{"id":12212,"date":"2024-08-16T11:47:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T16:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northlandtackle.com\/?p=12212"},"modified":"2024-08-16T11:47:26","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T16:47:26","slug":"finesse-football-for-smallmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northlandtackle.com\/finesse-football-for-smallmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Finesse Football For Smallmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K_jVBpBTVt0?si=8E-VcApR_eQVJohk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Finesse Football Jig on the Great Lakes for BIG Smallmouth!:<\/strong> Bassmaster Elite Series Pro Jeff &#8220;Gussy&#8221; Gustafson talks Finesse Football Jig for big smallmouth, especially on the Great Lakes.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Shop: <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northlandtackle.com\/finesse-football-jig\/\">Finesse Football<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"FFBJ-40__58846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northlandtackle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/FFBJ-40__58846-e1689028574926.jpg\" alt=\"Gussy's Summer Smallmouth Strategy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"549\"><\/p>\r\n<p>Like all of the Elite Series family jigs from Northland, the Finesse Football Jig features a premium Gamakatsu hook. The Finesse Football Jig comes equipped with a 1\/0 Gamakatsu round bend hook for all sizes. It pairs perfectly with finesse ned-style plastics, and is perfect for rigging small craws, tubes and creature baits. Its oblong football head design helps it work through rock bottoms by preventing snags and deflecting in erratic ways to trigger strikes. The Finesse Football Jigs are available in 4 sizes 3\/16, \u00bc,. 5\/16 and \u215c.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Northland Fishing Tackle\u00ae &#8211; EST. 1975<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>In 1975, a young Northwoods fishing guide named John Peterson started pouring jigs and tying tackle for his guiding clients in a small remote cabin in northern Minnesota. The lures were innovative, made with high-quality components, and most importantly were catching fish when no other baits were working! 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