How to Jig Fish for Bass in Shallow Rocks

As the summer months wrap up, fish of all species begin to migrate back to shallow water to get away from offshore fishing pressure, as well as follow bait returning to skinnier water. Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Carl Jocumsen breaks down how he locates and fishes these high percentage, hard-structured shallow areas with a jig.

TACKLE USED (retail links)

ELECTRONICS SETUP

When it comes to late summer fishing, finding structure is key. Jocumsen argues that these fish moving shallow this time of year need some sort of hard bottom to sit on, and why utilizing your electronics at hand is so important. On this particular day, Jocumsen found fish stacked on a line of rocks in 7 to 10 feet of water. Using Humminbird MEGA 360 maneuver around rocky transition and MEGA Live TargetLock to pick out individual boulders and fish, Jocumsen is able to quickly able to land on fish.

A jig is and always will be one of Jocumsen’s go-to baits, especially for this specific application. Aside from being a proven big fish catcher, a jig is the perfect bait to slow down with when dealing with finicky bass this time of year. The GT Football Jig by Molix allows Jocumsen to dissect gnarly areas of rock, wood, or anything else he may come across without getting hung up constantly.

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[charlesnorton]

What an thorough and well presented view of the total technique Carl. Thank you, we still fear your heart😁

[MitchRapp]

Simply amazing! And I’ve said it before in comments… But the way you appreciate and respect the technology and equipment you own is second to none. The way you respect the sport and your family is also second to none. Good luck in 2023 Carl, you will be hoisting the blue soon I’m sure of it. Maybe you can even hoist the classic title trophy

[sportsdohar]

this is a really nice video. i love fishing

[MitchRapp]

Oh by the way, before I forget, all of the 360 and live haters out there, they wouldn’t be hating if that was all on the front of their boats. Personally, I own one 10 inch Garmin and as soon as my budget suits the moment, I will be buying a live scope unit for it. Who doesn’t want to unlock more secrets of the deep? All the complaining out there Seems ridiculous to me. I still get to see people hoist fish out of the water which if I’m not mistaken, we still need to get them to eat our bait in their conditions, on their terms

[ralo]

Good stuff Carl! 👀 🎣 👊🏼💯🇦🇺
Thanks for the tips my friend!

[joshuabean]

And we used to get on to the kids for sitting around staring at a screen...

[albertgallardo]

All them screens killed the vid lol dude wasnt even fishin just lookin down at the screens the whole time.

[christopherknebel]

Jesus . This is where we are now ? The bow looks like Dr. Evil’s command center.

[larrybrown]

Wired2Fish..we obviously do not want to see the "stare at the screen the whole time" content. It's crap.

[dangerfield]

Dislike and abandon video is the #1 way to affect the YT algorithm. W2F won't post these type of videos if that behavior becomes a trend.

[Twangtown]

I wonder if these guys could even remember how to catch fish anymore if you took away their forward-facing sonar.

[ship]

Rather go watch Hackney or Feider flip and pitch or you know look at the water and cover and fish it like a fisherman.

[slimbidious]

Look at me catching fish with 20 grand of electronics on my boat. How are young kids supposed to look for informational videos to learn to fish when all they see is guys staring at their electronics? At 12 my budget basically got me a cheap zebco and some spinners.

[lakeratatouille]

Throw the damn fish back in the water before you start giving a FFS seminar. Locals don’t like that 👌

[dwd]

Click Bait.
You meant, "How To Stare at Live Scope and throw a jig at what you see". This is Hunting, not Fishing.