If a rod has a rating of of 1/8-5/8, can I still jig with a 1/2oz jig head? (Page 2): No reason to be sorry. It looks like your heart is in the right place.

Jer Loc: N. Illinois 🇺🇸

crog1967 wrote:

Well I’ll be damned. I fell for that hook, line, and sinker.

Sorry, y’all. I was the first in my family to graduate from high school, so my hackles get raised sometimes when it comes to assumptions about people’s intelligence.

No reason to be sorry.
It looks like your heart is in the right place.

JohnG Loc: Long Island NY.

I was wondering why there was no handle on that post.

Northernwithdad Loc: Grand Haven,MI

LMAO!!!

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

JohnG wrote:

I was wondering why there was no handle on that post.

Well, there sorta is. At the bottom of the post is "by madeinamerica161"

Miker99 Loc: Florida central Gulf Coast Tampa to Veni

Reminds me of when a McD competitor offered 1/3 pound burgers but had to discontinue because customers thought that McD 1/4 pounders were bigger.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

JohnG wrote:

I was wondering why there was no handle on that post.

At one time they did and you would not believe some of the post some of them were like this person must be from another planet a lot of folks fell for it and made rude replys at the post a bunch of us sounded them on it and the Stage finally put the disclaimer that you can read on their post saying that they are just stirring the pot to recieve imput from us like I said in the beginning a lot of us fell for it and I'm talking folks that have been on this Stage for a long time no need to feel bad 😁👍

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

DCGravity wrote:

Well, there sorta is. At the bottom of the post is "by madeinamerica161"

That's something new they just started because no one was answering the post or they would answer with something as ridiculous as the post😁👍

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

crog1967 wrote:

Come on, guys. Play nice. How about we answer the poster's real question. Can you successfully use a jig that is heavier than your pole's rating?

I don't know the answer, as I'm kinda new to anything but fly fishing and spinners.

Half oz is not heavier than a rod rating of 5/8

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

crog1967 wrote:

I understand that a 1/2 oz is lighter than 5/8 oz, but I also understand the purpose behind the original post. The man was asking a simple question and was looking for help, not ridicule.

The guys not real go to the original post and click on the link in the bottom left hand corner it explains everything and why they do it in detail

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

HenryG wrote:

That's something new they just started because no one was answering the post or they would answer with something as ridiculous as the post😁👍

I went through the archives and the earliest FS Digest postings in 2018 to the present have the by-lines. Also back in those days FS Digest posts were mostly YT vids of fishing related tips. Maybe the by-lines were just made up but some of those posts have live photos of folks holding up their catch.🤔

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

DCGravity wrote:

I went through the archives and the earliest FS Digest postings in 2018 to the present have the by-lines. Also back in those days FS Digest posts were mostly YT vids of fishing related tips. Maybe the by-lines were just made up but some of those posts have live photos of folks holding up their catch.🤔

I'm kind of new to the post but I have saved some good tips from the old ones they had a great post on how to catch smallmouth somebody wrote in detail I wonder why they dont give away tips anymore or they figure that we on the Stage should be of service as someone should answer any question that come up. HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YAZ ALL When did the Stage start and who was the first to sign and is he or she still on

DCGravity Loc: Fairfax, VA (by way of Cleveland OH)

HenryG wrote:

I'm kind of new to the post but I have saved some good tips from the old ones they had a great post on how to catch smallmouth somebody wrote in detail I wonder why they dont give away tips anymore or they figure that we on the Stage should be of service as someone should answer any question that come up. HERE'S A QUESTION FOR YAZ ALL When did the Stage start and who was the first to sign and is he or she still on

Yah, Ron620DVS picked up that mantle of YT video tips. I really looked forward to his posts and learned quite a bit from the vids. Sadly I believe he decided to leave the stage around the end of summer.

agatemaggot Loc: iowa

HenryG wrote:

Its not a real person posting its the fishing stages post they do a good job of rieling you guys up talking to people that are non existent😁👍check how many post 53000 + that should give ya a clue

Glad you pointed out that number business !

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

Okay, here’s a spin on the question. If you have a half ounce jig, and put a creature bait or some other plastic on it, now how much does it weigh and can you use that rod to cast it and fish with it. I wonder if that was the question not what’s the math on is a half between a quarter and five eights.

HenryG Loc: Falmouth Cape Cod Massachusetts

stuco wrote:

Okay, here’s a spin on the question. If you have a half ounce jig, and put a creature bait or some other plastic on it, now how much does it weigh and can you use that rod to cast it and fish with it. I wonder if that was the question not what’s the math on is a half between a quarter and five eights.

I always wondered that myself I think the rod rate gives you the extremities between the least and the most. I usually try to stay in the middle of the range. The numbers are fine when using hard baits but you cant very well weight every bait your throwing🇺🇸😀👍🐟🎣