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• A type of soft-plastic or hard-plastic bait resembling a bait fish that is typically fished in a series of quick jerks or is "ripped" to resemble a darting baitfish.

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  jerkbait. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jerkbait.

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  jerkbait. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jerkbait (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "jerkbait." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jerkbait.

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• A hook with a leadhead that is usually dressed with hair, silicone, plastic or bait.

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  jig. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig.

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  jig. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "jig." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig.

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• Combination of a leadhead jig fitted with a pork trailer. Popular for flippin' and pitchin’ fish-holding structure, such as submerged bushes and trees.

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  jig-and-pig or jig-n-pig. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig-and-pig-or-jig-n-pig.

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  jig-and-pig or jig-n-pig. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig-and-pig-or-jig-n-pig (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "jig-and-pig or jig-n-pig." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig-and-pig-or-jig-n-pig.

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• The practice of using a jig to catch fish.

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  jig-fishing, jig-fish. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig-fishing-jig-fish.

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  jig-fishing, jig-fish. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig-fishing-jig-fish (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "jig-fishing, jig-fish." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jig-fishing-jig-fish.

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• Refers to a spoon that is typically "jigged" or bounced off the bottom with a slight up-and-down motion of the rod or rod tip so the spoon resembles a dying shad or other baitfish.

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  jigging spoon. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jigging-spoon.

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  jigging spoon. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jigging-spoon (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "jigging spoon." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/jigging-spoon.

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• A small flat-bottomed, square-fronted, shallow-draft boat that is popular with duck hunters and many anglers alike.

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  johnboat. (n.d.). Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/johnboat.

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  johnboat. azgfd.gov. Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/johnboat (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "johnboat." Arizona Game and Fish Fishing Glossary. AZGFD. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/johnboat.

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