1/32 size 4...I made 250 of these last week and I thought man this was a odd size...Since then i have poured 1100 of these. Any one else use this size? To tie or use grubs on???
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1/32 size 4...I made 250 of these last week and I thought man this was a odd size...Since then i have poured 1100 of these. Any one else use this size? To tie or use grubs on???
Yes and I pour a 1/8 head with a #6 sickle. Silly fish will inhale the thing. Gets it to the bottom very quick also. Sometimes the you need a lighter or heavier jig to do a job. That is why I carry so many jigs with me when I go out. I don't think its odd just another tool to use.
Redman
just seems like a small head for a bigger hook lol...I to have poured some 1/8-6....Guess Im use to putting a size4 on a 1/16 or 1/24.
Thats perfect! Good hook for 1/32!
Yes my friend but remember you would not use a slege hammer to drive finish nails or a tack hammer to bust up concret. But you better have both in your tool box. Both have their place and so do "odd size" jigs.
Redman
lol well put redman....
Oh the jigs I could make with those. Swimming leeches, egg sucking leeches, swimming polywogs, too many to name. A little colored hot glue over the head for an egg sucking leech would be a KILLER pattern for steelhead here. Light weight so it works right under a float and a base for adding a gel egg or hot glue egg in front and still enough hook bend to work with, if you can't tell, I'm drooling! Now if you made them in bullet proof hooks I would be in real trouble.
When you make your own jigs you always find yourself subbing hooks larger or smaller trying to make that killer bait. That's why making your own tackle is so much fun, you always have something that your buddies don't!!!!!!!!!
Fatman thats a big 40/10 roger. As they say nessesity is the mother of invention or if you live in the middle of nowhere like I do. Use what you got on hand.
Redman
yea pbug, I have made about a 100 so far to tie marabou jigs on. have not tried them yet tho. used sickle hooks, and had to take the dremel tool to the mold first, but it was worth it I think.
wow a 4 is standard for me. i pour some on 2 s for 3 or 4 inch grubs.
just do not like little hooks.
im all the time drilling and using dremmal on my molds.
I do it all the time....my latest is a 1/16 with a #1 hook,odd lookin critter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fatman
Now thats what I am talking about inovation. Have to get some more aluminum and start to build some more molds. You guys starting to get me pumped.
Redman
I don't see anything "odd" about a 1/32oz jighead w/#4 hook. (or are we talking about a #4 sickle hook ??)
When I first had Grousefly make me some jigheads .... they were 1/32 & 1/16oz w/#4 Aberdeens. I had him make me some 1/32 & 1/16oz jigheads w/#2 Aberdeens, over the last couple of years.
When I think of "odd", when it comes to jigheads ... my first thoughts go to 1/24oz & 3/32oz heads .... LOL !!! (those "tweener" sizes) :p Then I start thinking about the short shank hooks on some of Grousefly's creations :eek: But, they all work ... ;)
... cp :cool:
Bugman which hook are you using for the 1/16 with #1 hook. I made some for the bronzeback boys and they didn't like the 570 hook, to much flex and twist. I was wondering about a different hook.
i modified my 1/16oz to hold the size 1-2 hooks..i have poured alot of 1/16-2...Just about everything thing i pour is sickles pappy.
Tied and sold several 100 of 'em. Lots of room to work on. ;)
Sounds like it leaves enough room to tie in a parachute type addition with hackle between the eye and the lead. Should slow down the fall of a jig significantly or at least give it a different falling profile. Anyone wanna send me a few so I can tie it like that and post pictures? ;)