Jighead Weights

Ive been reading about tournament fisherman using up to 3 oz heads. Use them for high speed trolling. Anyone hear of this? or does anyone use these? A guy by the name Ken Riddick

I use 3/4 oz. for trolling for stripers in the deep clear lake we have here.Best in the fall.This is my first with the maribou fins,I have great expectations for it.

looks good. i havent tied a jig in a mth almost. i gotta get back into it....been recooping my loses from my breakup with girlfriend...very nasty.

no Jason. I have not done this.

Not only have not, will not.

Skip

said they use it for deep water high speed trolling..seen where he designed the bighead jigs.

They'de be east to paint,lol.3 oz. jighead and a size 6 hook.lol.

Know a guy that used 6 to 8oz bank sinkers at the bottom of the line then stacks a couple of 1/4oz 1/0 jigs up the line for deep fairly fast trolling. Havent heard of anyone using a that size jig though.

I use a 5 oz bank sinker on the bottom of my line and a 2 ft leader tyed above it to push crankbaits in the front of the boat. Never heard of a 3 oz jighead for crappie though. I know this guy sells the 1/4 oz.
Crappie Jigs

There's a retired pro living in Farmerville, LA on Lake D'Arbonne that only uses 1oz jigheads, (spider rig) tips them with a shiner also. Catches a lot of good fish. I tied up several jigs in the 1oz since getting to know him and gota say you for sure catch more quality fish. I've been tying everything the same size as a 1/16 oz, just has a large head. Keeps me from having to put a split shot or bullet weight above my jig to keep it down.

That's a lot of weight. Think I will keep it small too.

my self i thought it was hilarious. but hey if it works for him more power to it lol

I think being 2 time National Champion says it all

i gues i made someone upset with this post

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my self i thought it was hilarious. but hey if it works for him more power to it lol

the part i thought was funny was the comment about a 3 oz head on a size 6 hook...I guess some guys cant take sarcasm..

I can see it being trolled right now,lol.It would be weedless too.lol

i guess it would make it hang straight up and down. and keep constant pressure between the rod and jig

Someone got mixed up is what I'm thinking. I've heard of 1/4-oz to 8-oz weights being used for Capps/Coleman style fishing with jigs.

I think most of the guys I know that push jigs use a 1 Oz to 2 Oz and I know that I don't want any more than that. I can see it now using a 5 or 8 Oz. weight and catch a crappie that weighs less than the weight, LOL!

I have never done any pushing crank baits, but darn wouldn't a 2 Oz. weight hold down most any crank bait one would use for crappie? I ask because this is something I want to try at some point.

Skip

We need guys like you Skip to get all the dead twigs out of our way for us,lol.