Have a look at diagram 1. First of all, you have your basic jig (diagram 1, A), Please keep in mind that the basic jig comes in thousands of different shapes, some with wings, rudders, spinners, stinger hooks and the like It can be dressed with either soft rubber (in a verity of colours and shapes, (diagram 1, A1), Hair ( Deer and bear are the most common (diagram 1, A2), and rubber, vinyl, or tinsel (diagram 1, A3). Live bait can be added to all these baits.

Next, there are the "first cousins", such as the weight-forward spinner, pony jigs, a sinker with floating jig/plain hook/Carolina worm rig (diagram 1, C1 and diagram 1, C2), Texas worm rig (diagram 1, D), in-line spinners (worm harness) (diagram 1, C3), crankbaits and any other rig where a sinker is placed in front of the lure. The next group are not jigs but are fished in a similar manner and use the same type of rods (fast action) and equipment.

First would be the slab spoons (like the ones you use for ice fishing) which are great, not only in the winter, but the rest of the year as well. These spoons are very useful for fishing deeper water. They sink fast and provide super action whether tipped with live bait or not. as these little-understood lures can be deadly (diagram 1, 1E), second are the blade baits, which are another topic on their own, (diagram 1, F).

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