The presentation is very easy to do. You just basically throw your jig out and rip it upward as hard as you can then let it fall. You keep repeating it until the jig gets back to your boat. If you think about it, this creates that erratic movement and quick jerk the same as many of us are doing with spinnerbaits and jigging spoons.
The key to getting a bite is, if a bass is looking at it, that quick move and then slower fall to the bottom will create a reaction bite. If you’re around cover or grass or wood, that movement causes the jig to fall and deflect off the cover on its way to the bottom.
It’s a very deadly presentation, and will catch fish when they seem to be sluggish. The bite generally occurs when the jig is falling, so keep good contact with your line as the jig retreats to the bottom.
My version of this is slightly different, I have a tendency to shake my jig as I am retrieving it out of cover like grass. I then combine the stroking action with some shaking of the jig to give it even more movement than just the stroking technique. I have found that the two movements together are something the bass haven’t seen as regularly as a person who is dragging or hopping a jig.
This presentation has become real popular on Kentucky Lake. I believe in it and have experienced it catching tournament fish on Guntersville.
Stroking a jig could be just what you need to getting your next tournament win!
