Jigs

The Best Micro Jig on the Market

When we designed The Squirt, we already knew what we wanted: the perfect fusion of a knife jig with a flutter that catches attention on the drop. But the secret sauce? A holographic finish with just the right glow. We added twin 2/0 BKK hooks to make sure they stick, because we know what chows down on these little guys. Then we spiced it up with some extra flash and a glowing squid skirt on one hook - just enough to turn heads without slowing down that crucial drop.

Like everything we make, The Squirt went through our full Dirty Tackle testing process. It was passed around our crew of die-hard fishos for feedback, tweaks, and fine-tuning. We’re stoked for you to drop this beauty and feel the rush of micro jigging at its best.

 

Trevally with a Micro Jig

Micro Jigging

You know the scene: hauling in a solid fish, only to see it dump a pile of half-digested baitfish on your deck. That’s what inspired The Squirt - built to dart and flick like a wounded baitfish, practically begging to be eaten. This is why micro jigs are on everyone’s line.

What is a Micro jig

We would class anything up to around 40 grams a micro jig, and the profile leaning more towards a knife jig than a slow pitch jig. Being on the lighter side, a straighter profile will get you down easier in deeper water and in areas of higher current. If you are able to fish deeper, it gives you a lot more options to catch a wider variety of species. In my opinion The Squirt from Dirty Tackle is best combination  weight, profile and quality hardware. The addition of a lumo squid skirt is the icing on the cake.

How to use Micro jigs

Being a smaller bait fish profile, micro jigs have a style of their own. After trying the ‘lift and drop’ technique of a slow pitch jig and the faster ‘lifting retrieve’ of a knife jig, we found what worked the best was a slow wind with a nice little twitch. Making the lure dance around like a scared or wounded baitfish is irresistible to any predator who is after an easy feed. If you fish close to the bottom, you’ll find bringing the lure up not too far out of the strike zone, and then dropping it back to the bottom is what works best. If the sounder shows mid-water fish, then bring your jig up higher before dropping it again. Using a micro jig with a lit up sounder screen is some of the most exciting fishing there is.

Where to use Micro jigs

When using smaller jigs in shallower water around coastal and island headlands, rocky outcrops and coral reefs, you will soon find how effective micro jigs are. The variety of fish species a micro jig attracts is amazing, and as you move deeper, the fishing will only get better. Fishing out wider and hitting the bottom in 40-60 meters will get you quality reef fish. As the lure is brought up further, you’ll find those mid-water species like Trevally, Rusty Jobfish, Goldband Snapper and big Amberjack love them as well.  If there are Mackerel around, a fast retrieval will