Just as jigs with any kind of angular head are best for pulling through weeds, others, featuring a nice, wide base, are best suited for fishing rocky environments. Perhaps the favorite jig style for anglers targeting rocky structure is the football head jig. This holds especially true in situations where anglers are fishing rock piles under fifteen feet or more of water. The wide, rounded base of these jigs have a lesser tendency to catch in the rocks, can be dragged or rolled over potential snags, and also seem to hold steady better on a taught line when the bottom surface is uneven.

Hook: But while the skirt may speak of finesse, the hook on the Bass Patrol jig looks pretty standard. Though more along the lines of light wire, the actual gauge of the hook is not super small. Just the same, they do straighten or deform rather easily so we wouldn't recommend fishing this jig with anything more than twelve pound test.

Line Tie: Back to the head design on this jig which features a recessed cavity for the line tie. This, together with the line tie's location on top of the jig, helps protect your knot from the rocks you're likely to be fishing. It's a relatively simple implementation and one that is very welcome at the same time.