Football vs swing jigs

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Permalink Reply by Russ Kroeker on October 29, 2017 at 1:07pm

Well...here's my take.  I never did as well as others on static football heads.  As soon as I made the switch, I started catching big fish (Walleye too).  I think I'm a bit of a power fisherman, and most likely drag a jig faster than most guys (especially since I'm not going to buy a another -slower reel).  The wobble heads are supposedly designed for an intentional faster retrieve.  I , and know that alot of the guys using it with a Biffle bug, treat it as they would a crankbait, and just crank it in quite fast.  I'm not quite there.

Permalink Reply by P.J. Koshi on October 29, 2017 at 8:31pm

I catch hundreds of fish every year on a plain football jig I've caught maybe a dozen fish this year on swing head. I do break a few football heads off now and then but that's because I fish them in a lot of Rock and wood and they will snag periodically. Just tie on a new one and keep fishing. Hook ups are better with the exposed hook football head IMO. I fish them deep and shallow for Smallmouth and Largemouth. A half and 3/4 ounce football jig is a bait I'll throw all year long.