Got some tiny jig heads

I have been tying only 1/8 oz. jigs, but recently decide to go down to 1/16 oz.
I thought it would be a lot harder, but it is not.
Then I was given some heads in 1/48 oz. size, and wow... these things are tiny!
And so very light. Makes me wonder how long it will take them to get down to depth.
But as we all know, sometimes the strike comes on the FALL -
whether it is crappie jigs, bass jigs, plastic worms, spoons........

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1/8 ounce compared to 1/48 ounce

When I first started tying, I mistakenly purchased some 70 denier thread and some tiny
chenilles. Looks like now I will be able to use those materials.

Here is a comparison of two tied jigs in 1/8 oz. and 1/48 oz. - - -
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...and the 1/48 oz. alone
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I think I am going to enjoy experimenting with the smaller size!

They look good, I like the tiny ones as well. Have some 1/80, 1/64 and 1/48 and even some 1/2. I of course the 1/32 and 1/16. I like to have some small profile jigs for the picky days.

This is a 1/32nd on a small #10 gold hook

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/100_5608.jpg

Try a size 22 or smaller fly hook if you really want a challenge!!!!!!!LOL

Fatman, those are some snazzy jigs... I am wondering about the body material -
I can't tell from the photo, is that all thread? Man, that's a LOT of thread!
Kinda looks like Antron yarn...

It's not that much thread!!!LOL If you tie your tailing material just right and wrap it around the shank of the hook you won't use much thread to make the body's. Not antron yarn it's actually rod wrapping thread

Here's a few more
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/100_5648.jpg

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Originally Posted by Fatman

It's not that much thread!!!LOL If you tie your tailing material just right and wrap it around the shank of the hook you won't use much thread to make the body's. Not antron yarn it's actually rod wrapping thread

Here's a few more
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...2/100_5648.jpg

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I've made quite a few light-years but I paint the whole body with vinyl paint I know one thing for sure that they are indestructible.

I love tiny jig heads! only recently have i got into using heavier ones.i use 1/32 most the time for plastics,but always have some smaller 1/48,1/100 with me to hang smaller plastics with. bluegills and other sunfish will find the smaller sizes unressistable,as well as other fish.

Big fan of the smaller weight jigs. I find that I use them on the river in the fall fishing the tops of down trees. I find I don't get hung as often with the smaller heads and that the rate of fall is sometimes a plus not a minus. I have a box of JungleJim's Flash Ducks do a search for them they are deadly in the smaller size and weight heads.

Just something to chew on I have found that unless I am casting to the bank a size 4 hook on a 1/8 oz. head is enough. The rest of the time It's a size 6 hook or smaller on a 1/16 or 1/24 oz head. I know that crappies will gorge themselves on big shad in the fall but are the smaller baitfish like potato chips no one can eat just one?

Redman

I use a 1/100 sometimes for trout fishing

I went down to a 1/120 oz! I used a extreme UL with 1 lb NanoFil (.001 diameter).

OK fun with a small bluegill in shallow water, but I'm back to a ML rod with 10/2 Power Pro and 1/32 or 1/16 jigs.

When the crappie are really deep, I have great success with a drop shot or a Carolina setup.