Anyone tried the jigs shown as Diamond Jigs in the link below?
Kinetic Fishing - Magic Minnow Sea Fishing
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...ulatedJigs.jpg
Printable View
Anyone tried the jigs shown as Diamond Jigs in the link below?
Kinetic Fishing - Magic Minnow Sea Fishing
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...ulatedJigs.jpg
These are way to big for crappie or anything most of us tie! The smallest one is almost 2 Oz??Plus to me this looks like something for soft plastic. Is this your site?
We use them in mississippi we just make our own a 3# fish will kill it 1/4oz is as big as i would go personally maby bigger fishing in current they do look nice
What kind of tail would you tie to make em swim? I don't see maribou making em move much.
They look too bulky, too many knobs and things in the way. Is so much easier to tie an articulated pattern on your choice of jig head and set the length where you want it for whatever you are fishing for.
Not my site skip, just something I came across. It's a shame they don't make them in smaller sizes. I like the articulation and thought the people on this site may have used that style of thing to tie flies on.
dblevens, marabou would probably be okay or perhaps longish rooster feathers may be worth a try.
fish_4_all, I'm not sure what you mean or how you tie an articulated pattern on your choice of jig head.
I've had a few ideas about making a smaller version. I'll have a play tomorrow and post a pic of what I end up with.
Take second jig hook or fly hook and tie what will be the tail section. Put a piece of 10/15/20/30/50# (your choice, have to find what you like, I used 30# in the past) mono-filament through the eye of the tied tail and double it over. Tie that into the jig head you want to use after you cut the hook off just below the start of the bend of the hook so the new tie has something to hold onto and not slip off.
Basically the same concept as the jigs on the site except you use mono-filament instead of bulky eyes. If you are gonna make them you can make the jig heads on cheaper jig hooks and then put a trailer hook of any type you want. A much longer jig can be tied that way with a hook that trails and can freely move so that larger fish don't shake the hook out as easily. Some swear by it for landing more fish. You can leave both hooks intact if oyu want. You can also tie in a 3rd hook if you wanted to.
no
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...igskeleton.jpg
First go. ... not happy with the height of the loop where the fishing line is tied on, but thats easily fixed on the next one.
Right now it looks a bit red neck with a skeleton made out of wire and solder, but it should look okay when dressed (both hook and wire) and the solder area is smoothly covered with nail polish.
It's a bit over an inch long, but made with a smaller single short shanked hook, it would end up about 3/4 of an inch.
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j3...alfdressed.jpg
Half dressed. I made a new wire skeleton changing the height of the loop where the fishing line is tied on. Still thinking about the body.
Looks very good to me. Nice work and I enjoy seeing new ideas.
[QUOTE=troutingintas;1979540]Anyone tried the jigs shown as Diamond Jigs in the link below?
I am new to this foum and more of a trout fisherman, but i recently tied this articulated jig. I modeld it after a streamer used to catch large trout. It is tied on on 1/8 oz head that i paited and the tail hook is a size 6 streamer hook. The connection point was created by using beadolon wire (purchased at Michaels). The body is made of olive colored chenille and the tail and collar were made of marabou.
I come from this ideal guys let me know what you think I'm pretty sure that you can do many different things this is a 1/16 and we were just screwing around I'm sure that you can get some of the guys on the site here to go ahead and build you a smaller version without I for the trailer hook icon not like the looks of mine because you can do many different things.
Attachment 108580
the trailer hook is a size 8
I made this one earlier this year http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...CDB2DB226D.jpg
obviously bigger than a crappie jig at 2 oz but you may be able to scale it down. Each hook is wired to be free swinging and could be dressed separately for a very long bait profile.
I definitely like your version I think this would be perfect for saltwater especially if you are using big plastics Where you get the jig heads.Quote:
Originally Posted by fliesforall
Definitely outside the box and some great ideas. Nice work everyone.
How did you attach the second hook at the articulation point? It looks as though there is rubber coating securing the hook.
Thanks,
Doug
it is #180 test 7 strand cable. The front hook is cabled to the eye in the jig the second hook is cabled to the eye of the front hook. I used heat shrink tubing to keep everything inline but it did not survive the powder coating cure so I ended up wrapping the cable down with mono and coating with liquid electrical tape after painting. This allows each hook to move independent of each other and the jig.