It certainly can yield some bigger fish! What types and sizes of jigs do you currently have?

My favorite Jig right now is the Northland Jungle Jig 1/4oz-3/8oz I like the placement of the rattles. In black and Blue with a Saphire Blue Chigger Craw.....

One question I have about using flouro. If I go with the 17lb flourocarbon line should I use a differant main line and use the flouro as more of a leader or should I just spool the whole reel with the flouro?

Northland makes a good jig and I love the chigger craws although they are pretty soft and don't last all that long (good marketing ploy).

I spool the whole thing with flouro. One thing I can reccomend is to leave half of the spool with what you have on now and fill the rest with the flouro. This will make your spool of flouro last a lot longer since you wont use it all at once. If you were to use the flouro as a leader you would want to make sure your main line is at least the same pound test, as whichever is weaker will break. But then you run the risk of another knot in the line breaking.

Has anyone tried the Berkley Jay Yelas gripper jig that they are advertising? Looks like a nice jig I'd like to try, but I haven't seen them for sale anywhere.

Those sentances contridict each other. Do you leave half the spool with other line then? if so what type of knot is used to connect the two

Since I am new to this technique, I picked up a starter set from Bass Pro (I think it is the Stacy King set, comes with about a dozen various jigs and a bunch of plastic variations). Not sure how good the stuff is, I may have to try some of the jigs mentioned.

Sorry, yeah. By saying "I spool the whole thing with flouro" I meant I don't use it as a leader.

Great idea ... thanks for the tip. That flouro stuff is expensive, this will help save few buck.

That kit should get you started. As you use them more you will find you need more sizes and colors for different applications. I strictly use Outkast RT jigs and love them. They have great colors, head design and quality hooks.

I also like the RT Jigs, wish they would come in 1/4oz size though for a nice slow fall speed. I really love their sunfish pattern jig.

What type of knot do you use to connect your main line to your flouro?

He is thinking about making a 1/4 oz but nothing yet. He does have a sweet finnesse jig that we have been testing this summer in a 3/16 oz. They only one available right now has a light-wire hook on it, next year there will be a heavier hook as well. One thing I do to the RT is use a twin tail spider grub for a trailer and that will slow it down a lot, but sometimes they don't want that much action from the tails (typically spring).

I use a blood knot to connect the two lines.

Cecil do you work for Outkast Tackle or do you just like there products?

I too use mostly just OutKast jigs, nice to be able to support a Minnesota company. That sunfish color is my fave as well.

I leave 1/2 a spool or so of mono on and only fill half with Floro... Then replace mid summer. Blood knot to get the two together.. or a uni-uni.

Craigums- Cecil is on OutKast Staff, and is a very good hook!

Thanks Deitz, but I would say occasionally good (lucky) hook!

Oh I was scoping out there site and didnt see a "Cecil" on pro staff....I like their jigs, How are there plastics? I seen they have bulk senko imitations I was thinking about ordering