pitching question

  • josh a
    Posts: 588
    October 19, 2012 at 11:37 pm #1333810

    Are you guys using swivels when throwing jigs and blades? I like to use them for the ease of changing colors, but could it be costing me fish?

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    October 20, 2012 at 12:01 am #1106415

    No…a duo loc snap on the blades (a swivel will foul the blade unmercilessly)
    Direct line tie on jigs (always) for me…I have fished several times with either clients or friends in my boat using snap swivels while pitching jigs and, invariably, they caught considerably less fish than those of us direct tying. The snapswivel also collects more debris when pitching the river than direct tie and adds weight to make the jig dive/sink faster while working it…not good.
    I change jig colors very little during a day of pitching on the river…I change my plastic color more. The water clarity does not change very fast.

    bck
    Big Stone Lake Sd
    Posts: 257
    October 20, 2012 at 12:27 am #1106418

    Quote:

    No…a duo loc snap on the blades (a swivel will foul the blade unmercilessly)
    Direct line tie on jigs (always) for me…I have fished several times with either clients or friends in my boat using snap swivels while pitching jigs and, invariably, they caught considerably less fish than those of us direct tying. The snapswivel also collects more debris when pitching the river than direct tie and adds weight to make the jig dive/sink faster while working it…not good.
    I change jig colors very little during a day of pitching on the river…I change my plastic color more. The water clarity does not change very fast.

    X2

    scott-k
    Red Wing
    Posts: 539
    October 20, 2012 at 12:52 am #1085581

    X3 – Tom says it just right!

    josh a
    Posts: 588
    October 20, 2012 at 1:36 am #1106422

    I’m fairly new to pitching jigs on the river. It kinda felt like I was doing it almost right but not completely. I appreciate the advice Tom, its nice to have people to turn to to shorten the learning curve

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    October 20, 2012 at 2:22 pm #1106457

    Same here. Cross lock snaps on blades and cranks. Tie direct to jigs. A good river fisherman is not afraid to tie a knot when needed. It almost gets to a point your hands tie those knots with out even thinking about it. Well at least until you need cheaters to see what you are doing.

    David Grosulak
    Pool 2
    Posts: 116
    October 22, 2012 at 3:49 am #1106623

    My knot tying is down to a T, it seems like I’m retying every 5 casts.

    Mike W
    MN/Anoka/Ham lake
    Posts: 13294
    October 22, 2012 at 4:47 am #1106629

    Learn to enjoy tie knots Dave. It will make life much happier. The Draggin jigs save a lot on tying on new jigs. Lost my 1st one this afternoon in about 6 trips. Been casting a lot of 1/8th ounce but have really started to switch over to even the 1/16th ounce the last few trips. 1/8th are to much for the tops of most dams right now unless the wind is really blowing.

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