Perch Swim Jig

[smalljaw]

I had to do this in 2 pics as I can't get the top and bottom in 1 picture but you need to see both to really get an idea of the paint job. This isn't a big swim jig, it is a 3/16oz with a 35 strand skirt, the "perch pattern is all powder paint and is 4 colors. The bottom of the jig is white with just a small hint of an orange under belly, the sides are a blend of equal parts yellow and green chartreuse, this tones down the yellow keeping it bright without it being green which is why I did it as the yellow was too yellow if that makes sense to you. On the top of the jig I need it to be gray but it also had to blend in so I took some gray and mixed it with a little chartreuse and added that to the back and then straight gray over that to make it appear as it was gradually going into the chartruese color instead of it being one color next to a seperate color. The pictures aren't good but you can see most of the color.

 

[hookup]

Looks like a good pickeral jig. In Maine, I've always had luck on pickeral w/ perch colors.

 

[Jig Man]

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[Fatman]

Nice SJ

 

[creekychub]

Sweet looking jig!

 

[AtticaFish]

Good colors..... throw a twin twister tail on that (maybe in yellow) and you will have a nice toad mimic also.

Not to hi-jack, but what type of trailer do you prefer for 'swimming' these style of jigs?

 

[LedHed]

Very nice work sj

 

[ScottV]

That looks like it would be a great bass bait also. Good job.

 

[JUNGLEJIM1]

Nice swim jig, that's a winner.

 

[JSC]

Looks good.... Also would like to know the trailer ??

 

[smalljaw]

Thanks for the kind words guys, I cannot take a good picture and I don't want to sound arrogant or anything but the colors do look nicer than what is in the picture but the pics do somewhat show all the color and how it is blended. AtticaFish and JSC, I use a Gene Larew Sweet Swimmer for a trailer on these, it is a 3.5" paddle tail swimbait and the reason for those is because they are tougher than the Keitech easy shiner yet they still kick the same and the profile is killer. I catch more and bigger fish using the swimbait as a trailer on the swim jig than I do just using them on a jig head, I'm not sure why but I ofeten thing that the fish believes a smaller fish is chasing down prey so it gets a 2 for 1 deal...LOL!! Seriously though it allows me to fish it slower and in heavier grass and brush than what a straight jig head would let me do. For the 1/4oz jig I use a 3.75" River Rock Baits RR Striker swimbait with is very similar to a Larew Sweet Swimmer only is is a 1/4" longer and it gives me the correct proportion between jig and trailer, I got sold on these the last 2 seasons as an alternative to a spinnerbait and i've not been disappointed, in fact I find myself reaching for these before a spinnerbait in tough lakes.

 

[JSC]

Thanx for info on trailer ... I have used a straight worm on some skirted swim jigs .....

 

[AtticaFish]

Hmmm.... that would make a true 'swim jig' with those trailers and is something i have not tried. If i am slow/steady swimming a jig/pig type bait it is usually with the biggest, fattest twist tail grub i can find.

 

[smalljaw]

Hmmm.... that would make a true 'swim jig' with those trailers and is something i have not tried. If i am slow/steady swimming a jig/pig type bait it is usually with the biggest, fattest twist tail grub i can find.

AtticaFish, that jig right there is the only single purpose jig I have, most get used like both silicone and hair, dragging and hopping and used for jishing soft plastics but not thise model. I could use a 1/2oz model with a heavier skirt to flip with but I just think it would be wrong because it just runs very true at any speed and with the sparse skirt it just works too well at swimming. I use a Snootie jig as a drop and swim jig, it sounds strange but I use a rage tail craw on the back and I'll swim it up next to a laydown or some other piece of cover and I'll just kill it and let it drop to the bottom and then I'll use short hops before I begin to swim it again, the reason I can do that with the Snootie is the line tie is above the nose of the bait so I'm not having the jig fall on the knot but this swim jig the line tie is out front and it will hit knot first possibly damaging the line. Other jigs have the line out fron like the poison tail jig but it has a long collar that puts weight on the hook shank so it kind of falls on a 45 degree angle keeping the knot off the bottom. Sorry for the ramble but yes, this is a true swim jig for that single purpose only.

 

[StumpHunter]

Beautiful paint work smalljaw.