How to Fish a Jigging Spoon
Jigging spoons are a specific type of lure designed for the most part to target what are called "suspended" fish. This is a fishing term that means fish are neither on the top of the water nor on the bottom but suspended somewhere in between in search of food. Jigging spoons can be fished best in deep water over structure such as stumps, submerged stands of timber, and large boulders. Jigging spoons can also be effective as top-water lures for fish in thick vegetation and can be used by ice fisherman as well.
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Instructions
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When out on a deep lake use a jigging spoon to catch bass. From your position in your boat drop your jigging spoon straight down over the side until it has gone deep into the water. Raise the end of the fishing rod so that the jigging spoon moves upwards through the water about two feet then lower it back down. Repeat this action and feel for a bite if a fish grabs the lure and takes off. While doing this you can reel in the line a bit at a time so that the jigging spoon is being presented to potential fish at different depths until it is near the surface. Drop it down again and start over, preparing to set the hook if a fish should strike.
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Fish a jigging spoon on the bottom of the lake. Drop the jigging spoon over the side and let it go down all the way to the bottom of the lake or pond you are fishing. With the rod tip make the jigging spoon make what can best be described as dancing movements on the bottom, twitching the rod tip so the jigging spoon moves in a lively manner. If there is vegetation on the bottom then use a weedless jigging spoon-one with a weed guard on the hook so that it will not catch in the weeds. After making the spoon dance for 15 seconds let it remain still on the bottom for another 15 seconds before repeating this action.
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Cast the jigging spoon a good distance from the boat and then allow it to sink to the bottom. Slowly reel in line so that the jigging spoon moves along the bottom. If it keeps catching on vegetation then employ a weedless version. Do not attempt this technique if there is structure such as dead trees and stumps as the lure will become caught in them and be lost.
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Use your jigging spoon on the top of the water where there is thick growth of vegetation. Cast a weedless jigging spoon right on top of thick lily pads and allow it to sit quite still before slowly reeling it in. Reel it in for a bit and then stop before slowly retrieving it again. Be alert for fish like bass and pickerel to come up from underneath the vegetation to grab the jigging spoon. If there are open areas in the vegetation then cast into them with a weedless spoon and slowly retrieve the lure, pulling it up and onto vegetation as you do so.
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Take jigging spoons with you when you go ice fishing and use a jigging pole to fish them through the ice. Drill a hole with an ice auger and drop a small jigging spoon down into it once you have established how deep the water is. Keep the jigging spoon a foot off the bottom and using your rod tip make it go up and down. Lift it up a foot and then let it flutter back down to the bottom before doing this again. Be ready for such fish as crappies, perch, and bluegills to grab the jigging spoon and take off with it. To make the jigging spoon even more attractive to fish hook a small waxworm or piece of shiner on the end and jig it on the bottom.
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