Fur or Marabou?

salmonator_1228 · Post by **salmonator_1228** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:32 pm

Jigs have their place, and I honestly have had more success on jigs.... But that's probably cuz I fish jigs more than bait

jens · Post by **jens** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:50 am

fishenfreak wrote:dont get me wrong jigs are great. but i have NEVER in my entire life been standing next to a jig fisherman and been outfished by them while i was using eggs. NEVER! once during coho season a guy had a small jig and huge shrimp on the jig, he caught more than me, but thats practically just bait. ive never been outfished by a jig on steelhead in years, although they do work.

I can say the same exact thing using jigs. Each river presents a different challenge and every hole a certain method works better than others. But the majority of Steelhead I have caught have come by way of the Jig. Bobberdown!!
If I took you to some spots that I fish, I guarantee you will be putting on a jig.

But I have been pondering if I were only able to fish 1 method. 1 method to fish for Steel. Just 1. I would fish a Pink Worm.

Kockmandoo · Post by **Kockmandoo** » Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:44 pm

yeah jens, ive been meaning to ask you because you catch alot of fish on jigs. when do you choose to fish a jig versus bait? Im like ff in the sense that eggs and shrimp have always been the ticket. and when you do fish jigs, do you have better success with a bare jig or some scent or bait on it? my reason for using eggs especially is that once they get it in their mouth they don't want to let go, therefore I hardly ever miss a fish on bait, and its what they would eat naturally in a river.

Post by **RiverChromeGS** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:19 am

jens wrote: I can say the same exact thing using jigs. Each river presents a different challenge and every hole a certain method works better than others. But the majority of Steelhead I have caught have come by way of the Jig. Bobberdown!!
If I took you to some spots that I fish, I guarantee you will be putting on a jig.

But I have been pondering if I were only able to fish 1 method. 1 method to fish for Steel. Just 1. I would fish a Pink Worm.

veryy interesting. i wouldnt think that jigs would outfish natural smelly bait, but when your an expert at what you do, as in your jig fishing, its gonna be the ticket!

It would be interesting for me to fish side by side with you in your rivers using my technique and see what happens, and same for in my rivers like cascade. Probably each just slay the hell out of them

about the pink worm. I agree that it is the go-to lure in some cases, expecially in bait-ban rivers. have u noticed it catch a lot of smaller fish, or tend to focus on slabs?

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 5:12 pm

fishenfreak wrote:
jens wrote: I can say the same exact thing using jigs. Each river presents a different challenge and every hole a certain method works better than others. But the majority of Steelhead I have caught have come by way of the Jig. Bobberdown!!
If I took you to some spots that I fish, I guarantee you will be putting on a jig.

But I have been pondering if I were only able to fish 1 method. 1 method to fish for Steel. Just 1. I would fish a Pink Worm.

veryy interesting. i wouldnt think that jigs would outfish natural smelly bait, but when your an expert at what you do, as in your jig fishing, its gonna be the ticket!

It would be interesting for me to fish side by side with you in your rivers using my technique and see what happens, and same for in my rivers like cascade. Probably each just slay the hell out of them
about the pink worm. I agree that it is the go-to lure in some cases, expecially in bait-ban rivers. have u noticed it catch a lot of smaller fish, or tend to focus on slabs?

Expert?

LOL No one here is an expert

. The only angler on here that I would say has the most expert unique technique is slayerthat

. He fishes a 30 ft leader

and will hook more fish than you, than your buddy

. Than all of us combined

I am using a Pink Worm because I lost a trophy on one earlier this year. Keeps me from my 8 hours of sleep.

Post by **RiverChromeGS** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:43 pm

Losing huge steelies may be the worst thought in the world. 2 weeks later your having a good day and then u remember it. BOOM crappy day

Post by **RiverChromeGS** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:46 pm

oh and your right Jens, my rule is that my leader MUST be as many times as long as my pole as the size of fish i wanna catch. Going for a 20 pound steelhead? Gotta have a leader 20 times as long as my pole. And set the hook 20 times per cast. Only way to really get the trophies :/

All about consistancy. If your a little off your just not gonna get one. Plain and simple. LOLOLOL

Joking by the way if it wasnt obvious enough

Just read an article in the new STS magazine about a guy whos caught 9077 steelies. THATS a slayer.

OFFDAAHOOK · Post by **OFFDAAHOOK** » Sun Dec 25, 2011 4:03 pm

jens wrote:
fishenfreak wrote:
jens wrote: I can say the same exact thing using jigs. Each river presents a different challenge and every hole a certain method works better than others. But the majority of Steelhead I have caught have come by way of the Jig. Bobberdown!!
If I took you to some spots that I fish, I guarantee you will be putting on a jig.

But I have been pondering if I were only able to fish 1 method. 1 method to fish for Steel. Just 1. I would fish a Pink Worm.

veryy interesting. i wouldnt think that jigs would outfish natural smelly bait, but when your an expert at what you do, as in your jig fishing, its gonna be the ticket!

It would be interesting for me to fish side by side with you in your rivers using my technique and see what happens, and same for in my rivers like cascade. Probably each just slay the hell out of them
about the pink worm. I agree that it is the go-to lure in some cases, expecially in bait-ban rivers. have u noticed it catch a lot of smaller fish, or tend to focus on slabs?
Expert? LOL No one here is an expert . The only angler on here that I would say has the most expert unique technique is slayerthat . He fishes a 30 ft leader and will hook more fish than you, than your buddy . Than all of us combined

I am using a Pink Worm because I lost a trophy on one earlier this year. Keeps me from my 8 hours of sleep.

30 ft leader

how do you cast such a leader

let alone landing a fish

Post by **RiverChromeGS** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:19 pm

BOBBER DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Man kockmando and I fished all morning at cascade, went 1 for 4 in the first hole we fished at frist light with eggs. Moved upriver, fished a run with a lot of steelies rolling and swimming around, but they just wouldnt bite!! Something i never do is fish a jig... WELL my buddy puts a jig on, within 5 minutes BOOM HUGE 15lb hen steelhead. then, 5 minutes later BOOBER DOWN AGAIN 5 lb buck released him. 10 minutes later BOOM I get a takedown on a jig miss it. 5 minutes later my buddy misses one. 5 more minutes BOOM 12 lb hen my buddy keeps. I proceed to catch 6 coho and miss one more steelhead i can see flashing in a half hour, and we call it quits. Fished eggs for 2 hours in the same spot, and the second we switched to shrimp tipped jigs. BOBBER DOWNS OFF THE HOOK. gotta admit i never had faith in em, you know they got a spot in my tackle box now!!! go to steelhead picture forum for the picture of these huge steelhead caught on jigs today. should be posted tonight or tomorrow morning!

jens · Post by **jens** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:30 am

Let me pause briefly while I wipe my tears of happiness....

Way to go!! Way to fricken go! I know, I know, every method has it's place and with every method an angler just falls in love with a certain technique. There is something about watching your float dance on the surface.. and then it's gone...

Good for you guys, seriously, makes my day reading your story.

FishingThePacNW · Post by **FishingThePacNW** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:34 pm

I just got a fly/jig tying kit for christmas and i was wondering the same thing? I got some rabbit fur and marabou and tied a jig with both and it turned out ok for the first time tying. Heres a pic. comments?

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FishingThePacNW · Post by **FishingThePacNW** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:42 pm

Sry its big im still trying to figure out how to post pics!

Post by **RiverChromeGS** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 7:26 pm

jens wrote:Let me pause briefly while I wipe my tears of happiness....

Way to go!! Way to fricken go! I know, I know, every method has it's place and with every method an angler just falls in love with a certain technique. There is something about watching your float dance on the surface.. and then it's gone...

Good for you guys, seriously, makes my day reading your story.

Sweet!! yea its super nice to not be ticking bottom like we usually do. EVERY bobber down is a fish on, so exciting!!! water was too blown out today, caught a few on huge egg clumps. But when it drops back, its jig time baby!

chefjake99 · Post by **chefjake99** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 9:46 pm

I am also a bit new to tying my own jigs. I will say that I do like marabou better I am going to try and post a pic of a few that I have tied up recently and I would be interested in any feedback you all might have. Thanks gents.

BassDood · Post by **BassDood** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 10:07 pm

Very fishy looking jigs. Nice!

FishingThePacNW · Post by **FishingThePacNW** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:42 am

Those are nice looking jigs! Better then mine lol!! Anybody know any good places to get marabou and chenille? I tried dougs boats and they had only like 3 kinds of marabou and no chenille!

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:49 am

Nice jigs guys! Dang Chef those are some sweet looking Steelie killers fo sho!

Post by **RiverChromeGS** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:24 pm

OK this is getting ridiculous!!! Jens you'll appreciate this agian. Water SUPER high today. only fishable area was hatchery stream holes. fished early in the 2nd hole down, got one on eggs. Went up after no bites, saw LITERALLY 30 or more steelhead sitting at first fishable hole. threw eggs, shrimp for a hour. NO BITES. put a jig on........ BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM 4 for 6 in 45 minutes. no bait even on jig. Plain jig purple and pink beau mac in the smallest size ill post a picture. landed 12lb hen 8lb hen 6lb buck 5lb hen. broke one off onthe hookset. leader so short i watched every steelhead come up and eat, and broke one off cause i got too excited. lost another 2 feet from the bank. man i am seriously falling in love with jigs. Im using them hella from now on!!!

FishingThePacNW · Post by **FishingThePacNW** » Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:36 pm

Nice fish man!!

chefjake99 · Post by **chefjake99** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:39 pm

Went 1/2 on that Red Jig I tied it's the one in the upper left corner in the pic I posted above a couple of posts. Was my first steely to the shore on float and jig, first on a jig I tied, and first on a rod I bought specifically for float fishing. So I was pretty happy with that today. I went 2/5 total on the day.

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