Jus t found your channel and I must say this is the type of video I enjoy watching the most! Educational, entertaining, and good quality. Very useful information. Your videos will certainly help me get through the doldrums of winter. I live fairly close to Lake Erie so this type of fishing is very comparable. Thanks for the tips and keep them coming! Fish on!

@tjsguideservice

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate the comment! Glad you have enjoyed them! More on the way! 👊

Awesome information. Great videos of the graph to go with the catches. Thanks for all you post to help us become more successful.

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I always enjoy watching videos with the livescope on them, so I try to always include it. Appreciate the kind words! 👊

Great video! I have been going through many ripping instructional videos, and you actually go through technique and nuances step by step. Thank you!

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it helpful, Jeff! It can be such a deadly technique! Always learning, but that’s what I’ve found so far

Awesome! Love using glide baits great explanation on your technique and tips 👍🏼

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

They are so much fun! Appreciate the kind words! 👊

I definitely need to improve my reaction bait game, thanks for the tips!

@tjsguideservice

29 күн бұрын

You bet!! They can be deadly! 👍

Thanks for the tips and techniques advice as always grate video

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

You bet, Troy! Hope to see you on the water one of these days!

I needed to see this! My confidence with the jigging rap is bad, I'm excited to try this again! Sweet vid!

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

Thanks man! It’s such a fun bite, but man it takes time to get confidence in it. Feels so weird!

This is my all time favorite method for targeting and bagging walleye, followed by slip bobber .... nice video.

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

100% such a fun way to fish. Love sharp shootin slip bobbers, too!!

Great pro tips, thank you very much. Those were nice size fish

@tjsguideservice

10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words! 👊

Great info, thanks for sharing

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

You bet! Appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it! 👊

Thanks good info on the jigging rap.

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the kind words, Patrick!

Great video TJ, I’d love to see you using this tactic on Belle Taine 👍🏻

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

Thanks Josh! I don’t fish Belle Taine a ton, but it can be effective out there! Not quite as many spots to fish with it thought!

Great video...!!

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

Always appreciate the support, Marc!

❤❤😂😂😂 me when jigging rap season goes. I use mono because it doesn't tend to hook around the tip as often as braid. Keep up the good videos.

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

That is 100% valid right there. That can drive a guy nuts if your fishing into the wind!

I have a few of them, i might start trying them more. I always find myself looking through jigging raps and crankbaits and such, and then i tie on a drop shot or a lead head and go fishing 😂

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

I highly recommend it! It is my confidence bait for sure!

Well done and easy to understand your videos. Like the inside view of the Garmin. Does the sun shield help in bright sunny days? When you mention adding an extra “O” ring same as split ring? Think #1 most important message is Getting “confident” in jig rapping and its presentation . Well done. Thanks

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

Appt wait web kind words, Dave! I have really liked the sunshield, especially for filming. Gets a lot of glare otherwise. Yes - split ring is exactly correct! I agree! Very tough bait to get confidence in, but once you do, it’s game on!!

I like the blads on crank baits. I noticed the fish tend to key in onthat blade

@tjsguideservice

Жыл бұрын

For sure!! There’s some days it’s a deal breaker!

What lights do you have on your boat there?

@tjsguideservice

3 ай бұрын

They are the OPT7 brand. Overall, been very good! I have on light that’s off colored for some reason but the rest have been good!

When you change from a #7 to a heavier #9 do you change to a medium rod?

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

Sometimes I will, but typically I move to a medium rod when I use mono instead of braid

I wonder if a hook change in these would keep them pinned if they started putting sickle style bend hooks in them and an ewg treble on it instead of a round bend treble and round bend hooks. Might take a tad more for the fish to get it good, but once pinned on an ewg or on a sickle bend hook I don’t loose anything unless the line breaks. However, good luck convincing the companies to go that route!

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

That could possible work! Have you seen the new jigging rap magnum they came out with? They made some sweet changes on it!

Hey, I do love fishing jigging rap style baits but for me the durability isn't great. Here they are like $10+, the tail and nose hooks break off which isn't that big of a deal but the plastic tails also break fairly easily. Have you tried / had any success this year on Berkleys new baits like the finisher or power switch? any thoughts on those lures?

@tjsguideservice

Ай бұрын

I would agree 100%. That’s my big knock is stuff breaking on them. And the fact that fish can come unpinned. I have tried them a little so far, but not much luck. Definitely going to be giving them more of a try this summer though! I’m also going to be trying the new jiggin rap magnum and the northland pitching puppet. Both of those have molded fins and no front hook, so should help alleviate those problem!

@dlo3607

Ай бұрын

@@tjsguideservice I shoulda asked this question later in the season lol, i guess we will get a real answer when they stack up on deeper structure and the real snap jigging stuff pops off. I really hope the finisher works well I also picked up Fishlab's Bio Minnow and clam tikka minnows which are jiggin rap style baits with metal tails to try out

@tjsguideservice

Ай бұрын

@@dlo3607 exactly! It’s a fun time of year that’s for sure! I’ve never heard of the Bio Minnow. I’ll have to check it out!

Do these work in super deep water? 35-45 ft?

@tjsguideservice

10 ай бұрын

For sure they do! They are super dense so they fall quickly. Great for deep bites

Can you cast jigging raps from shore for walleye into spots u know have picky big walleye

@tjsguideservice

10 ай бұрын

As long as there’s nothing to get snagged up on you should be able to!

@catchonedrinktwo

9 ай бұрын

Jigging raps tangle easy when casting far. You can't get the proper action from the hard rip when at an angle on a cast either. That's what a jig and plastic are for. (In my opinion)

@pitpit8080

9 ай бұрын

I figured I might as well give it a try since it’s not something typically used but looks effective. I’ve caught plenty on plastics but after a while they want something fresh

Your clam net…is it the walleye or pike model? Nice looking rig

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

Not sure to be honest. Are they just different sizes?

@bps9651

11 ай бұрын

@@tjsguideservice ya the pike bet is like 30” wide ish and a bit deeper I believe.

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

@@bps9651 then mine may be the pike net… I wanted one see enough to hand into the water over the edge of my boat to keep the fish in the water

So how fo you fish without livestream and a cheep sonar

What size pole 7 foot medium light

@tjsguideservice

10 ай бұрын

Yep for braided line that’s what I use. For mono I use 7’ Medium

Honest question, can the average angler without livescope truly have success jig rapping? I usually live bait.

@tjsguideservice

5 ай бұрын

Appreciate the honesty and it is a valid question! The answer is absolutely. Not nearly as efficiently, but I first started doing this by going over structure and just ran casting humps. Then I started used my 2D sonar and when I would see them, I would drop straight down and do the same. So, again, not as efficient, but still definitely doable!

Is that down view you are using? I just have such a hard time seeing my bait in forward...so I suspect you are using down.....

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

This is in forward mode. I almost always keep it in forward in the summer. Only use down in the winter typically. This is with the lvs34 transducer as well

@Bullbluegill

11 ай бұрын

@@tjsguideservice makes sense, i have the 32 yet. thanks for the reply

@AllanKunda-mp5xs

10 ай бұрын

My second Canada flyin trip 5 years ago I brought my jigging rap tackle box, about half through the week I finally decided to try one, it was lights out for the rest of the week. My wife actually asked for one and it was amazing how many fish we caught. The next two trips it was basically all I use when I go on our flyin trips. The upper reaches of Ontario the need for live bait is not needed. Jog and twister is all you need, but the jigging rap had changed that for me. Our camp is in Opasquai provincial park and catching walleye in rapids in 5 feet of water below the boat is unreal. The problem is losing against northern pike bite offs. I tried removing the front hook to prevent the snagging problem and did seem to help. But almost always vertical jigging, but will have try casting.

@tjsguideservice

10 ай бұрын

@@AllanKunda-mp5xs that’s awesome! It definitely stings a little more when you get bit off or lose one in the rocks, but they are too good not to use!

I fish rainy every year. How the hell do you not lose a jig rap on every cast? Seems like every reef is solid ROCK.

@tjsguideservice

11 ай бұрын

Better to be lucky than good I guess! 😂 I did get snagged a couple times but was able to get it out. I figure there’s gotta be enough jigging raps on those reefs to pay for my boat! 😉

@michaelsurvilla8966

11 ай бұрын

Unless your in shallow water, try jigging straight up and down off the side of the boat or make your casts shorter, so your cast is not as flat and you can control your depth.

@garycayko1820

11 ай бұрын

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