3 Swim Jig Techniques for Year-Round Bass

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As with any freestyle lure, there are no hard and fast rules; instead, there are generalized guidelines based on experience. Pay attention to all aspects of your cast and retrieve when you get a bite, and repeat what works. Bait nuance, such as your chosen swim jig trailer, weight, and color, can also impact success.

Evers’ top 3 favorite swim jig retrieves:

1. Fast and erratic. Evers always starts his day shaking the swim jig, which makes the skirt flair and the trailer react. Fishing fast and erratic allows him to cover the most water and trigger the most active bass into biting. The fast and erratic technique shines during the post-spawn when bass are fry-guarding but try it any time of the year.

2. Steady swimming. Like retrieving a swimbait or crankbait, a steady retrieve is always worth a try and tends to excel in cold water, during the prespawn, or when bass are hanging deeper.

3. Sink and pump. More like a traditional retrieve, Evers often lets the jig sink to the bottom, followed by a pump that flushes the bait forward and up and allows it to drop back to the bottom. Use when bass are not responding to conventional retrieve.

And finally, Evers explains what he looks for in a suitable jig and his go-to rod setup. Use a swim jig with a heavier hook and brush guard, which can withstand the stress of hard hook sets in cover using a no-stretch braid. Additionally, pay attention to the line lie. Vertical line ties work best by helping “keel” the bait on the retrieve and are more streamlined when coming through cover.

Perhaps most important here is choosing a high-speed reel in the 8.3:1 range for rapid line pickup to get solid hooklets when using an erratic retrieve. Evers uses a quality 50-pound braid when fishing swig jigs and reduces his rod to a medium-heavy power to account for the no-stretch braid. If you like this content, be sure to check out Edwin Evers Fishing.

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[NineteenEighty]

Edwin is a great teacher. He actually gets into detail and shows examples instead of yapping about colors and dumb sh*t like that.

[phillamoore]

I love Edwin. His enthusiasm is infectious, and he's incredibly genuine...even if he is fishing a private lake with zero fishing pressure. 🤣

[ABJDfishing]

I love the enthusiasm in your voice when your catching em!

[IsaacBadza]

Thank yu for showing us and catching at the sametime.Yo teaching is real.

[rodcashman]

Great break down Edwin. Thank you for sharing 📹 👍

[carlchristenson]

Great video. What a great day! Thank you for the tips. Really helpful.

[shawneldridge]

Great info and great tips as well,
Most definitely they will come in good use.
I am slowly getting into bass fishing. I grew up fishing for trout more than anything but want something different for a change and so I decided to go with bass fishing. Need all the tips and help I can get. I don't have a lake but I do have a nice canal to do fishing in.

[vernervanschalkwyk]

Thanks for a great video. I have battled with my swim jigs to the point that i don't fish them at all. Now i have new trust in them. Here in South Africa the bass is busy spawining so i am going to try your techniques for sure. Shake and set the hook...!! Awesome video.

[earniederboven]

Edwin ive used this bait alot and have been catching alot of fish....thanks for the info....

[kevinbeaudean]

Thanks Edwin. I thought you were going to talk about swim jigs in winter, (40s) water temp. . That's alright I like anything swim jig.
Can you do a video on swim jig trailers.

[BANFISHINGOKIE]

Edwin Evers I just got my swim jig set up back lost my other one when I lost all my rods last year can't wait to catch some fish with it again and this time I will get to try it in cold weather let see how long it takes me to catch one on the swim jig 😆 thanks to you and wired2fish for the great video

[patrickmcgee]

Why does Berkeley not have a white chigger craw? 🤔

[Hawg-Snatcher]

You said you like to throw it on braid. But in this video you are using floro? Also will this work in low 40 degree water?

[chriscurtis]

I like using swim girl catching bass with them

[shake-n-bakebassin]

Whats the coldest water you will throw a swim jig?

[mikejohnston]

Love Edwin but he uses a brand I bave a huge problem with as a Canadian and fishes a series that I don't think anyone watches.

[JustinCaudill]

So the guy in the video, is he any good?! Has he had any tournament success or anything?! There are so many people who put out videos but have never won a dime fishing!! That's why I'm asking about this cat?! He ever won any $$ worth mentioning?! 🤔🤭😉