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Linear
The first way to use a jig is certainly the simplest... You cast it, let it sink to the desired depth and bring it back to the reel. You can add pauses to the retrieve to let the lure sink and vary speeds according to the fish's mood.
Despite looking like a lump of common lead, their design allows them to oscillate, tilt and even "undulate" during recoveries and pauses, bringing them to life and making their sides shimmer.
With twitch
If you want to give your jig an untidy appearance, you can use successive sharp jerks on the retrieve to make the jig move out of alignment in different planes. This animation technique is called twicths and is the same one used with stcikbaits to obtain the famous walking the dog!
In traction
At greater depths, you can also pull your jig at different heights in the water. All you have to do is make a long pull and let the lure drop back down to the bottom. This last point is very important, as it allows the jig to butterfly. On the other hand, you need to keep the jig slightly slack and accompany it to be able to feel or see the bites.
When this animation is performed diagonally to the boat, i.e. from a distance, it is called traction fishing and when done vertically, it's simply "waddling".
By elevator
The elevator is a formidable technique not only for local fish, but also for sea bass, stone bass and many other species. It's simply a linear retrieve, but vertical!
On the crank
When fishing vertically, you can also animate your jig on the reel by making very quick turns or half-turns of the crank followed by a pause. Your rod loads up during the retrieve and returns to its initial position during the pause. This bouncing of the tip allows your jig to fly unpredictably.
