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BUYER’S GUIDE 2011 KAYAKS FALL FOOTBALL JIG FRENZY
ootball jigs tout a captivating action along with anti-snag traits, making them the ide-
al “trickeration” for fooling fall’s foraging bass. Don’t fumble around with other jigs; throw footballs and score some serious fish.
THE MVP The football jig shimmies when it sinks. Not surprisingly, strikes regularly occur on the drop. Once it hits the bottom the jig sits hook- up, mimicking the defensive stance of a cray- fish. Prowling bass can’t help themselves. The jig’s noggin is also snag resistant, so a
pitch to rocks isn’t out of bounds. Drag it right over the stones. Touch down—with just a bit of practice, savvy anglers can determine the bot- tom type via the vibrations the jig sends up the line and into the rod blank. Locate transitions where trophy fish stack, such as isolated rock piles on a sand flat.
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If the jigs that come ready to fish with pre-tied silicone skirts aren’t big enough for your gridiron battle, add a craw or chunk trailer to boost action and bulk up the profile. Or match bare football heads with four- to six-inch naturally colored creature baits or skirted double grub bodies— bass candy. The appendages sway tauntingly on the drop and when danced along bottom.
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COMPLETING PASSES Use short casts to work irregular weed edges and cuts in the vegetation. Let the jig drop on a slack line for maximum action. Watch the string for the telltale tick of a hit. Blitz the inside weed lines. These hotspots are often bypassed by boaters but are easily ac- cessible via kayak. A football jig also excels at working structure contours where big largemouth and smallies lurk. Cast it on a point, ledge or bar, and then crawl it down the structure’s slope.
GROUND IT OUT Add a new wrinkle to the ground game. Shake and twitch the rod while slowly drag- ging a football jig along the bottom using a controlled drift. It’s especially potent when smallmouth are roaming deep sand and grav- el flats. A drift-sock is a must-have in breezy conditions.
READY, SET! A quality hook set is important when using a bulky plastic or when long-line drifting. Keep the rod at 10 o’clock and use a long sweep along the length of the kayak. No-stretch superline is helpful, but consider a fluorocarbon leader in clear water conditions.
TIM ALLARD’S a cold-blooded bass fanatic. When winter arrives the author of Ice Fishing—The Ultimate Guide swaps the kayak for an ice shelter.
SHARK!
“I’M NOT A SHARK. I’M A FLORIDA KEYS PERMIT.” PHOTO BY DAVID MCLEAF
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