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Hi All,
Yes, the season of the fall feed is already upon us! But coincidentally it seems like mid-summer as I write this while the air temp is over 100 degrees, and there are several triple digit days still ahead of us. Even so, we all know that the weather will cool, the fish will feed, and the fall bite will catch up to us in no time. For those of us that have been on the California Delta, we can see the bait fish and fry are already plentiful, helping us determine lure profile, and color. This season is always a favorite!

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Good luck to those getting ready for their season- ender fall Tournament of Championships.

And of course, tight lines!
Wayne

Right around the corner and getting ready for a great fall Jig bite. Followed by a great winter Jig bite to follow

I prefer spoons over jigs in fall/winter myself.

Spoons are good choice also. Im going to be use alot of finesse bucktail coming up in the fall and winter both.

Let’s see a pic of the finesse bucktail.

Viper head Lions collar finesse Brown/Orange
One of many styles of bucktail jigs I build



Pd this may be a silly question I just have to ask I know your insecure about using anything less than 65 lb. Braid in your finesse fishing. When you build your bucktail jigs do you use glue to lock the thread in place so the bucktail wont slip or come out from being wrap. If so its another excuse for being insecure.
Dont use glue on any thread when building there is no need to use two half knots and loop knot and the bucktail is lock in place. No slip or twist and it will never come apart under any conditions.
Your jigs not even bucktail.

I’d like a little longer tail section on that for me, but that looks interesting to drag around.

Pd I can build micro finesse 1/64 oz. Lions collar jigs it might compliment the 65 lb braid your using you can't get anymore finesse than that. Smallmouth and Spotted bass kill em.
Im going stick with 2,3,4 lb. maxima line when fishing these micro finesse jigs.
It will leave a on your face

Jiggin. Come put your 4 pound test on a 2 oz sinker
4/0 gamagatsu super line hook and punch the heavy cover in the delta
All kidding a side. I love green maxima and use it all the time
I tried many different fluorocarbon lines including maxima
I finally quit and went back to green max. Then recently I bought a spool of plain old Berkeley trline 100% fluorocarbon and like it very much for jig fishing 30-60 feet in the lakes. Just passing along my experience It has less memory and fishes beautifully

If you are thinking about trying something new

2-4 # ?! Good luck getting a solid hook set with those skinny bear jigs! How many do you lose each trip?

I might break off 1 or 2 about every 8 or 9 trips not many. I have no trouble setting the hook. My rods I use are specially set up for these micro finesse jigs and light line they are 6' med heavy spinning rods I use 1000 series reels they match up very nice.
Millerton Pine flat Mcclure Don Pedro Tullock Eastman & Hensley lakes
They work very good on Smallmouth Spotted bass & Largemouth.
There micro jigs work every well in the fall and winter on suspended bass in deep water 30 to 50 ft. I really like use them over and around brush piles or bushes in deep water. Isolated structure or rock and in trees in deeper water. In both 1/64 or 1/32 oz. They both work very well.

Curiosity killed the cat, but couldn't help but ask. What is the fall rate on those micro jigs? Appears to me it would take several minutes to reach 50 ft and if there is a breeze is there blow back? I get the light line (used to use 6# on darterheads in Pedro all the time)....but 2 in a rocky situation?
Anyway thanks in advance its an interesting back and forth.
TL
FE

Hey Ed
Regarding fall rate I'm pretty sure he fishes them on a drop shot with 1/4 ounce sinker or he just targets suspended fish.

Yes it takes several minutes to reach 50 ft and no I dont drop shot the jigs. I like the slow rate of fall. There always suspended fish around. There a fall & winter bait for me.
I have time and patience when it come to jig fishing its what I do best.

Thanks Guys. I hear Don Pedro is taking Bitcoin now. I'm brining one of mine just in case.
TL
FE
BTW With Veterans discount 4 days boat and vehicle $112.00. That's not gas, lodging food, Etc.

CBS
I dont drop shot the micro jigs no need to
I target both structure and suspended fish both in deep water.

Fast Eddie wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2024 10:46 am Thanks Guys. I hear Don Pedro is taking Bitcoin now. I'm brining one of mine just in case.
TL
FE
BTW With Veterans discount 4 days boat and vehicle $112.00. That's not gas, lodging food, Etc.

That’s not bad. Just ask some folks around here
Is *** grass or some other crap if you want a Ride

Whoa Jig fishing is not rocket science just fish where the bass are it just takes some
common sense and patients it very simple.