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A jig can be fished many ways. The retreives I use the most are just dragging it across the bottom, and hopping is another tecnique. Hopping is when you use the rod to move the jig with short jerking motions, let it rest, then repeat. Experiment with different retrieves though if these dont work. Fishing a jig is very much like fishing plastic worms. And when they bite, some will just suck it in and you have to watch your line for strikes, while others will SLAM it.

if you think or feel any kind weight or what you think might be a snag ... SET the hook.

Depending on the water clarity, a good general rule to go by is:

Clear Water: Natural colors like watermelon and green pumpkin.

Stained Water: Junebug and black and blue.

Muddy Water: Black, Black and Chartreuse, Black and Red.

Tubes and tubes... Green pumpkin

I usually bass fish for smallies in the huron river and the ausable river. Any jig with natural colors in either green or pumpkin with maybe flecks of red in the skirt works well. Rivers up here generally run pretty clear and the fish when they are neutral will get a pretty good look at it. In muddy water or after rains, use brown jigs and trailers with their pincers dipped in chartreuse dye

I would rig it with a yum craw or a berkely gulp craw. no more than 3 inches - the smaller the better. I used a 2 3/4 yum craw (go with a similar color as the jig). Cast it out and let it sink to the bottom. Make sure there is no slack in your line and gently twitch your rod up and let the jig swim back down. Real it slowly once or twice around and repeat the twitch again. Let the jig swim back down. Get's great action. You will get a lot of hits in all various stages of your cast and retrieve. when you get your hit - let the bass grab it good and then set it.

I use 12 lb P line with this jig and a Zoom GP Red Craw. I cut a inch off the craw and use the rest for the trailer. I'll throw it to any brush or rock banks and let it swim to the bottom. Most fish will take it on the fall.

Good Luck!

Use it around laydowns and areas with cover....also had success in thin grassy areas. Lighter model as I typical want a slower fall. Throw it to you target, let it fall until it hits bottom or cover..twitch or slowly pull rod tip up...let it fall. 99% of time, bass grab it on fall. Watch your line as you won't feel strike often. I only use the Netbait Paca Chunk trailer as it's light and has good action. Only thing is they tear easily so expect to use a lot on a good fishing day. ONly $1.99/pk

I usually fish this around cover but I've also been successful in open water when the fish are running bait. I let it sink to the desired depth, usually near the bottom, and hop it back to the boat/bank. Let the fish determine the speed that you work the bait. Sometimes I'll just drag it along the bottom at a slow pace. The skirt on a jig gives it plenty of action even at super slow speeds. So, you can work this bait very slow or fast. This is an extremely versatile bait in my opinion.

This may seem unusual, but I pair mine up (both the 3/16 and 5/16oz) with a 4.2 in Reaction Innovations Sweet Beaver. It's a big trailer for such a small jig....but, it works for me! I like the large profile of the sweet beaver and the baby boo gives the bait a nice action with the skirt. You may have some trouble with dink bass ripping the legs off, but the big ones suck it down. If the water has more visibility and the fish seem skittish, I'll switch trailers and go with the smaller beaver.

A smaller lure like the Tiny Paca Chunk would be a more conventional trailer to use for this jig. Sweet finesse presentation when paired with this trailer. Real compact jig.

PS Bass Pro Shop makes the EXACT same beaver lure as Reaction Innovations and it costs a little less.

This jig can be used in many ways. I almost always twitch my rod three times and let it fall and do the same thing all the way back to the boat or shore but it all depends on what the fish are doing. I use it to fish around weeds, rocks, logs and in creek channels. The trailors that i use are yamamoto double tail grub smoke w/ blk flake and yamamoto double tail grub watermelon w/ blk and red flake on the 3-D watermelon red jig. But its a great jig and in my opinion it is a must have for your jig arsenal.

I use the 5/16. The paca is good in the spring, but it seems to have too much movement in the summer clear water. I like the Zoom GP red craw better for clear water.

Hope this helps!

paca chunk with baby boo 3/16oz is only jig setup I currently use. Check out my review of baby boo jig

Booyah Baby Boo jigs and the paca chunks go good together.