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Trolling With Floating Jigs and Live Bait
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To fish this way, use a
floating jig on a three way rig as shown below:
This proved to be very
effective on walleyes in Boundary Water Canoe Area
lakes that had underwater rock bars. Very slowly
paddle and keep an eye on your pole. When you
find a rocky area you will see the rod tip move. One
of two things then soon happens: you get a fish or a
snag! The barrel sinker can pull off if you get
a bad snag and you won't lose your lure. Or you
can securely fasten the sinker and use a lighter test
line for the sinker. This is a great way to find the
hot spots but bring plenty of sinkers!
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Fishing Lead Head Jigs
Cast and Retrieve Jigs
One method of fishing lead
head jigs is to cast to the area you believe fish are
located, allow the jig to settle to the depth as
determined by the fish you are seeking, and retrieve the
jig with a twitching motion. Fish a little higher for
northern and stay closer to the bottom for bass and
walleye. Instead of a steady retrieve, you like to
give the rod tip a few twitches and take in the slack.
Vary the motion to make the bait more life-like and less
"robotic". You should try different color
combinations, but if I had to pick one or two colors, I
would pick a pearl-colored or chartreuse color jig and
twister tail like those pictured below. In some
waters, however, you may need to use darker color
combinations. Also, for the pickier fish, you may have to
use live bait instead of the twister tail. Bass and
northerns seem to love the twister tail, and walleye tend
to favor a live bait.
 
I have found the luminescent color (31) to
work very well as well as yellow or chartreuse (10).
Try different colors to see what works where you are
fishing.
Fishing Jigs To The Bottom
For deeper locations, you
may wish to fish straight off the side of your canoe. Keep
the jig moving up and down with a slight twitching action.
Fish near drop-offs, submerged trees, or known rock bars.
You can find deep underwater structure by using a trolling
rig as shown above.
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