Football Jig
SpecializedIntermediateFreshwater
A jig with a football-shaped head designed to roll and deflect off rock and gravel instead of wedging in it, dragged slowly across the bottom with a skirt and trailer. The go-to choice for deep smallmouth and bass holding on rocky structure.
Profile
- Depth: 9/10
- Speed: 2/10
- Murky Water: 5/10
- Snag Resist.: 3/10
- Castability: 6/10
- Noise: 2/10
Conditions
RetrieveStill / Drift
DepthBottom
WaterAny
CoverOpen Water
Works well for
Recommended Knots
Technique tips
- Drag it slowly along the bottom rather than hopping it — the football head is built to roll over rock, not bounce.
- Target rocky points and gravel humps — that's exactly the structure this head shape was designed to work through.
- Match the trailer to the forage — a craw trailer for smallmouth on rock, a bulkier creature trailer for largemouth.
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