Collared or collared jig heads?

[tombowles]

I've been using the 1/16 collared jig heads I mold myself for tying my crappie jigs. How do the non-collared jig heads work and hold up? I use mostly calf tail hair. Will the hair stay on the jig as good with the non-collared heads? Which ones do most of you guys use for making crappie jigs?

[Jiggin_Joe]

Yes i only use non collared jig heads and they work great. and use head cement at end of tying and you will be fine. when done you can pull on hair and it does'nt move.

Joe

[Fatman]

I use my jigs Double Duty!!! I take half of each size I make and I cut the collars off even with the bottom of the head. This way I get two styles of jigs out of my molds, now when I have all my parts stocked up then I'll start looking for the collar less model's.

Before I started doing this I just tied right on the collar and cut the barb on it down so it didn't come out the hair or the marabou

Fatman

[redear]

tom, It's much easier to tie on the non collared heads. you don't have to use much hair etc. with them. with the collared heads ya gotta use enough hair etc. to cover the collar all around. that can be too much material for my taste anyways. using a tad bit of cement and using some stout thread like 210 denier. and pulling it tight, will keep it all together. no matter what thread ya use, you need to wrap it just shy of breaking it, in order to get some stretch. my opinion anyways. nothing irks me like a jig falling apart.

[redear]

on the other hand, I do use collared heads for the crappie sized bucktails, and they work great, but the heads are cast from a do-it mold and the collars are slim and tapered. really like that design collar, can even leave the barb on it if ya want, doesn't hurt anything with the bucktails.

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

I use both but mainly collarless.My pillhead mold is one of my favorites and it has a collar.

[grubfarmer67]

I just bought 2 1000ct.bags of 1/16oz. and 1/64oz.bags of collared round heads in bulk on line"because of the convenience."I prefer to use the "non" collared jigs to tie on".
I don't like the distortion of the jig by the time i get to the front w/ my thread.The body materials thicken up causing a belly..."But slowly getting around that w/ Patience though"
Grubfarmer67"

[smoothlures]

I like collared jigs for tying any hair materials, not a barb. For regular chenille & marabou jigs I use no collar.

[beaverstore42]

I use the barb style jig for tying bug like jigs. I snip the barb off and the tying material builds up as it is tyed forwad looking like the body of a bug.

[skiptomylu]

The only thing I want collard is my greens at supper if tying, LOL! If one of the very few time I fish with a collared jig head it will have a soft plastic on, but that is so rare I just about never get into that box. Even solid tube jigs I don't want collard jig heads. Tying I never want one.

SKip