Turner Jones micro jigs

[Travis Swift]

if a guy was gonna pour some small jig heads what size hook should be used?  smallest jig hook I can find is a size 12...or is there a good place to buy premade heads with a small size 12 hook that is a decent quality hook?  For instance there is a collarless jig head mold that goes down to 1/80th ounce.  If I put a small size 12 hook in that, could I make some decent small jig heads to use with my fly rod with them?   Or would it be easier to just buy some plain PJ's jig heads in the 1/125th ounce with the size 10 jig hook?

[tjm]

J Stockard lists these down to #20 and half a dozen other styles down to #16 http://www.jsflyfishing.com/firehole-sticks-516-60-degree-heavy-jig-barbless-hook     and these to #18 http://www.jsflyfishing.com/lightning-strike-jf2-barbless-60-degree-jig-fly-hook

Presumably if Stockard has these other suppliers could get or do have the same sizes in the same styles. 

The easiest way to add weight to a fly is use a bead for the head, or add lead wire under the body. I have used tiny split shot quite a bit, about 3" up the tippet.

[Travis Swift]

10 minutes ago, tjm said:

J Stockard lists these down to #20 and half a dozen other styles down to #16 http://www.jsflyfishing.com/firehole-sticks-516-60-degree-heavy-jig-barbless-hook     and these to #18 http://www.jsflyfishing.com/lightning-strike-jf2-barbless-60-degree-jig-fly-hook

Presumably if Stockard has these other suppliers could get or do have the same sizes in the same styles. 

The easiest way to add weight to a fly is use a bead for the head, or add lead wire under the body. I have used tiny split shot quite a bit, about 3" up the tippet.

those are good looking hooks.  I was looking for a 90 degree hook to fit a do it mold.  I have been known to modify my molds a lot though so I might be able to use something of this sort to make a micro jig if I needed to. 

[tjm]

Just a thought, Travis, but in those small sizes won't a 90 head pretty much close the gape up? I have seen the small 60 style used with bead heads. 

I bought some 1/100 oz #14 some place a long time ago and used very few of them so far.  BPS has these 1/128 oz #10 that you could tie on. https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/white-river-fly-shop-super-jighead

[netboy]

Here is where I get mine. He usually has them in larger sizes also.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fly-Tying-Hooks-QTY-50-Size-16-Barbless-Jig-Hooks-for-beaded-flies-High-Quality/332032852553?epid=676878727&hash=item4d4eb34249:g:CfsAAOSwl9BWJ6q3

I use these slotted tungsten beads which are made for jig hooks.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/100-SLOTTED-TUNGSTEN-beads-6-colors-4-sz-available-USE-CHART-5-pacs-of-20-beads/371596643495?hash=item5684e2cca7:g:3akAAOSwX~dWneP3:sc:USPSFirstClass!72634!US!-1

[Travis Swift]

do you guys have any pictures of the fly tying jig hooks with the slotted beads on there as a finished project?  or really any other small micro type jig stuff?

 

[netboy]

2 hours ago, Travis Swift said:

do you guys have any pictures of the fly tying jig hooks with the slotted beads on there as a finished project?  or really any other small micro type jig stuff?

 

Here is a pic of one using a size 16 hook and a slotted tungsten bead with olive powder coating. 

 

[Gavin]

Most fly shops carry ball heads down to 1/124th oz and they come in gold, nickle, or plain lead. Think I found a source tor the tubing on the Turner, maybe use a red sharpie on the cut end to give it a red collar

Dual Wall Adhesive Heat Shrink 

 

[snagged in outlet 3]

Weavers has jig heads and will mail them to you

[Travis Swift]

Not trying to make a Turners but was just messing around trying to make a tiny micro. Just took a #10 sickle hook and pinched a split shot on. Painted it and tied.  Bottom jig is a Dinky Doty for reference