I primarily use the 3/32 Money jig tied to 20# Berkley Fire line on a St. Croix Avid series, 6" 6' medium action spinning rod. The sensitivity of this rod, combined with the Fire line, is just incredible. You can feel every bite, every tick, every weed and every rock. It's a deadly combination that produces more bites and allows you to feel subtle strikes that you might otherwise miss.

The Outkast Money Jig, with its extra long 3/0 Gamakatzu hook can be used several ways. My favorite technique is simply the jig worm. Just slide on a 4" Outkast Stick Worm or other finesse worm and you now have the perfect finesse bait for weed lines, docks, rocks or just about anywhere big bass live. I primarily use this set-up when the bite gets tough out on the weed lines. Cast to the weed edges and slowly work the bait back to the boat. If you get stuck on a weed, just snap it off. A large percent of the time it will just rip free, then you let it settle back to the bottom. The commotion of you ripping the weeds will often attract a bass, and when she sees your Stick Worm well she just can't resist!

Another great place to fish the Money Jig is under docks. I know many of you probably are thinking, with the exposed hook, I must be crazy. Crazy like a fox! I love to skip the Outkast Spider Grub under docks. When you drag it back to the boat, the hook is always pointing up, so it just slides over the bars, posts and chains nearly every time. For those that can't flip jigs with a bait caster under the docks, skipping the Money Jig is the perfect alternative to getting a bigger profile bait under the docks.

A third use for this little jig is submerged rocks. Big bass love the rocks, but can sometimes be hard to catch when roaming rocky flats and points. With an Outkast tube, or spider grub, you can entice even the most fickle of bass to bite. Just cast onto the rocks and slowly drag it back to the boat. The slow drag over the rocks makes the bait look like a crawfish a favorite meal of big bass.

One last technique that I really love to use, especially in the spring, is the Money jig with a 5" Outkast Stick Worm. When the fish are shallow and preparing to spawn, in the middle of spawning or post spawn, this combination is just perfect. You can fish the inside weed edge for cruisers and you can cast to shoreline cover like brush, timber or lay downs. And, when the fish are actually on the beds, just throw the Money Jig/Stick Worm combo right in the middle of her bed, and wait for her to engulf it. She won't be able to resist!

These are just some of my favorite ways "Mr. Versatility" can be used, but there are many other techniques equally effective. So try some of these techniques and experiment with others for yourself. You'll quickly find out why we call it the 'Money' Jig.