@SteveRogersOutdoors it definitely adds something special to it. First fish I hooked on my own lure hooked me too. Lol… that first one was so ugly I was embarrassed to tie it on, but man did it work. My real passion is actually building custom wood lures. Would be glad to hook you up with something real cool if you’re interested. I got a lot better at making them pretty too. Lol

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

@@Boethius411 that would be great! Such an amazing sport.

@shepcasey7240 5 ай бұрын

How does it compare to the old school lumaflex skirt? Not easy to find but available

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

That is a great question. I have not used that skirt but I will have to try and find some.

@Rooster0529 5 ай бұрын

That living rubber jig really looked like a crayfish. Are they active when it’s that cold? Remember when I say cold I’m from SE Michigan. Thanks Steve.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

They don't actually hibernate like is often assumed. They will bury up in mud, but will emerge when some sun gets on the water. Even if it is just the shallows warming up. They start to get much more active when that water is hitting the upper 40s.

@DrGargani 5 ай бұрын

I have found that in really cold water, less is more, and the fish don't want to see a lot of action, so, I personally don't think the living rubber being more "alive" would necessarily be an advantage IN VERY COLD WATER......as the water begins to heat up, that phenomena will reverse itself.

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing all this. It will definitely be interesting to keep investigating as the water warms up here.

@randyspensley1058 5 ай бұрын

How can you tell the difference between to two when looking at them? Is it the feel of them?

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Great question. Most of the rubber skirt material will have round strands while the silicone is flat and the rubber strands are usually one solid color. They do feel different as well.

@randyspensley1058 5 ай бұрын

@@SteveRogersOutdoors Thanks for the info Steve.

@turtlepoi Ай бұрын

...nope, didn't expect that difference at all. I think I was wrong to go almost all silicon for the lifespan.

@SteveRogersOutdoors Ай бұрын

It surprised me too!

@billybooth3237 5 ай бұрын

I make all my own jigs from micro to big grass jigs and the only ones that are straight silicone are swim jigs because I'm always moving them. Everything else is rubber period!

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

That rubber skirt looks so good!

@henrywitecki 5 ай бұрын

Cut some.holes in that ice and set some tip-ups. 😂

@SteveRogersOutdoors 5 ай бұрын

Funny story. When I was a kid ice fishing with my dad and grandpa on the backwaters of the Mississippi, we would all kind of naturally spread out over the day and my bucket would soon be all alone away from their buckets. One time I heard a deep cracking sound, freaked out, and ran back to the cabin. Left the bucket and everything. Now, as an adult, I realize the ice was getting thicker, but as a kid, I thought I was doomed to fall through. Have not spent much time ice fishing since. Lol. Deep scar from that day.