Making micro jig heads

I think I’ve found me a hook .
It’s a Mustad Ultra Point 90 degree bend jig hook . I’m using a size 10 .
This hook feel sharper than the new Alpha point to me .
I’ve made a few using slotted tungsten 4mm beads using UV glue .
Using the Alpha point hooks I used cyclops beads and had trouble with the bead sliding up the hook after a little use .
I’m hoping using the slotted beads will fix that issue .
But it’s not a fast method of building jigheads .
I’ve made a couple with a size one splitshot squeezed onto the jig hook . Not as pretty as the tungsten beads but a lot easier and quicker to build .
I just hold the splitshot with needlenose pliers, align with the hook , and squeeze.
Makes a pill head looking jighead . Going to try them this Friday morning I hope .

We’ll be waiting to hear about them.

Sounds interesting. A pic of the finished product would be nice.

Mustad ultrapoints are a quality hook, one of my favorite hooks. How much does a #10 hook with a #1 split shot weigh? As far as the tungsten beads are concerned when they first came out I thought I would be able to cast farther than a lead head jig but was disappointed with the results. While tungsten is heavier than lead the beads are hollow and a lead head jig of the same diameter is the same or slightly heavier than the tungsten bead. Tungsten jigs that are preformed around the head like a lead head are heavier but expensive. I have plenty of small jig molds that will take a #10 hook in different weights if you want to try some I will send you some to try out. Have some with #12 Matzuo sickles, another size I really like. Send me a pm if interested.

Hey gillchaser, do you have any pictures?

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Hey gillchaser, do you have any pictures?

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Not yet , been busy with family life.
Sitting at the doctors office at the moment. :)

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

Mustad ultrapoints are a quality hook, one of my favorite hooks. How much does a #10 hook with a #1 split shot weigh? As far as the tungsten beads are concerned when they first came out I thought I would be able to cast farther than a lead head jig but was disappointed with the results. While tungsten is heavier than lead the beads are hollow and a lead head jig of the same diameter is the same or slightly heavier than the tungsten bead. Tungsten jigs that are preformed around the head like a lead head are heavier but expensive. I have plenty of small jig molds that will take a #10 hook in different weights if you want to try some I will send you some to try out. Have some with #12 Matzuo sickles, another size I really like. Send me a pm if interested.

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I’ll get back with you. Interested in some 1/64 #10 with ultra points . And #12 1/64 if available.

Here’s a pic
From bottom to top
size 10 ultra point w/split shot
s-10 UP w-4mm slotted Tungsten
s-10 UP w-4mm cyclops Tungsten
s-12 Accu point streamer w/4mm cyclops Tungsten
s-12 Dry fly w/3.3mm Tungsten

Thanks. I wanted to see how you affixed the beads. Great reference shot.

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Thanks. I wanted to see how you affixed the beads. Great reference shot.

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The slotted beads work best , but I can live with the cyclops beads on the jig hook or streamer hooks

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

Mustad ultrapoints are a quality hook, one of my favorite hooks. How much does a #10 hook with a #1 split shot weigh? As far as the tungsten beads are concerned when they first came out I thought I would be able to cast farther than a lead head jig but was disappointed with the results. While tungsten is heavier than lead the beads are hollow and a lead head jig of the same diameter is the same or slightly heavier than the tungsten bead. Tungsten jigs that are preformed around the head like a lead head are heavier but expensive. I have plenty of small jig molds that will take a #10 hook in different weights if you want to try some I will send you some to try out. Have some with #12 Matzuo sickles, another size I really like. Send me a pm if interested.

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A 4mm Tungsten bead with hook weighs close to a 1/64 jighead .
A #1 splitshot weighs about .3g , so with a hook I would guess 1/80oz ,maybe a little more.
I have some 1/80th oz jigheads with the size 10 Ultra point jig hooks. Waspi sells them . I’d buy their 1/64 if they offered them in a size 10 , but they sell the 1/64 with a size 8 , the 1/32 jumps up to a size 6.

I like the Matzuo #12 sickles . I’ve tied some jigs on those in 1/80 that I use under a float .

In that picture the first two hooks don't have the 90 degree bend to the eye. Did you modify the hook in order to mount the lead or tungsten?

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Originally Posted by UpstateSC_Bill

In that picture the first two hooks don't have the 90 degree bend to the eye. Did you modify the hook in order to mount the lead or tungsten?

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No , they are just fly tying hooks .

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Originally Posted by UpstateSC_Bill

In that picture the first two hooks don't have the 90 degree bend to the eye. Did you modify the hook in order to mount the lead or tungsten?

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No , they are just fly tying hooks .

My mistake. I didn't read your description carefully. I didn't realize you listed them bottom to top.