well Joe let’s break this down a bit. The majority of the bites are as the jig is falling. The jig will drop at the same speed regardless. Slow jigging may get you a few more strikes on the up jig but with a quick short snap you will get 2x the amount of drops. Snap jigging will also catch you a ton more fish some days as it will trigger a strike. Regardless of that This video is a basic tutorial on proper gear and vertical positioning for beginners. I will be there in a few weeks and make a tutorial on all the different styles of jigging you can do along with line selection etc. mixing things up is key sometimes but yes early season using a slow jig with a tipped minnow is definitely a good approach.
Hey guys, great video. I'm new to detroit river walleye fishing. We're going over next month. I've heard guys get snagged a lot there. How many Jigs should I have on a typical day on hand for that? Thanks and good fishing to you!
Hey mark. Thanks for watching. The river is pretty big so in general some drifts are definitely snaggy while others aren’t at all. I always like to have 4 main size jigs being 3/8, 1/2 , 5/8 and 3/4 oz. Depending on water temp and how the fish are reacting I like to start as small and slow as possible. Later on when the water warms up I go heavier and really smack the bottom and be sure to have a good range of colours for each as well. If you can stay vertical you shouldn’t lose too many. ( 3-4 a day max) That said I don’t lose any a lot of days depending on where I’m fishing of course. Hope this helps. I’ll be pounding the river in May this year after I’m done guiding spring bear so might see you out there! Make sure you like and subscribe and reach out for any other tips that could help you out. 👍
