Dirty Jigs Pivot Point Football Jig Head

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Let’s look at a new piece of terminal tackle from the folks at Dirty Jigs called the Pivot Point Football Jig. A lot of us use football jigs this time of year for fishing deep and probing humps, islands or crawling down channels.

This new jig is designed to allow your soft plastic more freedom of movement by employing a second eye on the football with the hook attached to it. The two loops are on opposite sides of the jig head with the line tie being at 60 degrees and the other loop holding the eyelet of a Gamakatsu Superline Offset EWG Hook.    [Read more…]

Dirty Jigs California Swim Jig

Dirty Jigs California Swim Jig

I know that at this time of year a lot of folks are concentrating on fishing deep and slow or using finesse baits because the fish can be so sluggish from the heat. Today we’re going to take a look at the Dirty Jigs California Swim Jig. We’ve reviewed the Dirty Jigs finesse swim jig but this is a whole different animal.

The California Swim Jig is a big, beefy full bodied bait that is designed to be used in front of swim baits. I prefer four inch baits but you can stick a five inch or so behind this head and be perfectly fine. Now why would anyone want a jig like this? To give the fish a different look. It’s that simple and in the case of the California Swim Jig, gives them a bait that is designed to catch big fish. [Read more…]

Dirty Jigs Finesse Swim Jig Review

I mentioned in my cold water bass fishing tips post that one of the baits that I like to use at this time of year is a jig. Nothing new there but I do have a little bit different take on the whole jig thing. I have tried a lot of different jig styles over the years and now use one more than any other, the swim jig. The Dirty Jigs Finesse Swim Jig is my favorite incarnation of this style of bait. [Read more…]