the birds you see locally are cormorants. there are loons in the quabbin and other places too.
yes that's the one. i always ask shawneramone aka mr awesome if what i'm seeing's a loon and he always says it's a cormorant. but maybe that's because he's using split shot weights? jk
my buddy already had his lure flying through the air on the charles when a duck flew right into it out of nowhere. that was a disaster but it was fine in the end.
anyways, back to jigs. don't forget to make modifications. like trimming the weed guard or skirt to change the performance or profile. i'll also sometimes trim the back of the plastic trailer to shorten it.
anyways, back to jigs. don't forget to make modifications. like trimming the weed guard or skirt to change the performance or profile. i'll also sometimes trim the back of the plastic trailer to shorten it.
what do you look for when you're throwing a jig? Most of the time when I use one I pull in more pond scum than fish
Downed trees, overhaning bush and trees, lilly pads, docks, submerged and emerged rocks, bridge pilings, boat moorings, moored boats especially pontoons.
if your pulling up pond scum then its not the right application/technique to use. instead of dragging, hop it across the bottom, you pick up less scum. otherwise use another technique. a lot of the small ponds i fish you dont find much hard bottom to drag a jig so its usually just used for the cover rich mentioned above.