Trout magnet weight info

I’ve been in rut for awhile , only fishing my hand tied jigs and my next trip out I’m planning on fishing some trout magnets .
I remember they cast farther than my handtied jigs and.
So I thought I’d get my gram scale out and weigh a few .


The short trout magnet jigheads average .71 grams which is about 1/40 of an ounce . Right about in the middle between a 1/64 and a 1/32 . They weigh about the same as my 4.6mm tungsten bead jigs . The biggest ones I tie .
Most of my tungsten bead jigs are tied using a 4mm bead that weigh around .58g .
I Weighed the longer hooked trout magnet heads that come in the panfish kits and was surprised they only weigh .51 ounce . Still a little heavier than 1/64 ounce which is .44g . But less than the regular short hooked TM heads .
I was hoping the longer hooked ones would be heavier or at least as much as the shorter hooked ones ones .
With the longer hooks , I don’t have to shorten the TM bodies . The hook rides between the wings or legs of the TM .
Guess I’ll stick with the shorter hooked ones. And continue to trim a ring or two off the front of the TM body .

BTW : The 1/32 Crappie Magnet shad dart heads weigh over a gram.

Good info, thanks. I have tremendous success with trout magnets. They are fish killers!
Bob

I have a couple shad dart molds. One is an older blue handle mold with assorted sizes. The heads on this mold is more compact compared to other mold heads which are more tapered. The 1/32 actually weighs in at 1/24 or 1.2 grams. I use this mold almost exclusively for the 1/24 which I pour on size 4-10 hooks. I mainly use the #8 which is the sweet spot for me. Good casting distance and still has the smaller profile with the #8. I can pour you some to try.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

I have a couple shad dart molds. One is an older blue handle mold with assorted sizes. The heads on this mold is more compact compared to other mold heads which are more tapered. The 1/32 actually weighs in at 1/24 or 1.2 grams. I use this mold almost exclusively for the 1/24 which I pour on size 4-10 hooks. I mainly use the #8 which is the sweet spot for me. Good casting distance and still has the smaller profile with the #8. I can pour you some to try.

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Well, I did a hands on comparison today with the TM heads and my tungsten bead jigs .
I was using a 5’6” St Croix ULF rod paired with a Shimano Miravel 2000s and 2# Floroclear line.
Also I used a 5’ SC Triumph ULM rod paired with a Daiwa Fuego 1000lt reel and 2# Floroclear line .
I fished the side of the pond with the least amount of wind exposure.
I fished a TM jighead and TM body with the first ring cut off the front to put the hook point at the > on the rear . Both rods cast similar distances.
After about 30 minutes of no takers I switched both combos over to a 4mm tungsten bead jig with a TM mini magnet body .
Distances with both rods was similar. If anything I think a few of my casts with the tungsten jigs were slightly longer .
The tungsten jigs weigh around .60g , less than the TM jigs . The compactness of the mini TM combo may have contributed to its castability .
I ended up fishing the other side of the town pond with a float n jig and a drop shot rig .
Still came up with a big zero . The skunk was on !
One of the regular walkers at the park told me the pond still had some ice on it yesterday morning.
I did see a small group of small bass and bluegills in the edge of one of the corners in a sunny area . They were suspended and scattered when I tried to snap picture .
In my experiences , during late winter , early spring, when the fish suspend like that in shallow water , I usually stink it up .
Fun trying and at least I learned a few things about my jigs .
I think I’m going to stick with my tungsten jigs . I can shorten regular TM bodies to fit on my jigs .