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Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/18/18 04:23 PM
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Buff2
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I have no less than 30 pounds of plastic jigs. All the major brands in about every color you can imagine. I can't remember the last time I used one. I have been using 3 different hair jigs from Pappy. The purple passion, white hot and bad shad. I just can't seem to quit catching fish on the hair jigs.
Is there a time when the plastics work better?
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/18/18 04:35 PM
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KidKrappie
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IMO, They both work equally well but each has their place and time. I have a good amount of both. I typically use more plastics in the Spring, Summer and Fall when the water is warm and fish are pretty active (most of the time). I tend to use more hair jigs during the winter to get more bites from cold sluggish fish. I also tend to use more hair jigs during the winter due to the way I fish with a jig and bobber. That way I don't have to reel in and fix my plastic jig when I miss a fish across the creek. There have been several occasions where when the fish get finicky in the summer and I switch over to hair jigs, I start catching fish. This has been the case the last few trips.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 01:03 AM
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canyoncreek06
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Columbus took a chance and he made it.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 02:19 AM
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Grainraiser
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I bet I have about the same amount of plastics if not more. I just started hand tying jigs and I have the bug pretty bad. There is something about catching crappie on a jig that you made that just brings a smile your face. To be honest I think if you put a jig in a crappie face he is going to eat it if he is hungry. I will be the first to admit that jigs catch more fisherman than crappie.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 03:20 AM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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I do use hair jigs, but the slow fall on a hair jig has been irritating lately with all the wind, so I’ve gone with plastics to get down faster.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 04:14 AM
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fridays86
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I would like to see a picture of that honey jig if possible
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 11:44 AM
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Jig Man
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Mostly feather for me...I use hair and plastic on larger more toothy fish.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 01:07 PM
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Buff2
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I would like to see a picture of that honey jig if possible I have had a white hot tied on my 11' G-Rod for 3 months. I am using spider wire line. When I hang it up I just pull it loose and bend the hook back. It has caught several hundred fish so far
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 01:48 PM
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canyoncreek06
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I would like to see a picture of that honey jig if possible PM sent. >E
Columbus took a chance and he made it.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/19/18 08:38 PM
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gar1970
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All crappie plastics. I haven't used a plastic in 6months thats how long I've been tying. I use fur now and wouldn't go back
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/20/18 04:23 AM
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SlabbedSilly
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Feathers 10 months out of the year. It's all just personal preference and confidence.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/20/18 10:55 AM
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TexMann1
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I like my own hand tied jigs. Nothing more fun than catching crappie on your own creations.
PB Blue 34lbs TexMann CatMannDu
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/20/18 12:47 PM
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SenkoSam
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Nice crappie BTW! I too like float fishing for crappie and use certain soft plastic designs on light jigs.
Last edited by SenkoSam; 06/20/18 12:48 PM.
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/20/18 01:00 PM
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SenkoSam
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The thing about plastic vs hair or feather is the versatility of design. For example, I recently found how good wacky rigged grubs are: Creature designs catch all species: Cone tail or Crappie Magnet grubs work anytime any place: Spike tails work great:
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Re: Hair Jig or Plastic
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06/20/18 01:09 PM
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SenkoSam
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You can modify many soft plastics you own to be more effective: The thin flat tail works at any speed retrieve whereas the curl tail must be moving at a certain speed to move. Give me a straight thin tail any day! The nice thing about soft plastics on light jigs 1/32-1/8 oz., is that most species of fish bite them, even this large catfish!
Last edited by SenkoSam; 06/20/18 01:13 PM.
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