Swing-jig walleye 
By Tim Allard CA Source: oodmag 3/14/2019
Tim Allard
Swing jigs are trending. Big on the bass scene, these articulating jigs can be just as good for walleye. Here are some of their advantages, along with a few proven presentations for ‘eyes.
Articulation = better action

The big deal about a swing jig is that the hook moves separately from the head. This results in more bait action compared to a traditional jig with a fixed hook.

Added action is one reason Fishing The WildSide’s Chip Leer of Walker, Minnesota, likes Northland Fishing Tackle’s Swivel-Head Jig for live bait and plastics. It features a stand-up, football head with a swivel linked to a Crawler-Hauler slow-death-style hook.

“When you pull it across bottom, it [the hook] rotates, or thumps, and spins and adds a slow, enticing, little, lifelike action to whatever you’ve got on the back. And, the slow-death roll, for whatever reason, is incredibly deadly,” Leer said. “It provides action, so it gets the fish’s attention, but it’s going at a slow enough rate that a fish doesn’t have to overly exert itself to make a meal of it.”
 

Swing jigs are more snag-friendly than a fixed jig, says JP DeRose, Ontario professional angler and TV host of JP DeRose, Breaking Boundaries.

“The hook point is really what catches you, and that’s the attraction of a swing head,” said DeRose. “If your bait with the hook happens to hit structure, it has the ability to swing up and away, and you get less snags that way.”

DeRose uses Freedom Tackle’s line of swing jigs.These feature a recessed brass chamber pocket that prevents the hook from swinging more than 90 degrees in any direction. This ensures the hook can’t flip around and snag the line, but will still move freely to add action to a bait.

 
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