When the bite gets tough, a lot of people lean on various finesse techniques to help put fish in the boat. One technique that often gets overlooked is fishing a hair jig. In today’s on-the-water seminar, Pete Gluszek and Scott Bonnema track down smallmouth on Lake Michigan by swimming those hand-tied baits back to the boat. Bonnema shares his insight on the right presentation, gear, and time of year to target bass with hair just.
- 3:50 Versatility of Hair Jigs
- 5:50 Why use hair jigs for smallmouth?
- 7:55 Weight Selection
- 8:20 Jig Head Design
- 8:45 Color Options
- 9:15 Trailers
- 12:15 Picking the right gear
- 14:35 Technique and hookset
- 17:00 Identifying key areas
- 23:20 How to retrieve a hair jig
