Football Jig Vs. Casting Jig

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In this video I’ll discuss when I prefer a football jig versus a casting jig and vice versa.
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@mrkmkr99 2 года назад

Thanks for including the benefits of the O'Shaughnessy hook. I've been hearing about it for a while, but nobody has ever explained how it differs from any other hook in the a real world setting.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for watching!

@dmacc9299 2 года назад

Matt, don’t know what I’m going to do when your season starts back and I don’t get a new video everyday!! Great stuff as usual. Straight forward no sales job. Thanks again.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Im going to try to keep the videos coming everyday even during tournament season!

@lufkin412 2 года назад

Dang! Now I have to go buy more Dirty Jigs.

@fishingva9946 2 года назад

Get some tungsten jigs instead of lead. Dirty jigs are good swim jigs but their are better flipping/dragging jigs.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

can never have to many dirty jigs

@ricks5606 2 года назад

The Swimjig is my workhorse. I'll swim it around weeds and lay-downs and sometimes drag it deeper. I now have some ideas where a football jig may pay off for me this coming year. Good stuff as always

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Awesome!

@dylancoker1807 9 месяцев назад

if you're just getting into jig fishing and i usually always have my little 7 year old daughter with me who just wants to have what i have tied on on hers too would you recommend a casting jig or swimming jig? i know she doesn't have the patience for a football head and am thinking she may even get bored with the casting jig lol. i'm in the south i live on lake logan martin and the one public fishing area on the whole lake is pretty pressured but i consistently get bites if i throw something they aren't used to seeing such as the hover rig has been killing it for me (thanks for that one) but i was just curious as to what your stance may be or some tips to help me keep her interest in fishing as i'm really enjoying teaching her as i learn new things as well from your channel

@MattStefanFishing 9 месяцев назад

Good tips!

@jodavis3216 2 года назад

This past summer. They fish laid on the bottom of most of the lakes in my area, NE, Pa. Muddy bottom. Dirty water. What would you recommend 20-50 foot dept

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

casting jig

@BrianParkerson 2 года назад

I've noticed line tie positioning of any style jig makes a huge difference when fishing different types of cover. Unfortunately I've lost alot of jigs trying to figure out what degree line tie works best where. I'd be really interested in you going into detail on this. Also your take on tungsten vs lead. I've come to prefer tungsten for both better sensitivity and it being much smaller profile. I can sometimes even hear my tungsten jig heads come into contact with rock bottoms.... it seems to give me a much more hightened sense of what my bait is doing. Thanks so much for all you do! Love your channel!!!! 👍🏻

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for the suggestions!

@nelsonchiro 2 года назад

What's the difference between a casting and a pitching jig? or a flipping jig?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Head shapes, Line tie angles, line tie positions, hook sizes.

@kennyhaworth9606 2 года назад

Your opinion about fishing jigs in Florida? Excluding flipping

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

work great on shell beds!

@17aant 2 года назад

So do I hop it underwater

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

you can

@skiplovestofish6992 2 года назад

Great video. What's the difference with a swim jig?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

swimjig is meant to stay off the bottom

@shawnhammack5302 2 года назад

Man I got tired of having to have multiple jigs tied on. I like to fish deep stumps and rocks. I also like to skip docks often in the same day. I started do both with the same jig and I don't see any difference in the amount of bites or the hook up. The one I use is arky head with a heavy duty hook

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

arkie is a great all around jig that i would consider a casting jig.

@guyb5333 2 года назад

I think in one of your videos you talked about what type of jig you like to fish in wood. Especially I'm interested in what angle and orientation of line Tie you recommend. Thanks Guy

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

in wood i like a flat eye. perpendicular to the hook shank

@guyb5333 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing thanks, please consider continuing The Jig types and uses videos. I never realized there was so many specific uses for them even after many many years of fishing, Guy

@guyb5333 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing I just found YOUR video about 11 months ago called "jig fishing 101". I re-watched it and it Answered a lot of my questions. I thought in one of your videos I heard you say that the perpendicular tie combination with a particular head, hops the jig over branches easier. Do you recall what head style you were referring to?

@FiciousCritik 2 года назад

What's best use of horizontal line-tie?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

generally a horizontal line tie is made for fishing wood and a vertical is for grass. On a football it doesnt make as big of a difference in my opinion as to line tie direction.

@FiciousCritik 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Thanks. Been curious for years. Happy New Years.

@brandonalan1513 2 года назад

I mainly fish Florida ponds and small lakes since I don’t have a boat to take out. I’ve caught a few larger bass on a swim jig with a trailer, but I guess my question is can I still fish a casting jig from shore say a 7/16 Dirty Jig w/ trailer?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

yep! casting jig is a great all around jig. but it wont come through the grass as well as a swim jig.

@brandonalan1513 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Matt thanks for the reply! I’m not sure that you would call what is on the bottom “grass” lol you hit the nail on the head that every pond seems to have snot grass down there. I’ve also noticed a lot of the ponds down here don’t have natural “cover” and seem to just be open. Any tips for fishing those successfully?

@jimmycourteaux4900 2 года назад

I like the casting jig better cause I can swim it a little.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

its more versatile

@johncoopes1056 2 года назад

I have given up using a football jig on my grass lakes here in southern Michigan. Casting jig or an Arkie head jig all the way. Will try a football again on clean bottoms.thanks for the video

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Good luck!

@FiciousCritik 2 года назад

"Best Use" tutoring. 👍

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks!

@leeeck3866 2 года назад

Ok I am getting there little by little with the different jig heads. Where does a shaky head come into play. As always great info. Just so much to everything it takes time for me to absorb it all.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

You can do it!

@juleswinnfield826 2 года назад

Good info again. Most of my jig fishing is casting or swim jig..... then again i dont fish outside the state of Michigan very often. I was on Jordan Lake in NC few years ago and dragged jigs over gravel bottoms, enjoyed it. Looking forward to it again one day, thanks for the vid.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Right on

@bigmikefishingchonicles9950 2 года назад

Yes that helped a lot because most of the places that I fish have that snot grass on the bottom so I use a casting jig or an arcky style head jig I will make a long cast let it hit the bottom then reel it very slow it stays near the bottom

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for sharing!

@SpookyRedz 2 года назад

I don’t like a football

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

not for everybody

@SpookyRedz 2 года назад

I’m more a hopper than a dragger

@kenmartin7129 2 года назад

Is a casting jig the same as a swim jig? You might have mentioned it and I missed it. You gave me somethings to think about for cold water fishing. Great Material as always, Thanks again Matt.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

nope a swim jig is much different than a casting jig

@kenmartin7129 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing Ok, not sure what a casting jig is then?

@1965JB Год назад

@@kenmartin7129 I think a swim jig is primarily for imitating a baitfish and you primarily swim it, mostly higher up in the water column. A casting jig is meant to hop off of the bottom.

@kenmartin7129 Год назад

@@1965JB Thank you, that's great info. I appreciate it! How are they shaped differently? I just want to know what to look for when I am shopping for them?

@1965JB Год назад

@@kenmartin7129 The main difference is the shape of the head. Swim jigs have “pointier” heads to help them swim through weeds. There’s also probably something in the design of the head that makes it easier to keep it higher in the water column, but I’m not 100% sure. I’ve always been confused by the term “casting jig” because we cast all of them, but it’s starting to make more sense to me.

@oneshoeless 2 года назад

I really appreciate all of these tips. I'll probably end up rewatching them in the early spring. Way too much to remember!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

watch them all you want!

@tunit8946 2 года назад

Always some good info. I've often wondered about this very thing.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@BobbyPitchford 11 месяцев назад

Just wanna say I watched this last night...went and bought the casting jig you had in this video and having never fished this style jig before and stroking it I caught 2 2+lb largemouth in a matter of seconds and finished the day with those 2 and 2 more 1.5lb largemouth. Definitely going to make this my new channel. Thanks

@MattStefanFishing 11 месяцев назад

awesome!

@jamescaspersamanthalintner4767 2 года назад

Right now and every winter on my home lake which is 90% Rock Banks we throw a football head jig on our bluff wall Banks matter of fact we pitch it to the Buffalo bank and then Cascade it down the side of the bluff cuz we have a ton of boulders and big chunk Rock on our banks so we don't get away with a casting jig very much one of my favorite things to do in the winter time is pitch a football jig a jewel baits heavy cover finesse football jig to be exact down bluff wallbanks. Love the video

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for sharing the good info!

@johnnyweaver1300 2 года назад

One of the major things with me is cost & football jigs I can usually get 2 per pack for 5$ compared to 1 for 5$, I mainly fish the river & go thru several jigs in 1 day & that gets expensive!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

yes it does

@0017Bulldog 2 года назад

Seriously, if I had to pick one bait..one bait only...it would be the casting jig. It is so versatile.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

i love them as well

@toddwinegar7365 2 года назад

Been doing pretty good lately with that Missle Jig's mini football 3/8 . You just nailed it I pull it along slowly feeling everything I can but when I get to that right stuff I really put the brakes on and assume that I have a smallie watching my jig. Wish I could get out more right now during this time of year is always hard for me to find time to get on the water 2 to 4 hours a week and thats me really squeezing that in. Thanks for the juice.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for sharing!

@stoneysdead689 2 года назад

I've been surprised how well the little micro football jigs have worked for me. I just started fishing jigs this season really- I mean I fished them before but I didn't catch much on them and never could get myself to stick with it. But the little micro fb jigs got bit so often and so easily they helped me build enough confidence to keep me engaged and fishing different jigs until I figured out how to apply the different styles and be somewhat successful. The little keitech jig was what i started out with but, the Pee Wee by Jewel has turned out to be my favorite probably. Nishine also makes a good one, and missile baits- they've all worked great but the Pee Wee is least expensive. I pair them with a baby paca chunk or a 4' double tail grub. I love pitching jigs but, downsizing there doesn't seem to work as well for me. I throw the little Canterbury compact casting jig but it's quite a bit larger than the little micro jigs.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for sharing!

@JustLewisNoClark 2 года назад

That sure did clear a lot of things up. Thanks!!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Glad it helped!

@shannonkirby9295 2 года назад

I have purchased a few good swimming jigs this year to go along with my football head jigs. Love to fish jigs

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Nice!!

@SpookyRedz 2 года назад

I like the casting better , I pitch the casting , I like a hop more

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for sharing!

@johnrayner5599 2 года назад

I really like fishing the casting jig, very versatile with many uses, I will have a football jig tied on but have more faith in other styles. Thanks for the tips.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Thanks!

@davelerner8461 2 года назад

Thanks Matt, very helpful!!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Happy to help!

@mikeantes9597 2 года назад

Great clarification looks like you red things up a bit around the tackle shop.Thank you Matt take care.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

haha! ill clean it up and then its trashed by the next day

@bobgrobe5022 2 года назад

Great video Matt! I really like football heads but the casting jig is so much more versatile. Thanks for all the information you share with us! I feel a little bit selfish (not guilty). Since you're not fishing we get lots more tips.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Thanks for watching!

@seriousmechanicing 2 года назад

Nice, good reasoning using the percentage of bottom contact and weedlessness desired. I've not figured out when a football jig is better than a shaky head in the winter on the fluctuating highland reservoirs I fish, I usually use the football jig on rockier more vertical areas and the shaky head on more gentle inclines. Maybe this is wrong.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

sounds good to me

@bootlegbassfishing1730 2 года назад

Great video Matt. What are your primary uses for a ball-head finesse jig?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

Cold 45 degree transition banks

@jorgemaldonado8312 2 года назад

Straight to the point information. Thanks a lot and enjoy the holydays!

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

you too!

@6cwl9 2 года назад

I'm appreciating the jig tutorials

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

thanks for watching!

@brysonlytle9554 2 года назад

If you only had one rod to jig fish with.what rod would you use?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

MHX NMB-874 its a 7'3" MH

@mikeeller557 2 года назад

Good info Matt Do you alter the brush guard. I tend to shorten and angle it ?

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

yes I do trim and pluck the weedguards

@JaredKirkwood 2 года назад

Hi Matt. I've really been enjoying the videos since I've found the channel a few weeks ago and going back and watching other videos. I really enjoy the short to the point format. Question, which style of Dirty Jigs skips under cover the best and has light wire hooks and is fairly compact? I typically use a chunk threaded or beaver style bait cut down a bit.

@MattStefanFishing 2 года назад

the matt herren jig is the best skipping dirty jigs bait. but its hook is not light wire. the compact luke clausen pitchin' jig is a good smaller skipping jig.

@JaredKirkwood 2 года назад

@@MattStefanFishing thanks for answering the question. I'll order a few of each. I'm not familiar with the dirty jig line up nor does any of the local shops carry them. I've always heard good stuff about them.