Looking for weed guards to put on jigs. Any one no where to buy them?
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Looking for weed guards to put on jigs. Any one no where to buy them?
I assume you are talking fiber guards and not wire. There are 2 different sizes for crappie jig heads depending on jig head size and there are 2 different strand size for the FG-12. You'll need the .018 size. I order my fiber guards from here:
FG-9 Fiber Weed Guard
FG-12 Fiber Weed Guard
You may be talking about the stick guard, which is a short pc of soft rubber material that about the size of a pencil lead that you slip over the point and barb. Unfortunately they have been discontinued and no longer available. I have been using the Timmy Toms jighead which like Travis stated is a Fiber guard......Ranger
Yes the stick guard,a friend gave me a couple to try and they seem to work pretty good. So there is no where to buy these anymore?
Has anyone used the slide on weed guard? It looks like it would work after watching video. I have so much money in regular heads I really don't want to buy any more. Just trying to come up with something seedless! I guess if I can't fin stick guards I can get the utility knife out and some old plastics bass baits and make some , problem solved!
Hell Ronnie if you need some weedless heads I'll give ya some. I got plenty.
Ronnie I got around 3000 of the slip on type, you are welcome to them
I might just do that
Grizzly jig sells the kind your looking for. They are in their catalog. Just call them up and tell em what you are looking for.
Bass Pro has the little rubber stick guards. They are hard to find in the store, but you can ask an employee. Attachment 250381
Bass Pro Guards are to thick and short. Don't waste your money. Just my $.02 worth......Ranger
Bonehead used to carry the good ones.
Couldn't stand any type of hook guard like this.
For awhile the stick guards were the best we had, and the BPS ones were certainly inferior. I prefer not to use a hook guard when it's possible but sometimes you just have to. The Timmy Toms WSD version is my preferred jig head with hook guard and I've got a bunch of TT jigs. However, anytime I possibly can I use a Litewire Hooker jig head (a CDC sponsor.) They bend easily to come unstuck and then bend right back. I've heard people say they wouldn't use them because they would be to weak to lift a crappie into the boat. I have never had that problem and, in fact, have lifted a 3+ lb bass after bending and re bending several times. These litewire jigs are very popular in the south and used frequently in Florida. I don't hear reports of anyone losing fish. But, I don't lift big crappie into the boat. I don't mind losing a bass or catfish but I use a net on big crappie. Even with strong hooks I have heard several of our experts talk of losing fish at the boat. With a net, I can't remember the last crappie I lost at the boat. My experience has been that the jigs with hook guards certainly cause me more missed strikes than when using the litewire jig. Just my opinion.
True. I usually have to trim them down a little, but I like em a lot more than the super flimsy Bonehead ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ranger09
Boneheads were supposed to have been built to my specs and I even sent them 2 packs of the original stick guards when they were discontinued. Although they came out with them they were smaller than the original guards. I agree they are pretty flimsy and the diameter is smaller than the original. I still have about 1000 of the originals and use them when the bite is really finicky and they work very well. Like others Timmy Toms are my go to jig for fishing heavy brush.......Ranger
Papascruggs, not sure if you found what you are looking for yet. I have the original Stickguard made by Eagle Claw and if you would like I will send you 7 or 8 packs to try out
If you want. Can get them in the mail by thursday prob. Let me know.
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Sorry for not getting back sooner. SC that's what I'm looking for! Right now I have so many jig heads that aren't seedless I really don't want to buy any that are right now. My fishing buddy gave me a couple of those and they worked for me ! I will send you PM. Thanks
Thanks SC. I sent you a PM!
I only use seedless jigheads! ROFLQuote:
Originally Posted by Papascruggs
Seedless :Rofl
Ok the laugh is on me ! You need to get you some !
Hello JOSH, got the stick guards in the mail , I sure want to thank you will see if they work! Thank You !
Been fishin with weedless jigs for a long time. Prefer to buy local and Timmy Toms weedless jigs are good jigs. But along time ago I started buying jigs from Paul Mullins aka GrouseFly in Vicco Kentucky and I still buy some from him now. Really like a little more stealth that I get with the weed guard that GrouseFly produces. I like the single fiber weed guard. Not sure if the crappie care if the jig has just one fiber guard or a bunch of fibers bunched together as the guard, but they give me more confidence. Another good thing about the single fiber guard is I'm able to powder coat them easily. I use needle nose pliers and hold the jig by the fiber weed guard, completely covering it up. Every now and then I'll heat it up a little too much and melt the fiber guard, but that doesn't happen often. I also like the fiber guards better than the single metal weed guards you can buy. The fiber guards always bend back to the same position after a bite, the metal guards don't. The jigs do cost more than most people are use to paying for jigs. I just bought 300 jigs and it cost me $67. Doesn't bother me a bit, I always fish with weedless jigs because I know I'll get hung up less and that will help me catch more fish. Not to mention I'll be less aggravated from getting hung up. Will I miss more fish using weedless jigs? No, only the crappie I'm too slow to set the hook on when they offer to be caught. Here's some pics of the jigs I buy from Paul. He even threw in a dozen more he painted himself. Now all I have to do is powder coat them the color I want and trim the weed guard back to the length I want. Tip of the day, always order 1/3rd more than you need because everybody you fish with won't have any and you'll end up giving away at least that many. Anyway, that's my 2 cents.
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This is what I started using last month. Won't find it anywhere else. True I have to bend the wire back sometimes but it's not as bad as the twisted wire on other wire guards you might find. I though about converting to just one thick fiberguard but painting on these are a breeze compared to fiberguard. I'm also hooked on wire keepers over barbed. And yes that's also a 35 degree wacky hook on a crappie jighead. Lol
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those made by winterhawk are just the size I need. can I buy some of them.
thing with the weed guards that winter hawk makes is u just have to set the hook harder. have used this type for years and they work very well . I need a hundred just like that. the ones at bass pro are too small or too large.
thing with the weed guards that winter hawk makes is u just have to set the hook harder. have used this type for years and they work very well . I need a hundred just like that. the ones at bass pro are too small or too large. they stopped making the medium stick guards.
Winterhawk makes really good weed guards. I don't drop a jig in the water without one on, they are durable and I like the color assortment.
Littlefield
I believe that if you push the hook through the plastic guard then pull it back just so the hook lays right on top of plastic. This well solve the hook set problem.