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Old 07-22-2016, 11:29 AM
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Default Re: jigging for sea bass

Hi I have done a ton of jigging for seabass and the key here is they have to be kind of active and not picky for these things to work. Inshore or mid-depth wrecks avas work great and I prefer the treble hook to increase hook up ratio. Hit the bottom and give the jig a double twitch, let it sink and repeat. They will hit on the fall.

Offshore I prefer the Shimano flat side jigs. Black and silver has worked best for me with a double hook tied on the top loop and I have used 3oz - 5oz (not sure what gram size these would fall under) jig offshore in over 200feet of water with 20lb powerpro. Same idea... hit the bottom double twitch (going as high as 3-5 feet off bottom) let it drop and repeat.

You will be surprised porgies will hit this inshore along with fluke and even the jumbo porgies and pollock offshore will too. I found that the jig produces much bigger more aggressive seabass, not to mention how fun it is.
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