I fish Bayou Black, and Amelia this time of year. Also fish the spillway when the water is favorable. We are having a heck of a time finding any Sacs. The other fishermen we talk to on the water are saying the same. We generally fish weekly. I hope others in our area are not experiencing this. Looks like other areas in the country are having a blast…

If the fish haven’t started to spawn yet, when can we expect it to occur?

What has been your experience lately?

Thanks,
Dan Ayo

When they work it is my preferred method. But most of the time the fish don’t want them. Also like to throw jigs without spinners. But for me it is rare to catch them that way. Cork and jig works best in my area.

My concern about not using a jig head is that the minnow imitation plastic will not keep a horizontal position needed to imitate a minnow. I fish crappie.

Grizzly, the single wire works but has a fault. The single wire will prevent hook ups if it hit a branch straight on. The problems lies when the jig is turned sideways when it slides across a branch. . To see what I mean lay a single wire guard on its side and pull it across your hand. On side will grab you while the other side generally slides over.

Remedy -
If the single wire has twisted strands, you can un-twist the strands and splay the smaller wires out to the right and left of the hook point. This may work for you.

Danny