What kind of fish will a marabou jig catch?
A marabou jig is basically any lead jig-head with a marabou dressing around it…in the water, the marabou moves and ripples just like a minnow. They range from tiny 1/64 oz, jigs that are as small as a tiny minnow, all the way up to and beyond 6 oz. jigs that are several inches long. Almost any fish that swims will eat this jig…it’s all about the size you are using… 1/8 oz or smaller : bluegills, crappie, perch, etc 1/4 oz – 1/2 oz : bass, small pike, walleye, many smaller saltwater fish 1 oz. and bigger : larger pike, striped bass, larger saltwater fish 4 oz and bigger : sharks, goliath grouper, blue marlin, sailfish, etc There really isn’t a “best” season to use them…they’re good most of the year around. It all depends on what you’re fishing for. Examples… – panfish like bluegill, crappie, etc…you can use them ice fishing in the winter, or anytime under a bobber or fished down beneath your boat – bass, pike, walleye…anytime you want to put a lure down deep in front of a
