Darrell Davis
Head Design
Davis prefers a narrow or bullet-shaped
head, his first choice being a Revenge Baits
Swim Jig.
“It’ll come through hydrilla, pads or gator
weed extremely well, and the head is so
well balanced that it will run perfectly
true at any speed,” he says.
Revenge Baits
Swim Jig
Head Size
Davis chooses head size based
on how thick the cover is and how
deep he wants the jig to run.
“If I’m fishing really skinny water, say 1 to 3 feet, I’ll throw 1/4 ounce
and never go any heavier,” he says. “I can make the bait ride higher or
lower in the water column by changing out the trailer. If I’m fishing
deeper submerged vegetation I’ll sometimes go up to 1/2 ounce so I
can still make a slow presentation and keep the bait in the strike zone.
That could be right over the top of grass or down in it.”
Trim the
Weedguard
Davis says he will occasionally modify the weedguard on
his swim jig, depending on the thickness of the cover.
“Sometimes in really sparse vegetation I might trim the
weedguard back a bit to get a little easier hook penetration,”
he says. “In open-water situations, like on Kentucky Lake, I
might cut the weedguard completely off and fish a 1/2-ounce
jig deep, say 15 to 18 feet, with a really slow presentation.”
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