Jig countdown

[mikeo924]

Well my fishing partner (my Dad) recently got a new boat, a 32' Fountain. Before our offshore fishing was limited to snapper, ling, aj's etc. But now we have the fuel capicity and speed to reach farther out. Its all been a big learning process. Its a whole new world fishing for tuna. But we still have alot to learn. One of our new favorite things to do is jigging black fins at night. We do good but theres alot of room to get better and hone this skill. Rod and reel set up we are changing, thanks to the post here. The wealth of info here is second to none I've seen. But my question is .....what are ya'll top 5 favorite jigs brand, color, size, shape, flavor. Thanks guys and I cant wait to hear and trythese jigs.

[Snagged]

if you just after blackfin it's hard to beat a plain diamond jig from four to twelve ounces.
OTI jigs work well, weight depend on current, style and color depends on the fish. Buy a couple of each.

[A.whitman]

check out verticaljigging.com vast info on jigs.

my top five are.
hooker 1
fisherman long ijg
shimano butterfly long
shimano butteryly regular
smith side winder

any and all sizes. usually smaller for tuna(120-200grm)

pink is the most productive color for me.

just my 2 cents

[ksong]

You can throw anything to catch blackfin.
I literally stop jigging on the Gulf of Mexico jigging/popping trip because of blackfin.

[DeepBlueGulf]

Jigging for Blackfins is just practice for AJ and Grouper jigging! Blackfin seem to bite any jig you throw, but try jigging over wrecks for AJs, that's awesome fishing. Jigging for Yellowfin is a big challenge!

Tom - DBG

[Muddskipper]

Originally Posted by ksong

You can throw anything to catch blackfin.

I wish that were the case this past week.

The Blackies only wanted long silver jigs.....they would not touch a short pink or orange jig.

Also only one blowup on top, for an hour and a half of popping

[fathom]

When bft are scarce they can be very selective of jig.
I too have experienced the ( only long silver jig)
or preference for lumo jigs. at these times I believe they are keying on a particular bait. (color or shape)

when they are thick they will hit anything. (sillouete or motion) as in jigs that are dull metal with no reflection or color

[mikeo924]

thanks guys for the info. with all that was said what are good jigs for yft!!!

[mcgolfer]

Originally Posted by mikeo924

thanks guys for the info. with all that was said what are good jigs for yft!!!

the ones that you can get past the blackfins. once you get past them then working a jig with a little slower movement seems to work for me. jigs in the 200 to 450 gram size seem to work well. sometimes there are no blackfins in the area and then it is fairly easy to catch the yellowfins on jigs. the blackfins are smaller and faster and tend to beat the yellowfins to the bait....rick

[etan]

Before the new style of jigs became popular the Tady 4/0 in blue&white or glow was the iron of choice for yft. Now Roy's in Corpus has quit carrying them.