Im new to jigging and I had two trips out. The first trip I would cast out an average of 10 feet and jigged up and down, that day only caught one fish. The next time I went out I tried a different technique, Casting out maybe 20 yards and had a fast hop and real retrieve. I would cast out jig, jig, reel, stop let it fall jig, jig, reel, stop, let it fall. That day using this technique i caught 7 fish and my buddy caught 8 so I'm more hooked on the cast and retrieve.