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 Snag-proof jigs?
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Jacob
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Any ideas on a jig that I can fish through HEAVY brush and timber without staying hung up the whole time? Anyone use a slider jig head for this or something with a weed gaurd?
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/21/15 02:38 AM
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/21/15 03:02 AM
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Arkie weedless jigs it's all I use yr round.100 for like 25 bucks from Arkie.Walmart use to sell them they have a single wire.Darrell
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/21/15 03:05 AM
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Jacob
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Thanks Darrell! I'll look those up!
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03/21/15 03:16 AM
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Jacob, I use weedless jigheads all the time. They are custom pours from Paul Mullins in Vicco Kentucky. Good Guy!
They have clear weed guards like a bass jig and work really well.
His email is baitmaker2000@hotmail.com
He will pour any size hook & weight you will need for crappie fishing.
I use 1/16oz with a bronze number 2 hook.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/21/15 03:19 AM
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Except for the spawn, I fish bamboo most of the time.
It's sticky stuff, I might break off once a week from setting the hook & missing a fish in a bamboo top.
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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03/21/15 04:14 AM
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Jacob, I use weedless jigheads all the time. They are custom pours from Paul Mullins in Vicco Kentucky. Good Guy!
They have clear weed guards like a bass jig and work really well.
His email is baitmaker2000@hotmail.com
He will pour any size hook & weight you will need for crappie fishing.
I use 1/16oz with a bronze number 2 hook.
Do you ever miss fish because of the weed guard?
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/21/15 05:58 AM
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I usually buy 50 packs of 1/8oz. weedless unpainted jig heads on eBay for bout $14. I powder coat them myself seems to be slightly cheaper I think
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03/21/15 01:33 PM
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Tom Englert
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Your hook bend ideas looked pretty cool!
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03/21/15 02:02 PM
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I think both styles would be plenty "weedless", I just don't know if you could set the hook on a crappie with them??
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03/21/15 02:45 PM
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I use 1/16oz with a bronze number 2 hook.
Do you ever miss fish because of the weed guard?
I experimented with hook sizes & I think the over sized hook really helps, giving the weed guard a place to go when setting the hook on a crappie. Here is s picture with a BPS Crappie Ringer rigged. 
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/21/15 02:48 PM
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Jacob
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Those look great! There's so much brush where I'm fishing that I'm sure a jig has never made it to the bottom of the lake!
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03/21/15 03:58 PM
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Thats funny. Im having the same issue. And had the exact same thought of the texas rig. Let me know how that works out for u Jacob.
BTW i did finally make it to the bottom but that jig never saw the light of day again.
First u form habits, then they form u.
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03/21/15 10:26 PM
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Perch Prince
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Another thought on arkie single wire weedless. I hook minnows in the lips with these and do well. Just gotta do it so minnow is upright and not upside down. LOL.
Started out with nothing and still have most of it left.
For the rich there is therapy; for the rest of us there is fishing.
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Re: Snag-proof jigs?
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03/22/15 02:06 AM
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Jacob, as your time permits, really would like to hear back on how some of your hook designs work under actual fishing conditions. They really look like they should work well....
Last edited by Buz; 03/22/15 02:12 AM.
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