Striper Jigging

[stevefp305]

While I'm not targeting tuna, I figured a few might have insight for a newbie. I'de like to try jigging for stipers in the spring. I have two penn 113s spooled with wire line. First, should I keep the wire or switch over to mono/braid? Also, what jigs would you suggest I start off with. I'll be fishing the Monomoy Shoals in Cape Cod. Thanks.

Steve

[Seaker]

Traditional method will have you pullin wire line with a lead head jig and peice of pork rhind (jig & Pig).

We have enjoyed good luck with CNK's Brite Eyes jigs which you can find here on this site.

The wire setups will get you down depending where on the shoals yougo but I would not be quick to give up the wire setups

Good luck and
Welcome Aboard

[sjogren]

I fish pig and jig quite a lot in the spring. I fish the deeper spots only 'cause they are close to home.
300 ft stainless wire w/dacron backing 6-8' mono leader 60-80 lb w/barrel
swivel 10"-12" before 4oz parachute jig white/chartruse. White jig takes a 6"
red pork strip chartruse takes yellow. Dacron backing 'cause no strech and
ya HAVE TO fish on the backing.
Some guys break the wire into 100' sections or in less than 30' water use only 100' of wire and use bigger jigs to get down.
The jig should bump the bottom but not drag. Keep as close to the bottom
as possible.
My steering station is set up so I can jig and steer, I adjust the speed and feel the jig. I jig mostly one arm holding rod horizontal to the water. Short ' puffs' on the jig ,NEVER jig past the 9 o'clock position. You need to set the hook sometimes and if ya jig past 9 no room for hook set.
Since I run the boat I can give it throttle to keep line tight, not so for the guy on the port side.
This is how I do it your results may vary

[Parapapam]

As mentioned above, I go with 2 "shots" of 125 feet of wire spaced with 10 feet of dacron. I jig on the dacron as constant jigging on the wire will break it...

I use mostly white bucktails and red pork rind. I snap it about 18 inches and try to maintain contact on the drop.... Usually I am using 4 oz bucktail jig.... not that there is any magic size. It is just that I personally have the best depth control with 4 oz jigs.... just because I use them the most (self fulfilling prophecy).

Colors maybe important on some days. But it seems to me that white is pretty universal.

This seems to work pretty well until early or mid July, then I switch to Tube and Worm.

Mike

[sjogren]

parapapam Yep you got it right about the change to tubes.
The jigs look like squid to the fish.After the squid run the jigs don't work for me hence the change