Jilly Jelly Fever

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Originally Posted by crappieseeker

ship, how do you get the hackle to stay in those jigs when you thread the hook through them. I made up some like that one time and it pushed the hackle back down when I put the hook in. I did not fool with it much, just tried it a time or two and decided it wasnt worth the hassle. Maybe I did not try hard enough and gave up too soon.

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The trick is easy. A drop of super glue at the top when you put it on a jig head. Sometimes I will place 1/2 drop at the bottom too.

I thought that was the method used, but does the glue not have a foul smell to it that might bother the fish?

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Originally Posted by crappieseeker

I thought that was the method used, but does the glue not have a foul smell to it that might bother the fish?

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Thats what Slab makes the Liquid minnow for hee hee hee.....It covers up stange scents and makes your bait smell like a minnow. There are many products such as this on the market and a lot of them do a good job.

superglue does not affect the fish from striking

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Originally Posted by snake River

superglue does not affect the fish from striking

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Your right snake......a lot bass fisherman use super glue on their knots. When I am crappie fishing with soft plastic baits I use it to keep the bait from moving on the jig hook.

I never used superglue because I always thought it may stink up the lure....may have to try it with some of my weedles heads....

I always use super glue when I fish plastics, doesn't seem to bother the fish. and sure keeps yo pannies up better

I have used superglue for years with plastic skirts they always seem to pull off after a few fish I have never had any problems with the fish not striking we use it either on tying jigs nobody knows that but we definitely use it on our rooster jigs I prefer using gorilla superglue I buy it by the big bottles it is just part of my tackle box when I do go fishing we never leave home without I believe the guys in the Bass panfish club have been using superglue for many years I believe that some guys long their eyes on the jigs and they do you superglue.

I have super glued plastics to jig heads for over 50 years and still catch my share of fish. When the bite is on you are not constantly replacing the plastic on the jighead because a fish pulled it off. For me, like I said, it helps.

I tip with a Crappie nibble or liquid minnows too to mask the scent or even sometimes I use a wax worm.

I have never really had a reason in the past to use the glue and never really thought about it. I have just read here where people use it and have read where people do not use it because of the smell. I have actually caught fish on jigs that I put on with gas smell all over my hands before. I think scent sometimes has an affect, but it is not the most important thing. I believe if the fish are feeding and the action and color is right, the scent is the last thing they are after. I just know that in the past when I have tried adding crappie nibbles, that I stop catching fish or catch less fish. I think it affects the action of the bait. I believe if I were using tubes and injected the bait, then it might work better. I do have some of the slab sauce and liquid minnow