Many anglers consider jig fishing the most productive way to fish.  
Jigging works in just about any situation and for a large variety of
fish.  A jig can be covered in plastic skirting with a large piece of
plastic trailer and some rattles, It could be covered in colored deer
hair, or it could be just a jig head tipped with a crawler, leech, or
minnow.  Any way you slice it, the jig can be fished in a multiple
different ways.

One of the reasons these versatile and extremely productive lures are
not utilized to their maximum potential is because people can have
trouble feeling the bite when the fish hits their jig.  If your line isn't
tight, you can easily miss the hit.  Some times the fish will just swim
up and grab onto the jig.  In walleye fishing, we call these fish
hangers.

You will want to fish your lighter jigs with a very sensitive rod that can
feel even the slightest change in pressure to your jig.  You will also
want to use the lightest line possible for what you are fishing for and
what your fishing environment is.  Obviously a 1/2 ounce bass jig is
going to fish differently than a 1/32 ounce walleye jig that you are
slowly drifted across a flat with.

There are many styles of head designs as well.  In the future we hope
to put out an article on the different styles of jig heads and their pros
and cons.
Fishing Jigs