Jigs! Let Me Know What You Think.

[Josh Holt]

I was thinking of maybe makeing a bunch up in different colors and letting some of the stores around here put them on the shelfs and see how well they sell or just giveing a few to some of the guides around here and letting them give me their opinions and maybe doing what pigsticker and hazie dazie done start small. I also make spinnerbaits in any color only in 3/8 and 1/2oz but it would be a good way to get the word out on my jigs and spinner baits is just to market them through some tackle stores around here but im not trying to step on any other companies toes just trying to make fisherman happy when they can't find the jigs and colors they want.

[Quillback]

Josh, talk to Phil, and ask him if he'll let you sell them on OA. Or I guess a person could PM you, if you're willing to make some up for sale.

Also, you've got a lot of strands on the jigs you've got pictured - does that work well for you on TR? Just curious if you think they fish better, in general, than a finesse style jig with fewer strands.

[Josh Holt]

I like them with just a bit more but because of the rate they fall. But I think with the mop style jig gives it a bigger profile reducing bites from smaller fish. But these are the style jigs I have made for years now and had good luck with them but everybody likes their own style of baits made from different companies kind like if i go buy a jig in the store instead of makeing them it will be a jewel jig every time lol but that is something to think about I think I will test it out I think i will make a few with less skirting and see wich one catches more fish and let you wich one i like better or produces more fish for me.

[huntest]

Josh what do you mean by trimming the skirt back 45 degrees?

[Josh Holt]

Instead of trimming the weed gaurd straight I cut them on a 45 degree angle at the hook point makes it softer for the hookset.

[Josh Holt]

or so i was told but it makes them look good anyhow

[Josh Holt]

gaurd cut 45 degrees

[gurzik]

been making my own jigs now for a couple of years. started using small zip ties to hold the skirts. they work really well, and only cost about a buck for 50.

[Dutch]

the bands from www.fishingskirts.com have not rotted for me

[Billfo]

These are a couple jigs I just got done powder coated heads green pumkin with gamakatsu hooks. The colors I made today are green pumpkin orange and green pumkin purple fleck with some purple thrown in the mix. Let me know what you all think of these and give me some feed back on what you would change about them or just other colors cause I can make these in any color and any size these are 3/8oz but can make them from 1/4 to 1oz. I can even put eyes on them.

Nice, will you be selling these ? 1/2 ounce ???