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I recently bought a whole pile of materials from Crazy Angler and they had a clearance on 1/32nd oz jigs on #2 hooks. I bought them for $.75 per doz and am now wondering what how I should tie these? Does anyone else like large hooks? I am going to spin up a few with some of the new stuff I got just to see how they look. I will post them up and let me know what you think.
First one: 15 MM Fl orange cactus chenille pink marabou. This chenille is a little big for such a small head and I have a feeling this jig will sink SLOOOOOW.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psfp7pogvc.jpg
Second: Dirty Chicken Crystal Chenille, pink marabou. I think this size chenille will work really good for 32nd oz jigs
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...pslmedmrz9.jpg
Third: Volcano chenille, black tail.
http://i673.photobucket.com/albums/v...psfx0sccyx.jpg
Not sure how these will fish, I am guessing they will be slow to sink but I think they will work on big ol slabs! What do you guys think?
Use nothing but big hooks here. Big fish need big hooks. By the way nice looking tie's.
From my view the hook size and type is why they had them on sale. I probably have some kind of like that, have had them for probably 8 years if not longer. No one ask for 1/32 with a #2 hook, at least not in all I have tied except maybe one guy and not sure about that. First Sickle hooks have a bigger gap than regular bend hooks of the same size. I don't get any jig heads under 1/8 with a sickle hook larger than a #2 and maybe a few #1, but have some in some 1/4 oz I have. I mostly use either a #6 or #4 in a 1/32 and #4 is big for the size. I have caught my share of crappie that were 17" or larger and never needed a hook bigger than a #4 Sickle and many caught on one much smaller like on a 1/32 Oz Roadrunner as they have a regular bend hook size #6.
I know there are plenty guys that use the big hooks especially over in Mississippi, but not usually on a 1/32 at least I don't think so. Most of them I think like 1/8 a lot??
Seems to me that you loose less crappie using a Sickle hook, maybe it's the way it's bent, don't know, but know loose less fish with it!
I am pretty impulsive so I couldnt pass up a doz for $.75. I have caught many a crappie on 32nd oz jigs with a #6 and been fine. I figure I will try these ones out or give them to some of my "Jr. Field Testers".
They will still work so wouldn't just throw them out, but also wouldn't buy a bunch that size for myself for sure!
A while back I did a custom order 3/0 sickles with a 1/32 head. So yes, there are some out there that want big gooks and small heads.
On a side note. I really like the new materials I got. I am in serious need of a weekend alone on the lake :) and some storage!
I buy 1/32oz ballhead weedless jigheads from Grousefly ... and specify they have #2 Aberdeen hooks, same as the 1/16oz weedless jigheads I get from him. The reason being so I can use the same size plastic bait on either weight jighead, and still have a good size gap between the hook point and top of the plastic bait body. That was after using the same size jigheads with #4 hooks, over a 5yr period, with the small (1.5") plastic bodied baits ... quite successfully.
I don't throw many "tied" jigs ... but, I would have no qualms tying those on my line, and expect to have fish nail them :ThumbsUp
... cp :kewl
Agree cp, need bigger hooks for soft plastic baits! Lots of bulk on them.
I only fish 1/32 in the spring during the spawn and I'd prefer a #2 on mine but have never had any but with a #4.
Great jigs and color combos.
I have seen a lot of the Green Carp guys use those on small finess worms. I use big hooks because the lakes I fish have a 12 inch limit so your constantly fishing for bigger fish and I use a lot of bigger plastics. 2 1/2 to 3 inch so I need the wider gap. I pour my 1/16 with #1 the 1/8 ball with 1/0 and my 1/8 poney's with both a 1/0 and 2/0 all sickles. Them big crappie have no problem getting all that in their mouth.
Those look good! Are the heads just clear coated or is that a silver powder coat?
I'm not that big of a fan of big hooks. You can catch a big fish on a small hook, but you can't catch small fish on a big hook most of the time. That being said, i think those would work well. Great ties
Great looking jigs. I like a smaller hook on the 1/32 on a hand tied jig but if using plastic I like a bigger hook.
Me too, but I thought I would spin some up just because they were so cheap. I think they turned out ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by STUMP HUNTER
The jig heads are silver powder coated I think, they were finished when I got them.
I like big hooks and have caught plenty of aquarium size crappie on them :biggrin. On Barkley and KY lakes crappie must be 10" to keep so other than bluegills or redears I see no reason for me to use small hooks.
I agree with justinp61, I prefer a larger hook. It seems like I get better hook sets that way, even with a 1/32 oz. I really like the 1/32 oz jigs when the crappie are lethargic and you have to show it to em slow.
Where'd you get the Dirty Chicken from!
I only use Litewirehooks and I prefer the #2 Hook. Works great at Lake Talquin in Fl.....
I use 6, 4's and 2's. Here's a 1/32nd with a #2 hook and they work fine. http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...s/100_4369.jpg
For the new plastics I've been using I'm using #4's. I carry all 3 sizes when I go out.
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Originally Posted by Gabepeeps
Crazy Angler
I prefer large hooks....have better hook ups with them and less missed fish. I like jigs with 1/0 sickle hooks
I specifically bought a lead mold so i could pour my own 1/32 with #2 hooks. As far as sinking slow, thats perfect for shooting docks. Slower the better for me
I troll a 1/4 head with a 3/0 hook all the time. Use it as my bottom bait. Then again I'm fishing Lake Washington as I live on it. I get good results overall.