Walleye Fishing Jig:Casting & Retrieve Jigging Tips And Methods
Posted: Wednesday, March 04, 2009
by Mark Fleagle
oldfishinghole.com
When you start fishing with walleye fishing jigs, you need to develop a keen sense of touch and concentration. Walleyes are finicky biters and you may feel anything from a sharp tap, or you may just see your line start to go tight slowly. Aggressive walleye often will inhale a walleye jig while sucking water, then push the water back through the gills. The sucking action by a walleye will produce a sharp tap sensation so immediately , set the hook. Many times when walleyes are not actively feeding they will just put their mouth over the jig. All you will see is your line start to move slightly! set the hook!
I have found when in doubt, or if anything seems different from the normal routine, set the hook! Key point: if the jig seems to sink abnormally after the hop, set the hook! a walleye has probably taken your walleye jig. If you are fishing near weed beds and you are pushing the drag on the retrieve because you think you have hooked a weed, set the hook! this may be a walleye. Those pesky little perch will sometimes just peck at our jigs,or is it a perch? Set the hook! that pesky little peck could very well be a walleye!
You need to be a ble to detect anything abnormal when your jig is sinking, remember this is when you will get your strike or hit. If you twitch your rod tip, then drop it back rapidly as the jig sinks, slack will form and you will not feel the strike. Instead , lower the jig with tension on the line, as if you were setting it gently on bottom.
You will detect more strikes if you carefully watch your line and rod tip. Many times, you will see a that you cannot feel. If you see your line twitch were it enters the water, or the line moves slightly to the side, set the hook.
Key Steps: How To Cast and Retrieve A walleye fishing jig
Step#1 LIFT the jig with small twitch of the rod tip,afterwards let the jig sink to the bottom, then repeat. If the fishing is real slow, and the fish are not moving much then try a very slow retrieve.
Step#2 Lower the rod tip, make sure your line is taut at all times when the jig is sinking, remember this is when you will get a bite, so you need to be able to feel it, or see the line move differently. Repeat step one and 2 until you get in a rhythm. MAKE SURE you reel up a few inches of line each time you pop the walleye jig.
Step#3 STRIKES Remember a walleye hit will come when the jig is floating back to the bottom, not when the jig is moving upwards or forwards. If you feel a sharp tap that means the wallye has sucked in the jig, set the hook immediately!If the fish aren't active all you will see is your line tighten slightly, or the jig doesn't descend to bottom naturally.
Step#4 SET THE HOOK immediately when you feel anything unusual, a walleye spits out a walleye fishing jig quickly. A Flick of the wrists result in a faster hook set then a long sweep of the arms, but you will need a stiff rod to sink the hook.
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Nicely done and funny! "...or is it a Perch? Set the Hook!"
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