perch 3-15 more fish but just keepers 7-11 inches

[double trouble]

went out again to our canal spot off sang. don took home 8 , i got 7 , matt had 10 in an hour,a few guys using minnows had 10-20.we learned a new rig and jigging technique from matt.he takes a decent sized teardrop and puts a small squibtail sideways on the hook and a spike covering the hook point. then he starts jigging about a foot and a half from bottom almost holding it stationary but sloowly lowering it with a few quick snaps on the way down then do the same thing in reverse.i caught 25 dinks until he showed and taught me this rig.he has smoked us everytime we fish together and now i know why. the fish can't resist this jig motion. even inactive ones.it took me about an hour to figure it out and rig the setup like his. i'll post a pic when i have time. if you catch my drift ...try this rig .it is awesome.

[icefisher_62]

what is a squibtail?

[double trouble]

it is a plastic mini tube jig total length about 1 inch long maybe even three quarters..matt was using brown with silver fleck. i used clear with slver flecks.many of us have used a small jighead with a tube on backwards that covers the ball of the jig ,but i have never done this with a jig like a frostee.when you jig it the tails should just flutter except when you pop it gently.matt explained it that you are trying to re-create the motion of a squid in nature.it should gently hover and then propel itself enough to trigger a strike. the hits are very gentle and usually when the jig is at rest or falling.you need a very sensitive rod. he uses one only 1 foot long and kneels on one knee guiding the jig down.believe me it takes a bit of patience to do it right ,but it works.

[William H Bonney]

:confused: Any reason you didn't use/have minnows???

[Ed Stringer]

Can you say tube !!!! Thats the way they like it. I prefer that over any other, it works as good as minnies and in most cases better.

[Dunlap]

double trouble,

Last friday I fished a marina close to SANG with a friend and got out fished by a guy named Matt? He was also using a tear drop with a squidtail tipped with a spike! He is also using a very light 18" rod. I think where talking about the same guy and place :16suspect. Anyways, Sunday I fished Cotton with this new jig and jigging pattern and came home with a dozen keepers when not a lot of arms were going up in the bunch.

Planning on fishing Cotton again Friday.

Jay

[Connor4501]

The short time I used a tube on Monday, the fish were very responsive on the Vex and often came 2 feet up to strike, will definitely have that in my arsenal when I get out next Monday

[double trouble]

minnows are a pain to use ,to store and you have to keep the bait dealers schedule and prices.i never know if the fish want the big ones or small ones. its o.k if its real cold and you stay in one place and draw them in with live bait. i prefer to move arround a lot and jigging just works better. one of the guys said it best yesterday. minnows are a lazy mans bait.sit and watch the bobber.more times than not the fish respond better to a jig, whether it be a jigging rap or a pimple.its just more work. this is not to say that minnows do not have their days. yesterday ,the largest fish i saw was an old timer using minnows and he had about 20 keepers.i just prefer to trick the little guys and feel the soft little bump before i set the hook. its just like walleye fishing some guys want to handline and barely feel the fish, some use live bait, i jig.

[Connor4501]

Little pieces of night crawler have been good for me lately too, hence the brown tube jig mentioned... ;)

[Fried Fillets]

A lot of the time, perch take in the bait and you never feel the bite. It is important to look at your line and watch for any movement (e.g. kink in your line, then straightens or the kink becomes greater, which means the fish has moved up with your bait). Hi-Vis line, green or yellow, is perfect for this technique.