Jigging - Slow Pitch Basics

Slow pitch jigging enables anglers to keep their presentation at depth where the fish are holding. Instead of dropping irons or jigs down deep and then ripping them up through the water column, slow-pitch jigs are meant to ascend and descend within a specific band of the water column. If fish live and feed at or near the bottom or a suspended depth, it is not super useful to drop a jig and then crank it right past the fish. It is far more beneficial to work your jig at the depth where there are fish.

In this In The Spread fishing video, we will share the basics of slow-pitch jigging for grouper and snapper. We will cover jigging technique and fighting technique. Much of this style of fishing is counterintuitive to what most anglers are used to doing. The rods are not made to leverage fish up. You are using the reel to slowly crank fish up from depth. The rods and reels will be covered, so you have a good idea of what you need to start fishing. Because of the specific types of slow pitch jigging rods and jigs used, the presentation mimics a disabled baitfish fluttering instead of fleeing. After watching, you will have a much better idea of what goes into slow pitch jigging.