Help finding a jig

Looking for someone who makes a jig with salt water plastic tuffer than the Bobby Garlan but in same color as chartreuse-black pepper or red pepper. Crappie in my lake or on this color but are very shallow and I'm using a 1/48th oz. bobby garland jig head with a small hook probaly a #6 or #8 not sure, just know it's tearing jigs up bad. I know I've seen posts of people who pour that type of plastic just can't remember who? Doesn't have to be the baby shad shape a tadpole whould be fine just need the color and tuffer plastic. Scott

Contact Steve with Limits Tackle. He uses some heavy duty plastics but with good action on his baits. I think you could find something that would work for you.

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you need to try a different jig head the thin wire of the hook cuts right through the bait

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Contact Steve with Limits Tackle. He uses some heavy duty plastics but with good action on his baits. I think you could find something that would work for you.

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I agree with SD. Limits tackle plastic is the toughest most durable I’ve ever seen.


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Bonehead plastic is pretty tough also.

I agree on the jig head tearing up the bodies as I've been using the pico scope eye which has a wire keeper instead of lead coller and that works much better but I haven't found any in a 1/48 oz.. I've seen a post of a guy that makes his own using a no coller jig but my eye site is not good enough to do that. Any body know of a small jig head with wire keeper? Scott

Another vote for Bonehead
Their “ stump bugs “ are the longest lasting but they have the minnow shaped plastics too


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I agree on the jig head tearing up the bodies as I've been using the pico scope eye which has a wire keeper instead of lead coller and that works much better but I haven't found any in a 1/48 oz.. I've seen a post of a guy that makes his own using a no coller jig but my eye site is not good enough to do that. Any body know of a small jig head with wire keeper? Scott

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Wapsi makes a no-collar 1/48 oz Jig Wapsi Super Jig Head | FishUSA

I am a little bias but Slabanator jigs are tuffer than bobby garland. I have not ever use salt water plastics. I don't know anybody that uses it on crappie jigs. From what I have seen the harder the plastic the harder it is to get 2 color baits to fuse together, just something to keep in mind. In my opinion with that small of a hook it is very easy to rip the jig taking the hook out or it is for me. That is one of the reasons I don't use small hooks...

I may not me naming it right, thought it was called salt water plastics but have used different lures over the years that were made of a tuffer plastic. Going to try some of the one's mentioned but don't see the color I'm looking for on any of the mentioned websites. It's a translucent chartresue if your'e familiar with the B.G. chartreuse black or red pepper you know what I mean. Scott

If you want to try slabantor jigs. I dont have that color but if you can send me a picture i can make thst color for ya.

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I may not me naming it right, thought it was called salt water plastics but have used different lures over the years that were made of a tuffer plastic. Going to try some of the one's mentioned but don't see the color I'm looking for on any of the mentioned websites. It's a translucent chartresue if your'e familiar with the B.G. chartreuse black or red pepper you know what I mean. Scott

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Are you talking about the Z man plastics….Elazatech or something like that. Nikko lures are made from the same thing basically. I have some of their Panfish lures and you can stretch them like Old Stretch Armstrong and they still will not break. Their 3in Hellagramite will catch 100 Smallies and not even look used. VA Crappie Man uses these saltwater plastics he might know of something similar. Check out Creek Fishing Adventures on You Tube, he has a Nikko sponsorship and maybe even Mule Jigs, they may be made from similar materials. Good luck with the search


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If the plastic is tearing up from pulling down the jighead maybe try a few other things too. Wrap floss and super glue it to your jighead hook. Then put another drop of superglue and slide up the plastic. That’s what the fishing machine does.

Also don’t overlook a hand tied jighead.

What about Zman Slim Swimz in the color watermelon red or space guppy? It is a 2.5” bait that you could use as is or take scissors and cut down the head of it. It has the same profile size of say the Bobby Garland but it has a small paddle tail. You can catch lots of fish off the same bait as it is made out of elaztech material. You could also try the donkey tail or the donkey tail jr from Mule Jig but it is also a paddle tail but I think the Zman is more the style you are going for as well as the color. Hope this helps!

Steve at Limits Tackle can make any color for you.

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G Daddy Baits are made of some tough materials.

Several folks use that type of “salt water” plastic, Limits tackle baits are tough as they come .
No collar , no keeper jigheads work best with plastic baits from what I can tell .

On my bass tubes i mix medium & hard plastic together to up the firmness. Medium tears easily on hard hook sets on texas rigged tubes that you miss the fish but add hard to medium & you don't have to worry about that. I usually do it at a 50% ratio myself but that's just my preference using baitplastics plastisol but I have done different with other brands too You may need a different jig head but the firmness of plastics is easy to cure by anybody that makes soft plastics without having a specific saltwater plastisol.