what to do?

[halverio]

Hi I have been trying to jig in Puerto Rico, but seems that I have not been doing the correct thing. I have tried drifting the boat at 70-120 feet, tying the boat to a bouy, throwing shum, but nothing seem to work. The lure I have tried whight, blue, pink, etc. Please some one tell me the trick. I think is more luck than anything. Thanks.

[markc]

if the current isnt too strong drift and drop on ledges or wrecks. if you see bait balls or whatever on your sounder drop on them too. working the jig correctly will also improve your odds.

[markc]

also, take the time to read gmans intro to jigging at the top of the threads here. lots of good info to help you get started.

[paul708]

are you marking fish?
what are you fishing for?

[sami g]

Hi I have been trying to jig in Puerto Rico, but seems that I have not been doing the correct thing. I have tried drifting the boat at 70-120 feet, tying the boat to a bouy, throwing shum, but nothing seem to work. The lure I have tried whight, blue, pink, etc. Please some one tell me the trick. I think is more luck than anything. Thanks.

it takes times knowledge and a lot of effort to find the right spot that hold fish on a certain time and tide as well water temperature, luck play a fact on fishing but you can't really account scoring fish on luck by it self, if you are new to this kind of fishing you need to spend some quality time looking at the map and marking the drop off as well the bottom structure,once you do that then you start scouting around the area,some times you mark them but they are not on a feeding mood so you try jigging on a different time and tide and there is always a season, during that period they will be more aggressive to take the jig.

[Van Wildonher]

You can also watch some videos of other people jigging, it will help with your technique. Some people might frown in it, but imo don't be afraid to put a small piece of bait on your assist hook. Helps for bottom dwellers/feeders.

[halverio]

Thanks for your opions, I will read more and spend more time with the fish finder. I usually use the fish finder until it hits the wall and then drift along the wall. I think that the current is an issue because the jig is side ways as if I was trolling. I am trying 300g and 400g.( I was using 200=250g). I have also one question some times I feel like little nick in the line when I am reeling the line and when is back the line has being cut. Does this happens often and what to do? (I use 100lb monofilament with swivel and a 80lb braided)

[Sea Draggin]

Thanks for your opions, I will read more and spend more time with the fish finder. I usually use the fish finder until it hits the wall and then drift along the wall. I think that the current is an issue because the jig is side ways as if I was trolling. I am trying 300g and 400g.( I was using 200=250g). I have also one question some times I feel like little nick in the line when I am reeling the line and when is back the line has being cut. Does this happens often and what to do? (I use 100lb monofilament with swivel and a 80lb braided)

It sounds to me that you need to learn the art of backtrolling, which is putting one motor just engaged in reverse to slow your drift. It is also referred to as power drifting.

The term vertical jigging means just that. Your line should be vertical. You should not have to use the weight of the jig to overcome this.

A lighter jig is easier on you and has more action by nature (combined with shape of course)

Gmans tutorial is most excellent, but there are many aspects of finding fish and boat control that we still need to show folks how to do. It has been a while since Dihrd and I have fished, but I have been thinking about shooting a video on boat control and backtrolling with him on our next trip.

As far as the depth you are jigging, we jig anywhere from 100ft to 850ft. The better you are at controlling the boat, the deeper you will be able to get with a lighter jig.

If you watch this video, you will Steve marking fish we drop on. Also at the 1:06 second mark in the video, if you watch the motor of the boat, you will Steve make a correction in the direction it is pointed to pull us straight back into the sea. The motor is just engaged into reverse gear to slow our drift.

[MarioDou]

Hi Alverio...Iam also fishing in the north shore in Puerto Rico most of the time in Dorado. We are having the same problem here, 400ft,280g jigs and still jigs are not going vertical. Dont know if theres too much current, may be heavier jigs will help....
I ordered a new rod capable of holding jigs up to 320g, lets see what happens....

Sea Draggin, that sounds good...Boat control on vertical jigging for dummies!

[halverio]

I have been doing jigging in guanica and cabo rojo, we went to the 2 nd bouy but no results only cut line, I think that are from Barracudas. I am going to try going deeper and using the fish finder more to see if there are some results. Tell how it goes with the new rod.