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I have discovered a method for keeping minnows out of the weeds. Just take the thread that. Your wife uses to sew your rips with. And thread it through the hook eye.then take the thread and combine. Then slip it behind the hook barb, then wrap the. Rest
Around the jighead shaft until it is tight. You now have a weedless jighead for minnow fishing. Use a loop knot to attatch to line. Because. Loop knots are easier to get out of the weeds.
This might be simpler:
Bass Pro Shops Hook Guard for Weedless Lures
... and wasn't impressed. They work pretty good, on the first use ... but, after having to set the hook point back into them a couple of times, then they tend to not be so good. They also aren't stiff enough, and the guard can & will bend toward the shaft of the hook (instead of away from the hook shaft) ... which renders them basically useless.Quote:
Originally Posted by dnchance
I'm more into using these, when I want a weedless jig :
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y42...y/jigheads.jpg
I have Grousefly make these for me ;)
Oh yeah, I've also tried the dental rubber band trick :p ... where you take one of those dental/braces rubber bands, and hook it around the jig's line eye & then under the hook point barb. It works, but it's one more piece of equipment to have, and one more step in getting your jig "weedless" ... when, if I use the two jigs pictured, they're ready to go right out of the package :D
... cp :cool:
Another version of the bass pro device is I take a big bass tube and cut the skirts off and use them the same way. Much cheaper but Pappy is right, only good for 1 or 2 fish. Also a way to get rid of them dang bass baits.
plus, using this method, should a fish ever hit and miss the hook,your minnow has a higher chance of staying on the hook.
Hey crappiepappy...I'm a dentist...guess which one I use;) hehehe
I hate handpickin' a good sized minnow out of the bucket just to have it come off the hook as I put the pole in the water!:(
this method will help!Quote:
Originally Posted by slabbandit
Good info on this thread.
I need to try the weedless ones for some boo condos i fish.
Bass Pro ShopsŪ Tournament SeriesŪ Snagless Super Squirts | Bass Pro Shops
Put one of these on there first then tip. Rarely hang up and catch well.
Weedless jigs are nice in heavy brush ,but I feel you miss alot of fish because of the weed gaurd, might just be me but what I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappy
I just try to keep my minnows out of the grass haha but it never seems that i get alot of grass on mine. I focus my minnows on a mud bottom bank than with alot of grass but yeah if heard of these methods before some work but i dont do good with minnows and jigs unless the jigs are tiny :P
You hit that on the head.Quote:
Originally Posted by slabbandit