DIY: Making 1/40 oz ball jigs

[Uncle Grump]

Maybe this is old news, or just 'common sense', but here goes....

Find yourself a 1/32 oz barbed jig - then just cut off the barb.... 1/40 round ball, barbless - perfect for tying or small plastics.

I tryed two this morning - the first was a purchased 1/32 oz, its weight on a digital scale was .032 oz, just a tad over 1/32 oz (.03125). Clipped off the barb, reweighed it, it was .025 oz - dead on the money at 1/40.

2nd jig was a 1/32oz that I poured, it weighed in at .035 oz. After trimming, it weighed .025 oz.

To cut the barbs, I use a side cutters - clip thru the head to the hook shank, then tear the barb lead off the hook using a needle nose pliers.

For the poured jig, I had used hard lead (wheel weights), so I had to 'section' the barb w/ the side cutters, then tear off the sections...

Just another option for the tackle box.....

UG