Smallmouth Bass Fishing with Hair Jigs - Scott Bonnema
Pete Gluszek
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35m
When the bite gets tough, a lot of people lean on various finesse techniques to help put fish in the boat. One technique that often gets overlooked is fishing a hair jig. In today’s on-the-water seminar, Pete Gluszek and Scott Bonnema track down smallmouth on Lake Michigan by swimming those hand-tied baits back to the boat. Bonnema shares his insight on the right presentation, gear, and time of year to target bass with hair just.
3:50 Versatility of Hair Jigs
5:50 Why use hair jigs for smallmouth?
7:55 Weight Selection
8:20 Jig Head Design
8:45 Color Options
9:15 Trailers
12:15 Picking the right gear
14:35 Technique and hookset
17:00 Identifying key areas
23:20 How to retrieve a hair jig
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