The JYG Journal

Species guides, technique, gear and stories from the JYG Pro Fishing team.

Angler holding a queen snapper caught slow pitch jigging off Louisiana, with a yellow jig Techniques

Slow Pitch Jigging in Louisiana: How Our Team Fishes the Gulf

Natural bottom, oil rigs and 2,000-foot drops: how our team slow pitch jigs off Louisiana, which jigs and weights they use and...

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IKEJIME PRO kit case on a boat deck with a freshly caught grouper behind it
Techniques

How to Ikejime a Fish: Spike, Bleed, Wire and Ice

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 Three anglers in JYG shirts holding two red snapper and a gag grouper on a boat offshore
Stories

Crystal River Grouper Fishing: One WYLD Day on the Jig

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 Two anglers in JYG caps holding a large gag grouper with a yellow jig in its mouth
Species

How to Catch Gag Grouper: Jigs, Swimbaits and Live Bait

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Two anglers in JYG caps holding a large gag grouper with a yellow jig in its mouth Species

How to Catch Gag Grouper: Jigs, Swimbaits and Live Bait

Where gag grouper live, how to catch them on jigs, swimbaits and live bait, and how to keep them out of the...

4 min read Angler in a JYG cap holding a bluefin tuna by the tail on a boat deck at night Species

Bluefin Tuna Jigging: Find the Depth, Win the Drop

Most bluefin eat the jig on the way down. Here's how to find the depth they're holding at, pick a jig weight...

4 min read Angler holding a gag grouper on the bow of a center console offshore Florida Species

September Fishing in Florida: Red Snapper, Gag Grouper & Snook

Three species in season at once off Florida: where each one sits, how we fish it, and how to pick the jig...

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Techniques

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Angler holding a queen snapper caught slow pitch jigging off Louisiana, with a yellow jig Techniques

Slow Pitch Jigging in Louisiana: How Our Team Fishes the Gulf

Natural bottom, oil rigs and 2,000-foot drops: how our team slow pitch jigs off Louisiana, which jigs and weights they use and...

4 min read IKEJIME PRO kit case on a boat deck with a freshly caught grouper behind it Techniques

How to Ikejime a Fish: Spike, Bleed, Wire and Ice

Ikejime is Japanese for “live killing.” Here's how to spike the brain, bleed the fish, run the wire and ice it down,...

3 min read Male hogfish on a boat deck with a small WYLD micro jig hooked in its mouth Techniques

How to Catch Hogfish on a Jig: The Micro Jigging Method

Most hogfish are speared or caught on shrimp. Here's how our team got one on a 20 g WYLD: where to look,...

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Three anglers in JYG shirts holding two red snapper and a gag grouper on a boat offshore Stories

Crystal River Grouper Fishing: One WYLD Day on the Jig

Gags on the first drop, a 30 lb personal best and a non-stop afternoon: one day of grouper fishing off Crystal River,...

3 min read Angler holding a golden tilefish on a boat off Jupiter, Florida Stories

Golden Tilefish in Florida: A Deep Drop Day off Jupiter

Golden tilefish off Jupiter, Florida: where they live, how deep to fish, and the day our crew caught them on the EYEDROP,...

3 min read Angler holding a barrelfish on a boat off Alabama Stories

Alabama Deep Drop Fishing: Tilefish, Barrelfish and More

Golden tilefish at 1,100 feet, a barrelfish double and a 25 lb red snapper: two deep drop jigging trips off Alabama and...

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