Posts tagged 'Jig'

I was fishing a small pond, trying like the dickens to catch a trout and ...

With age I’m becoming more of a minimalist. Less is more, or at least less is easier and usually just as effective. When it comes to fishing tackle, minimalism means that where I once carried the equivalent of a hockey bag’s worth of gear for just one afternoon on the water, I now take only a couple of those flat, plastic boxes with all the dividers for a full week’s fly-in trip. And despite the significant downsizing ...

When it comes to jigging, it's all got to do with the fish's activity level. Aggressive fish call for aggressive presentations. Negative fish call for finesse. How do you or I find out how the fish are feeling? The answer is trial and error.