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Ugly Bug Jig Finder – Gapen Tackle

Ugly Bug Jig Finder

Answer a few questions → get your perfect size & color

What are you primarily targeting?

Smallmouth Bass
Walleye
Lake Trout
Crappie
Bluegill / Panfish

Where will you be fishing?

River / Current / Rocky Structure
Lake – Shallow or Structure
Lake – Deep or Vertical Jigging

What time of year / conditions?

Spring or Fall (cooler water)
Summer (hot water)

Your Recommended Ugly Bug

Based on your answers

Recommended Size
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Best Colors
Shop Ugly Bug →
Ugly Bug Jig • Created 1969 by Dan Gapen, Sr. • Gapen Tackle

How the Ugly Bug Jig Finder works:

  • Select your target species
  • Tell us the type of water (river, shallow lake, or deep vertical)
  • Choose the season / water temperature

We’ll return the recommended size and best colors, plus a short tip based on Dan Gapen’s original instructions. Then one click takes you to the product page so you can place the recommended Ugly Bug in your cart.

The Ugly Bug’s wide-forward head design pivots out of rock snags approximately 85% of the time, stands up at 45° on bottom, and stays level when vertically jigged — making it one of the most effective structure jigs ever designed.