About 7 years ago I somehow ended up with a few packs of Fin-Tech Title Shot jigs in my mountain of tackle. That Fall I slid a creature bait on one of them and from that day forward I was “hooked”.
No I didn’t stick myself with one of those Mustad hooks but the simplicity of rigging, variety of sizes and colors and a quality hook sold me.
The retainer/guard holds any bait in place, then texas rig your plastic for a great weedless presentation. I prefer to use creature style baits or craws in almost every situation.
Birdee’s first Nickel on a 1/16ths oz with a creature bait.
My favorite in the lineup is that 1/16ths oz with a 5/0 hook. While 95% of anglers are crashing their baits to bottom I prefer and believe I get some bites other don’t by having that slow fall.
The Football jig is also a favorite. Dragging a craw across the bottom is deadly for both Largemouth and Smallmouth.
In the late Fall when the water hits 50 degrees or less it’s time to slow down and get a bait out there with a large profile. I like to deadstick or slow retrieve a 4 inch tube jig over flats in 10-12 feet of water.
A new presentation I came across last Fall was using a Jackall Cover Craw rigged backwards. This may be the only bait I ever rig on a Title Shot again. Wow. While I haven’t had a ton of time experimenting with it yet, what I have seen is impressive.
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