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What Size Jig Head for Musky?
For musky, a 3/4 oz or 1 oz jighead is the most versatile choice for large soft plastics and bucktail jigs. Go...
What Size Jig Head for Smallmouth Bass?
For smallmouth, start with a 1/4 oz jighead and a 3/0 or 4/0 hook — then size the hook down, not up,...
What Size Jig Head for Catfish?
For catfish, current sets the jighead weight and the forage sets the hook size — 1/4 oz is a good all-around lake...
What Size Jig Head for Striped Bass?
For striped bass, match the hook to the baitfish and the weight to the depth and current — a 1/4 oz head...
What Size Jig Head for Walleye?
For walleye, current sets the jighead weight and the forage sets the hook size — they are two separate decisions. On natural...
The Complete Reference Guide to Choosing the Right Jighead
Choosing a jighead comes down to three questions: how big is your soft plastic, how fast do you want it to fall,...
What Size Jig Head for Bass?
For most bass fishing, start with a 1/4 oz jighead and a 3/0 or 4/0 hook. Drop to 3/32 or 1/8 oz...
Alabama Rig: The Story Behind Fishing's Most Controversial Multi-Bait Rig
An Alabama rig — also called an A-rig or umbrella rig — is a wire frame that holds multiple jigheads and soft...
Cast No. 5 Passion Doesn't Pay Invoices — And Fishing Doesn't Care How Much You Love It
There's a dangerous sentence that gets thrown around in the fishing industry. "If you love fishing enough, you can turn it into...
What are Jigheads and Why They're the Foundation of Modern Fishing
A jighead is a fishing hook with a weight molded onto it near the eye. That weight is what lets you control...
Light Jig Heads in Deep Water: Offshore Tactics
Yes, you can fish a light jighead in deep water — and when fish are suspended rather than sitting on the bottom,...
Heavy Jig Heads for Deep Water & Big Swimbaits
Use a heavy jighead — 1/2 oz or more — whenever depth, current, wind or bait size is keeping your lure out...
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