Don't make this harder than it needs to be. Get yourself a couple of the dink floats, that have the hole bored all the way through. Get some of the bobber stop knots. Get yourself a couple of jigs. Put the stop knot on your main line, then the bead the comes with it, then the bobber, then tie a swivel. Tie on 24 inches or so of leader, then the jig. Leave a tag at the swivel end, and add about an inch of pencil lead.

Fish with this rig until you decide whether jig fishing is for you. Adjust the bobber so that the jig is floating about 1 foot off the bottom. Go higher if the water is clear.

Get yourself some Mucilin line cleaner from the fly fishing section, and apply this to the first 50 feet of your main line. This keeps your line on top of the water, and makes it easier to 'pick up' the line to allow the bobber to float without drag.

There. Now you know more than enough to catch fish on jigs. Go and give it a try. Try a pink jig for starters - that'll catch chums, silvers, and steelies.