Fishing jigs consist of a fishing hook with a brightly painted metal head, usually made of lead, attached to the shank of the hook just below the eyelet. Fishermen often attach feathers, yarn, hairs or tinsel behind the head and surrounding the shank and curve of the hook. Some anglers also attach soft plastic grubs with twisty tails to the hooks of jigs as an added attraction to fish. Jigs are usually retrieved along the bottom in shallower regions or worked in a vertical up-and-down motion in deep water.
Step 1
Cut a 2-foot length of line from your main fishing line and set it aside.
Step 2
Tie a three-way swivel to the end of your main fishing line, using an improved clinch knot. Thread the line through one of the eyelets in the swivel and through the eyelet again to form a loop around the eyelet.
Step 3
Wrap the end of the line six or seven times around the main portion of the line above the eyelet. Thread the end of the line through the loop on the eyelet, then back through the line next to the wraps.
Step 4
Lubricate the knot with spit and pull the knot tight. Clip off the extra line with scissors or nail clippers. Use the improved clinch knot for all subsequent knots in this rig.
Step 5
Attach a 2-foot length of the lighter leader line to one of the eyelets of the three-way swivel. Tie a jig to the end of the leader.
Step 6
Attach another 2-foot length of leader line to the remaining eyelet on the lower three-way swivel. Tie the bottom sinker to the end of that leader to complete the jig rig.
Tips and Warnings
- Anglers frequently tie more than one jig to their fishing line to improve the chances of the strike. To add another jig to this rig, tie another line, section, three-way swivel, leader and jig between the first swivel and the weight line.
Things You'll Need
- Fishing rod, reel and line
- Leader line that is lighter than the main fishing line
- Three-way swivel
- Jig
- Bottom sinker
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