Im about 75% proficient with a jig and hooking up with a bite, but most of the bites here are like running over a brick with the lawn mower choice. I have had about 9 years of practice though, I learned real quick striper fishing, perhaps the easiest way to learn if you ask me. Now I can flip and pitch, determine a bite from a tree limb and most of the time notice the bite before the fish swims with it, actually very rarely do I have a fish swim with a jig, its usually just a quick pick up and spit out. Last day I jig fished I caught 11 losing 3, which isn't to bad, just keep at it and you'll learn how to detect the bite, and once you learn it will become a go to bait nearly every trip.