Jika Rig




Whitt Smith, Lake Fork Fishing guide (972-743-2046) passes along the following tip on how he and his clients are catching bass...

"The Jika Rig (pronounced- “Zee-ka”), originating from Japan, comes through heavy timber & brush piles here on Lake Fork, extremely well. Additionally, it gives any attached soft plastic bait great freedom of movement. We have caught some Giant bass from Lake Fork timber on this Rig using big worms, including the one in my profile photo. Craws are another great bait to use on this Rig. This Rig is snag resistant in big rock, too. Here is all you need to do. Attach a split ring to a Heavy wire EWG Hook, attach a split ring to a bass casting weight or a slimmer barrel style weight. Then join the split rings together. Tie your Fluorocarbon line to the split ring attached directly to the hook, thread on your soft plastic bait and get after ‘em. I like to assemble several ahead of time and place in a small box. I hope this helps you catch some Hawgs."

The bass' favorite worm rigging and color is ... V&M J-Mag 10” Worm in Plum Apple or Red Bug on 20# Fluorocarbon in timber, 

 




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Mar. 26)

GOOD. Water Stained; 62 degrees; 0.32 feet below pool. Water temperature is 58-66 degrees. Bass are pulling up shallow. There is a good late evening bite with Texas rigs, chatterbaits, flukes, wacky rig senkos in 1-3 feet. Report by Marc Mitchell, Lake Fork Guide Service. Smaller male black bass are moving to the shallows on warm windy banks. Fish the banks with the most sunlight. Bait fish and worm patterns are a good choice. Look for females close-by ready to move to nests. Slow presentations work best. The crappie should be moving shallowly in 60-65-degree water. Wooly buggers can be a good choice. Report by Guide Alex Guthrie, Fly Fish Fork Guide Service. Lake Fork crappie fishing has been steady with numbers of big fish possible when the winds allow. Good numbers of crappie on timber in 6-20 feet close to spawning areas. Cold fronts lately have been pushing the fish back out deeper and we may only see one or two days of shallow fish in between fronts. If you find a spawning area with 62-64 degree surface temperatures you may be able to find fish in 2-4 feet. Some fish are holding on bridges, but the bite can change not only by the day but by the hour this time of year. Wind directions and wind speeds are dictating a lot of the crappie’s location and demeanor. The bite is good most days if you can get a bait right on a fish. Minnows, hand tied jigs and soft plastics will all produce this time of year. Report by Jacky Wiggins, Jacky Wiggins Guide Service.

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