Lake Trout Jigging Question

Hello,

Recently have been starting to have luck with lake trout jigging, but over my last 8 trips i haven’t managed more than 2 fish per. As of right now my follow:hook-up ratio is about 40:1. What can I do to improve my strike percentage? I will have fish gladly chase my bait from 80ft all the way to 20ft but never take. My current strategy is to jig suspended about 5-10ft off the bottom, and then as soon as one shoots up off the bottom for it instantly reel as fast as I can. I have also yet to get a single hit by actually jigging, only the reeling up method.

My main baits so far have been 1-2oz jigging metals, and Plain / Under spin jig heads with paddle tails or flukes. 5-15 foot 8lb fluoro leader with 30lb braid main line.

Thank you so much for any help!

My guess is that at lot of those fish are dinks. I don’t know what bodies of water you are fishing but slower is often better for bigger fish on the inland lakes that I fish. Sometimes speed kills but the big fish rarely suspend. Superior is a different game.