Anybody who has tried it? Just bought my first one and looking for any advice.

We jigger poled on Bankhead when I was younger. Would fish lilly pads and grass lines early and late. It can be a blast! I may have to break mine out.

There’s an old Archie Phillips video from the Alabama River at Selma (I think that’s where it was) jiggerpole fishing that’s a blast.

I’ve never done it but looks like a lot of fun.

There is a video on YouTube of a couple of guys doing it on Jones Bluff and catching bass after bass. I would think that it will work like that only certain times of the year, but it was impressive the way they caught them that day.

It's gotta be one of the oldest bass fishing methods. William Bartram wrote about his canoe trips through FL in the 1770s and he claimed to have literally filled the canoe with big bass using a jigger pole with bright feathers as his bait. But he also claimed that some of them weighed 30 lbs, which makes me think he might have been no different than many fishermen today and been willing to stretch the truth a bit. . I'm sure he did catch a bunch of big bass. Imagine fishing those places back then.

I don't know what kind of pole you bought, but I would just cut a long rivercane if I were gonna do it. Good luck!

Here's the video; you have probably already watched it but others might find it interesting.
https://youtu.be/yXvwxqr5HDw

Used a Hiwaiian (sp) Wiggler. Bass would scare the crap
out of you when they hit in the dark. We fished ponds.
Don't know why but most poles were painted dark green.
Also used black braid, but that was about all we had, back
in the day.

We used a big jointed creek chub pikie. Not sure that the plug type matters though..

I got a buddy over in Foley that has caught a ton of bass that way. 20 ft, bream buster,80# test line and a big broken back creek chub.

Make sure you have a strong heart for doing this in the dark.
Dark prop bait or Rat. Bamboo is perfect for the pole. You want
the "piddlin" tip pretty close to the bait.

Thanks for all the replies. I bought the 16 ft pole and am going to give it a whirl with a prop bait and maybe a swim jig. I put 60lb braid on it . I will up date after I catch one. I have a pond here at the house that seems like would be a good test site. I may even make a video if I get it to work.