How do you recover a micro jig?
Micro jigs can be retrieved by a method referred to as ‘mechanical jigging’. This consists of dropping and raising the rod tip quickly as the line is being retrieved giving the jig an erratic fish-attracting action. This method works well for pelagic and schooling species suspended in the water column.
What is a Microjigs?
Much like a miniature slow pitch jig, microjigs are a small metal lure, usually fairly long and flat with one or two small assist hooks attached at the head end. As the name suggests they are diminutive in size, starting as small as 7 grams and up to around 40 grams, with around 15-25 being the most commonly used.
What’s the best way to retrieve a micro jig?
When micro jigging, it is important to mix up your retrieve a little to see what is working on the day. Some days a simple yo-yo retrieve does the trick. This involves dropping the jig to the bottom, lifting the rod tip high and slowly dropping it back to the waterline while staying in contact with the jig to feel the bites.
How big of a leader do I need for micro jigging?
A #3 leader is about 11 lbs. For Micro jigging I like my leader to be twice the length of my rod. 1 to protect your thin main line and 2 fluorocarbon leaders are less visible under water Start off with a medium #4 leader as a good balance of thickness and abrasive strength.
How big of a jigging reel do I need for micro jigging?
If buying a micro-jigging rod, make sure it can twitch lures of at least 80g. If the rod’s too bendy, the lure will not move much under the water when ‘lifted’. Reels: This is easy: simply use soft-bait spin reels in sizes 2500 to 3000. However, my friends and I recently upgraded our reel handles to a larger size so we can load the reels up more!
What do you need to know about micro jigging for snapper?
Micro-jigging for snapper is all about the fall of the lure and slowing actions down to get the bite. When micro-jigging, I’m concentrating on attracting snapper to my lure with twitching and fluttering jigs, then getting them to bite by letting the jig fall and sit on the bottom.