soft plastic jig heads - quick Qn

[bennoz]

Hi All

i just purchased a 80mm wriggler with a size #1, 1/8 jig heads for flicking around the harbor shore - aiming for flatties/ bream.

tried on Sunday with no success - im wondering if the 1/8 head weight is too heavy?

Having never used SP before, Ive been reading up and the general consensus is Go Light ie: 1/16, 1/24. Will it make enough difference that i should re-buy?

Also -2nd Qn - how do you cast such a light weight ???

[joshot15]

Hey mate,

For flatties i don't think it really matters.. you want the plastic to be incontact with the bottom.. Bream i would definitely go lighter... as light as you can actually. I've fished as heavy as 1/4 in shallow water for flatties and still got a few. I just did a slow roll across the bottom almost dragging the plastic along the bottom. Actually i got one on the weekend by doing that very thing.

Good luck

Josh

[Richie]

1/8oz is an ok size for flatties. The impact of the head on the bottom makes a little puff of silt/mud/sand that flatties come to investigate.

Small 10cm-20cm lifts of the rod-tip every few seconds.

Going light is a bream game where a gentle entrance and the journey to the bottom is more important.

Cheers,

Rich.

[bennoz]

cheers

thx fellas - will keep it in mind

[gummybusta]

horses for courses champ

in some cases the super light to even unweighted placcies are the go for bream yet other time a 1/8th jig is just the right one for them

but this is more in the faster moveing water or deep water sections where the lighter jigs just wouldn't get down to wher the fish are

i have caught plenty of bream on a 1/8th jig head and the 1/8th is my go to jig for the flathead