24 5. Jigs Lesson Five Jigs: Weighing your Options 1. The most common jig weights include weights between _____________________ and one ounce. 2. A light jig helps you achieve a _____________________ of your bait or allow the bait to _____________________ with the current to trigger close or sluggish fish to bite. 3. A heavy jig to _____________________ through heavy weed cover, _____________________ bottom when fishing in strong current or trigger a _____________________ bite. 4. ____________________ is a denser material than lead, and therefore creates _____________________ jig heads for comparable weights. The metal transfers _____________________ better than lead, up your line and to your rod. 5. When you use live bait and want to create a natural presentation, you should look for a jig hook with a _____________________, to keep the weight and the hooked bait close to each other. 6. Presenting a bait vertically, an eye that is positioned _____________________ degrees from the shank will be the best choice, as it will hold the hook in a _____________________ position. 7. Swimming the bait through the water column and through cover, you’ll want to look for a jig with an eye that is positioned at _____________________ degrees from the shank. 8. The round-headed jig is completely _____________________ allowing the jig to swim and fall true with minimal effort or water influence.
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5. Jigs
Lesson FiveJigs: Weighing your Options
1. The most common jig weights include weights between _____________________ and one ounce.
2. A light jig helps you achieve a _____________________ of your bait or allow the bait to
_____________________ with the current to trigger close or sluggish fish to bite.
3. A heavy jig to _____________________ through heavy weed cover, _____________________ bottom
when fishing in strong current or trigger a _____________________ bite.
4. ____________________ is a denser material than lead, and therefore creates _____________________
jig heads for comparable weights. The metal transfers _____________________ better than lead, up
your line and to your rod.
5. When you use live bait and want to create a natural presentation, you
should look for a jig hook with a _____________________, to keep the
weight and the hooked bait close to each other.
6. Presenting a bait vertically, an eye that is positioned _____________________ degrees from the
shank will be the best choice, as it will hold the hook in a _____________________ position.
7. Swimming the bait through the water column and through cover, you’ll want to look for a jig with an
eye that is positioned at _____________________ degrees from the shank.
8. The round-headed jig is completely _____________________ allowing the jig
to swim and fall true with minimal effort or water influence.
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9. Mushroom head jigs have a flat back and barbed collar that holds soft
plastics well and creates a _____________________ between your jig and the bait.
10. Darter jigs, or bullet jigs, are designed with a cone-shaped head that
gives them a very _____________________ profile, making them a great
option for fishing in _____________________, retrieving a jig through
_____________________ or when dragging smaller _____________________ baits slowly below the
boat.
11. Football jigs design prevents the jig from _____________________
or _____________________ to either side when resting on the bottom,
keeps the hook _____________________________ in vertical presentations
and makes it relatively _____________________ to snags.
12. The design of the football jig has a tendency to _____________________ the bottom making them a
good choice when using baits that mimic _____________________.
13. The shaky-head jig is a good choice if you are looking for a
_____________________ presentation jig.
14. Shaky-head jigs are designed to position the _____________________ of your bait to float upwards.
15. Slider jigs fall very _____________________, making them a great jig for
_____________________ presentations.
16. Swim jigs are designed to be fairly flat, which allows them to swim from
_____________________ as they fall and are retrieved through the water.
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17. Stand-up jigs are designed so that when the jig is resting on the bottom, the
hook stands at a _____________________ degree angle.
18. Banana jigs are somewhat _____________________ and the weight-forward
design causes the bait to _____________________ when resting.
19. Airplane jigs are designed to be fished _____________________ and can be
worked by using big jigging movements that gives the bait a
_____________________ motion as it ascends and descends in the water.
20. Using a trailer on a bass jig can add ____________________ and
____________________ the bait’s fall.
21. The swim bait jig usually has a swept-back jig head, so that the head looks
like a __________________ part of the body.
22. Some swim bait jigs are incorporated right into the _____________________ of the plastic bait.
23. Rattles added to your jig can add subtle or extreme enhancements to the
_____________________ and _____________________ of your bait.
24. A small blade is added to jigs to give the bait some _____________________ in the water and add
some _____________________.
25. Stinger hooks or trailer hooks can help hook fish when they are
____________________ on your bait.
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6. Blades and Spoons
Lesson SixBlades and Spoons: Taking a Turn
1. Label the following blades and choose the right statement:
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
2. Anglers can use size choices to affect the amount of __________________ and __________________
transmitted.
3. The benefit of smooth blades is that they produce a lot of __________________.
4. Textured surfaces, like hammered, scaled, or rippled surfaces, produce many _____________________
instead of one large flash.
5. Where the water clarity is low, many anglers will prefer __________________________.
6. Many anglers will tie their own spinner rigs when there is a need to take advantage of
__________________ or add __________________ to the rig.
similar shape to a willow leaf blade, but is shorter, wider, and rounder
have a hook-like shape that sweeps to a point on one side
have a streamlined design that makes them great when burning them to the boat
creates lots of vibration
movement and vibration produced falls between Indiana and Colorado blades
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7. Glass beads on a spinner rig will add a little ________________________ to the rig and
can produce ________________________ that are not available with standard plastic beads.
8. ____________________ and ____________________ are relatively snag-resistant, which makes them a
good option for when you want to fish your spinner rig near or just off the bottom.
9. The actual amount of weight you need to add to your spinner rigs will be determined by factors like
__________________, __________________ and __________________ at which you are fishing.
10. Spinnerbaits with short arms create a _______________________, which is useful when trying to
minimize the size-appearance of your bait.
11. Skirting adds bulk, __________________________ and __________________ to the lure.
12. Thinner wire spinner baits are believed to allow more __________________ in the bait.
13. Heavier wire spinnerbaits should be used when fishing for __________________ or fishing in the
__________________.
14. Spinner bait arms with an “R” shape are __________________ and can be more easily bent back into
the correct shape.
15. Titanium spinner baits are __________________ than stainless steel and therefore may not allow as
much __________________.
16. Spinner baits are commonly used as a _______________________, as you can cover a lot of water in a
short amount of time.
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17. A great tip when burning spinner baits is to remove the center rubber core from a rubber core
sinker and then crimp the sinker onto the __________________ of the spinner blade.
18. Many anglers will fish a spinnerbait by slow-rolling, they let it ______________________________ and
allow it to __________________ into any and every obstacle along its path.
19. Buzz baits are highly effective when fished in __________________ conditions,
such as in ____________________________, ____________________________ and
at __________________.
20. On a buzz bait, __________________ blades lift easily toward the surface compared to
__________________ blades.
a. smaller / larger
b. larger / smaller
c. white / green
21. When fishing an inline spinner what type of terminal tackle is important to prevent line twists?
Snapswivel
Bottom bouncer
Snap
Rubber core sinker
22. The most common spoon designs for freshwater species include __________________ spoons,
__________________ spoons, __________________ spoons and __________________ spoons.
23. The action of a __________________ spoon creates broader sweeps than a casting spoon.
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24. Casting spoons and trolling spoons should also be used with __________________ or
__________________ to minimize the line twist that can result from the action of these baits.
25. __________________ spoons are geared toward a vertical presentation.
26. Becasue you will often get the strike when the bait is falling, watch your __________________ and
follow the ________________________ with your rod tip.
6. Blades and Spoons
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7. Terminal Tackle
Lesson SevenTerminal Tackle: Float or Sink
1. The basic function of a bobber is to give you the ability to present your bait at a
_____________________, in a vertical presentation and give you the ability to see when a fish
_____________________ the bait.
2. Fixed bobbers need to attach relatively close to the lure for _____________________ and
_____________________.
3. The slip bobber design allows the line to freely slip through the bobber, until the
_____________________ on the line is reached.
4. You need to choose a bobber that will be buoyant enough to _____________________ the weight of
your lure, but not too buoyant, so that it will not _________________________________ in the water.
5. The best rod and reel for fishing a bobber is _________________________________________________