Bowbreaker
Member
Yeah, all I do is jig. Don’t even own downriggers.
The evening jig fishery at Wilby seems to be quite the thing. There will be 20 boats out there racing around trying to stay on bait. But, in the morning, everyone is trolling… Why?
On balance, I find mornings can be more productive. Less certain re bait, but once you find it better fishing. When jig fishing in the fleet, I am often using a bow mounted electric motor to keep me in position. I get all kinds of glares from trollers and often have boats come so close they drag their down rigger cables under my boat. Interesting dynamic. Which I try and avoid if I can find bait elsewhere.
The evening jig fishery at Wilby seems to be quite the thing. There will be 20 boats out there racing around trying to stay on bait. But, in the morning, everyone is trolling… Why?
On balance, I find mornings can be more productive. Less certain re bait, but once you find it better fishing. When jig fishing in the fleet, I am often using a bow mounted electric motor to keep me in position. I get all kinds of glares from trollers and often have boats come so close they drag their down rigger cables under my boat. Interesting dynamic. Which I try and avoid if I can find bait elsewhere.