Skunkworks Results

[Pepe]

I been playing in the Skunkworks (my garage) and made up these swinging hook jigs. The small "finesse" jigs (1/8 & 3/16 oz) have thin-wire 2/0 hooks, the medium ones (1/4 & 5/16 oz) have 3/0 thin-wire hooks and the larger (3/8 & 7/16 oz) jigs have heavy-gage Gamakatsu 4/0 hooks.

I just hope there is still a jig bite by the time I get back to the lake

[MOsmallies]

Awesome looking and a ton more size options than the Biffle Hardheads and Chompers Wobbleheads!

Very cool! This garage of yours seems like a fisherman's heaven

[Pepe]

I'll send you a few. I have the eyes on your swimbaits but still have to seal them. Hope to finish tomorrow and mail them.

[hknfsh]

What creature bait is the second picture ?

[Pepe]

My friend dubbed it the "Big Tick". I just recently figured out how to make the claws and tentacles a different color. Hopefully it will work well on the swing hook jig?

[Guest]

Looks like a winner for sure! My favorite style of jig for fishing ledges.

[Quillback]

My friend dubbed it the "Big Tick". I just recently figured out how to make the claws and tentacles a different color. Hopefully it will work well on the swing hook jig?

I would think so, I've had good luck with Megabugs and Biffle Bugs on the swing hook setup. A good Megabug color for low light conditions is black/blue fleck body with blue appendages.

[Pepe]

The official bait tester selecting the next item. "Look Gam-pa, it swims" :}

[Old plug]

It is something different but i am a bit concerned about what it will do to the action. I impart all the action myself. Sometimes they are very slight. I think that might make it harder to maintain the desired control.

[Pepe]

I think the idea is to fish this jig along the bottom pretty fast, just bumping it along at a pretty steady rate letting the bait move around a lot.