Friday Flashback with Cooch: JIg Theory

Post by **WB Staff** » Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:22 am

Long time ago, when I first began tournament bass fishing, I used to be a crankster. I tossed a blade every now and then with some wormin tossed in as well. I then joined my first club in 1982. I joined with the intention of using the club as a school, such as college, to teach me the finer arts of bass fishing. I figured that after 4 years I would be able to tell if I had the talents to compete on the next level. First two years I did OK, caught some fish, an occasional big fish and managed to end up in the top 15. My 3rd year was much better, I was really beginning to figure out how to catch bass with a crank bait. I ended up finishing second in the point's race. I’d never win a tournament, but was always in the top 10 and caught a limit. But I began to really notice a trend. All the guys who would beat me, at these tournaments, were fishing jigs. I wasn't very good at it so I stuck with the crank bait.

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tunaman · Post by **tunaman** » Sat Apr 06, 2024 8:03 am

Miss you buddy… rest in peace. Har!

WRB · Post by **WRB** » Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:29 am

The crawdad wave...thanks Cooch!

Lisafranks · Post by **Lisafranks** » Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:43 am

WB Staff wrote: ↑Sat Apr 06, 2024 4:22 am cooch jig fishing largemouth bass.png

Long time ago, when I first began tournament bass fishing, I used to be a crankster. I tossed a blade every now and then with some wormin tossed in as well. I then joined my first club in 1982. I joined with the intention of using the club as a school, such as college, to teach me the finer arts of bass fishing. I figured that after 4 years I would be able to tell if I had the talents to compete on the next level. First two years I did OK, caught some fish, an occasional big fish and managed to end up in the top 15. My 3rd year was much better, I was really beginning to figure out how to catch bass with a crank bait. I ended up finishing second in the point's race. I’d never win a tournament, but was always in the top 10 and caught a limit. But I began to really notice a trend. All the guys who would beat me, at these tournaments, were fishing jigs. I wasn't very good at it so I stuck with the crank bait. I remember I even wanted to start my blog. I was not very computer savvy and started looking for help.

Wow, this is really a great story, quite interesting to read about it.

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