jiging stripers/blues

[bobp14]

I have just moved from ohio to mass. and have heard a lot about jiging for stipers and blues. how fast do you have your boat going, what are you using,and how far back are you fishing your lure? any help would be great.
thanks,bob

[TonyO]

Most guys jigging from boats are using wire line and parachute jigs. Speed and distance are factored by current and depth. As a rule for every 10 ft of wire in water your jig will be down 1ft. Example; to get to bottom in 30 ft of water you should have 300 ft of wire out. It helps to have your wire marked every 100ft so you know just how much is out. A tube-n-worm rig is also deadly around here.

[Flying Scotsman]

I find leadcore easier to deal with and it supposedly gets you down there too. Any input on pros and cons would be appreciated.
Thanks,
TFS

[Bob Parsons]

tube and worm or umbrella rigs are trolling not jigging.

Two ways of jigging, drift over fish and drop something like a 4oz crippled herring or diamond jig and bounce it at the desired depth.

Then there is the wire line jigging where you take a heavy bucktail jig and bounce it off the bottom or at the desired depth. You need to go slow enough to get your rig to the bottom. So we are talking about speeds 3 or less mph. You can vary the weight of the jig to help get into deeper water. See above for general rules regarding depth and wire. This is not a disirable method for lead core. You vary the color of the jig depending on the bait you think the fish are feeding on. White for sand eels, Red or green for crabs.

[Flying Scotsman]

[QUOTE=Bob Parsons] This is not a disirable method for lead core.
I'm :confused: why not?

Thanks,
TFS

[Bassbuster]

Hey Flying, check your PM. Leadcore is easier to use if your not in deep fast water areas. Wire + work = --127-3- , when done right. As Bob mentioned color is key depending where you are.