Moving baits like crankbaits, spinnerbaits and swim jigs are excellent lures for covering water when searching for active springtime bass. Swim jigs are so good that they helped propel Bob Downey to a top 10 finish at the 2021 Bassmaster Elite Series event at Neely Henry Lake, AL. In today’s Wired2fish video, Bob takes to the Upper Mississippi River to discusses his favorite time, locations, and gear for fishing swims jigs in the spring.
TACKLE
• SWIM JIG – All Terrain Tackle Swim Jig (limited inventories): https://wired2.fish/AllTerrain-SwimJig
• SWIG JIG (in-stock) – Terminator Heavy Duty Swim Jig: http://wired2.fish/TerminatorHD-SwimJig
• SWIM JIGS – at Tackle Warehouse: http://wired2.fish/SwimJigs-TW
• TRAILER – Reaction Innovations Spicy Beaver: https://wired2.fish/2OZQ2SQ
• ROD – St.Croix Avid Casting Rod, 7′ Medium: https://wired2.fish/AvidSeriesCasting
• REEL – Daiwa Tatula Elite Casting Reel, 7.1:1: https://wired2.fish/TatulaEliteCastingRod
• LINE – Sufix 131 Braid, 30-pound: https://wired2.fish/GCoreBraid
For bass in northern latitudes, the prespawn period can extend well into April and even late May near the Canadian border. As in southern fisheries, extended warm fronts bring numbers of bass into shallow water for comfort (warmer temps) and feeding opportunities.
Swim jigs are ideal baits for combining grass and wood flats. Downey details how he fishes light swim jigs around residual cover like cattails and submerged grass. He also shares his go-to jig trailers and preferred rod setup for increasing both bites and hooking and landing percentages.
OTHER GEAR
• FISH FINDER – Humminbird HELIX 12 CHIRP MEGA SI+ GPS G4N: https://wired2.fish/HELIX12-G4N-BT
• HAT – Rapala Side Script Hat: https://wired2.fish/RapalaFlexFitHat
• SHIRT – Rapala Core Long Sleeve Shirt: https://wired2.fish/Rapala-LongSleeveShirt
• SUNGLASSES – Costa Del Mar Corbina Sunglasses: https://wired2.fish/CostaDelMarCorbina
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I've caught em swimming my flipping jig in but never really throw a swim jig and just swim it. I'll throw a spinnerbait instead
Y’all see that turtle run into the bass?
What is rod use in this video?
This guy talks so monotoned that I had to watch the video multiple times just to understand what he was saying. Very boring individual.
The rod was so sexy looking I just ordered one
If anyone knows about trolling motors I could use some help. Last night my minn kota power center started melting. The panel inside the lid underneath the circuit board started melting and smelling like burning plastic. I wasn’t running the motor hard at all. Is it bad wiring? Can I fix it? Or is it unsafe to use?
Awesome video!! Swim jig is one of my confidence baits so it's always enjoyable to get tips an see great videos about them!!! Nice catches 👏👍🎣
Planning to fish a tournament in almost the same conditions. Any other baits to try when the jig isn't getting it done?
Ssshhhh be quiet wired2fish.. got to many people moving into my fishin hole .. lol
I have that same rod love it
Thanks
Great vid!
Awesome spot fishing
I love your guys’ videos. They are very helpful/informative. Thanks to your guys’ videos I had an excellent opener on our lake up north catching a dozen bass over 12” (Our lake is stunted with bass rarely exceeding 10”. This is because of the people who love dumping weed killer in the lakes and the lack of shoreline structure/spawning habitat. ) Keep up the great content👍
It’s nice seeing a rod with actual use on it 💪💪
thats a badass steering wheel on that boat.
Good stuff Bob! 👊🏼💯🇺🇸
Thanks for the tips my friend!