Lures · Harbours all year

LRF micro jig

A tiny jig head with a scented worm, on very light tackle. It catches fish in harbours even in winter, when everything else is quiet.

HOW TO FISH IT← YOUPE 0.3–0.6 braidor 4lb fluoro aloneFG knotFluoro leader 4–6lbMicro jig head 1–5g1–2in isome or grubscented works bestsmall hops along the bottom by walls and weedgobies, blennies, small pollack and wrasse
Targets
Gobies, blennies, scorpionfish, small pollack, wrasse, flatfish
Where
Harbour walls, pontoons and marinas, any month

What you need

Mainline
PE 0.3–0.6 braid, or 4lb fluoro straight through
Leader
4–6lb fluorocarbon
Jig head
1–5g, size 8–6 hook
Lure
1–2in isome or grub; scented works best

Build it

  1. Tie the jig head with a uni knot.
  2. Thread on a short isome, or cut a longer one in half.
  3. Drop it by the wall or weed and let it touch bottom.
  4. Hop it a few centimetres, let it settle, and repeat.
  5. Strike on any tap or extra weight.
On the beach

For the lightest rods, scale down. A 1g head in a slack harbour corner often out-fishes anything heavier.

Knots for this rig are in Knots. Line strengths, hook sizes and weights are starting points: scale them to your tackle, the ground and the tide. Diagrams are schematic and not to scale.