Arkansas veteran Mark Rose knows a thing or two about catching fish on a jig. Flipping, pitching, swimming, hopping, what-have-you, the Mercury pro has accumulated a hearty portion of his $3.2 million in winnings, 57 Top 10s and eight tour-level wins fishing a jig of some variety.
In the first part of a two-part “back to basics” look at jig fishing, Rose runs through his version of a “redneck finesse jig” and the rod/reel/line setups he prefers for jig fishing.