Swim Jig Fishing 101 How To Fish A Swim Jig. Back in the 1980 s anglers in Alabama Wisconsin Arkansas and some other states started swimming a jig around aquatic vegetation to catch bass I started swimming a 1/4 ounce gray and blue Arkie jig tipped with a blue Guido Bug around boat docks on Lake of the Ozarks in the late 1980 s This tactic works best for me in the fall when …