Thread: THE gray ghost!!

sickle hook probably don't come that small

Originally Posted by docwaldo

I have a few gray ghost jigs left over from last year. I also bought some knock offs that were not near as good as the original. I will attach pics of both. the original has a wedge head and has black/gray hair (not sure what kind) for the tail. the knock off has a round head and black feathers for a tail. what do yall think??

original gray ghost


knock off

If the fish are aggressively feeding, it won't matter the diff. B/c btwn those two jigs there really is NO difference.
Lil'er hook really can't help Y'all trolling?
Ones got a loose marabou type tail really sparse and the other looks more hackle-ish in the tail. The eye location for your knot is the only real diff I can see. In which case, move your knot if there's a diff.

Originally Posted by Micropterus salmoides

Ones got a loose marabou type tail really sparse and the other looks more hackle-ish in the tail.

the original has some type of coarse hair tail. the knock off has a black feather tail. but I can assure ya this. the real gray ghost caught 15 to 1 more fish.

doc

That wedge head has a darting effect Im sure. Wish I knew where to get some of those wedge heads, I could tie something very similar. The coarse tail may be much like deer tail mixture of blk and grey. I think I will order a few myslef.

Maybe buck, but still not a diff. maker.

Haven't seen one up close but it sort fans out like squirrel tail hair.

Originally Posted by fishervet

Wonder why no sickle hook???

I suppose the reason is that we never found the sickle hook to provide any advantage. Same went for red hooks, which got popular for awhile. It's had to beat that little sharp Eagle Claw.

Originally Posted by docwaldo

the original has some type of coarse hair tail. the knock off has a black feather tail. but I can assure ya this. the real gray ghost caught 15 to 1 more fish.

doc

Actually, the original Gray Ghost has always had a hackle feather tail. It moves smoother and easier than maribou or hair, and that's why we made it that way.