I agree he is so knowledgeable when it comes to jigs(and other topics as well obviously) but jig he takes it to another level. I've watched every jig video on the channel and they've definitely helped my learning curve.

In my opinion, TB is in the conversation as the best bass fishing channel on KZfaq. The quality, entertainment value and sheer volume of information found here is hard to beat.

Yeah- it took me a while to realize this is one of those rare techniques where you actually need some real weight. If not, when you start cranking it in, trying to be aggressive along bottom- your bait will rise. If I want it to truly be aggressive and bounce and deflect off stuff- I have to use at least a 1/2 oz.- 3/4 oz.

@@stoneysdead689 with the Hardhead jig, I seldom just drag it. I stroke it. I use a ¾oz and hop it- I mean REALLY hop it- a foot, two, sometimes even THREE FEET off bottom. I use a 7:1 reel and I stroke it, high and fast, and it gets results. BIG results. For me, one of the biggest keys to this technique is LOCATION. I key on what most everyone else avoids with this lure: LOGJAMS. Bass absolutely love them. They are bass RESORTS and there is a population of resident fish in them year 'round. Logjams occur naturally in the OUTSIDE BENDS of the backs of creeks. And they are quite often overlooked.

Thanks for this. My home lake is muck bottom and 50+ ft, so I’m trying to figure out ways to get at those deep fish that post up in the summer. Tokyo Rig, Carolina Rig with a floating bait (like the Zman Turbo Fattyz Worm) and Dropshot seem to be my best bets.

@@golfguy8403 ....keep this info to yourself!🤐🤫🙃

@@golfguy8403 for that depth. Drop shot all day. My lakes are max 8-10’ deep, average 4-6’. I fish from the bank so i use the zman products because they are so durable pulling them through brush, skipping under trees.

I moved close to Guntersville from LA/OC area of SoCal about 20 years ago... one of the best decision I've ever made.

Welcome! I wish we had smallmouth down here in Florida. If you haven't yet, I very much recommend that you go through the Tactical Bassin video archive; there is some great information to be found there.

Really? What website was that?

Yeah. I call bullshit. 1.99 a pack would never happen.

Thats awesome, i didn't know that, and as someone who lives about a half hour from Oneida thats very interesting and impressive that he won with largemouth on that lake while others were targeting smallmouth. Thank you for sharing that!

menace grub would be pretty good for smallmouth for sure

@@wantutri7225 indeed, caught 17 smallies in 3 hours one afternoon back in April

Yeah my brother was using a wobblehead on a berkley hollow belly swimbait and caught a 10.75

I've found any time your around those 5 plus inch big gizzard shad that just mill around in truck hood size schools on the bottom kind of tail at 45, I fish clear water and you can watch em, they'll be bigger then average bass that stay pretty close with them wherever they go. You'll see giant striper with em and catfish too alot. I'll put a 4.8 or bigger keitech on a swing head, or Scottsboro tackle 5 or 6 inch, take black sharpie to the tail and put a big kill dot on both sides, 3/4 to 1 ounce head with 17 pound invisx 7'3" heavy action rod. Works good. Ill throw flipping stick if I'm fishing that in deeper then really 12 feet. Lot of line to move plus bigger stouter wire hooks, but my flipping stick is a moderate action mojo bass. It works good for big worm, swimbaits, jigs, c rigs, deep diving crank baits, smaller glide baits, top waters under 2 ounces. Great multi purpose rod. Though you can buy the swing heads without hooks and clip your own light wire hook on. I use those also. I like the Gamakatsu skip gap, or round bend worm hook, and owner round bends. Depends on bait though.

Good call on space monkey

Can you shoot me link to the Tokyo rigs you buy?

An arrowhead shaped weight also works too by the way, and the flat sides of it work like a football head for rocks.

You mean a loop knot like you tie on crappie jig? Or lot of dudes use with jerk baits and walking baits like spooks?

@@treyferguson2965 yup, use some strong line!

I'd go with 1/8th max and anything under all the water to weightless, you really want that bait to go with the current freely. Those fish will set up behind the rock waiting for food to drift by. If you get too heavy it won't flow or it will stay snagged. I fish a small creek like that in bama and I stay weightless with a salt bait and 32nd on a zman style plastic

3/8 at the heaviest

I fish a creek with current 1/8 is too light imo all I use is 1/4 and 3/8

@@Mjones8383 M. as in MATT Jones?

@@shadygraves ???

Very simple, with the wobble head you can cover water much quicker. You're mainly looking for a reaction bite.

When I’m fishing mucky bottoms like ponds or slow moving shallow creeks, I find it’s beneficial to fish rigs that keep your bait up off of the bottom. A drop shot if you want to be super finesse or a Tokyo rig if you want to be a little beefier. A mojo rig also works depending on the bottom content