Life expectancy ?

You never know till ya know .....
seems this here micro jig had one .....
about 100 fish and then one STUPID BIG BASS came along and shredded it .....
of course the crappie on that jig at that moment in time got shredded as well :yikes AND ....then.....
the stupid bass fish escaped the photo session , but not the jig ....
dang it I say , sure was pretty ....
my condolences to the manufacturer of said purdy thing ....
Sorry for ruining it JUNGLEJIM ,,,,my bad :Rofl:Rofl:Rofl
you folks know the number right ?
1 800 KABOOM ...:crazy:

Ahh but you can get more…

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie

Ahh but you can get more…

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has more bullets says the proverbial gunslinger ......:Rofl

You can always strip what's left off and send it back for a remake...I don't know, just a thought. Jim does make works of art...

That jig has a good life. Can still be used if needed. Until broke, bent or lost that jig needs more KABOOM.

I don't think Ive ever had one last for a 100 fish. You should definitely say some kind words and lay it to rest.

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Originally Posted by wc870

I don't think Ive ever had one last for a 100 fish. You should definitely say some kind words and lay it to rest.

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Some jigs make it a good while , not sure why one does and the next doesn’t in some cases , but the big bass did it in this time , the teeth on them really hurt hand tied jigs and plastics as well

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Originally Posted by Jamesdean

You can always strip what's left off and send it back for a remake...I don't know, just a thought. Jim does make works of art...

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Will strip it and put a tiny plastic on it , bet it still rides ….:highfive

Nothing lasts forever, head and hook still looks good. Maybe get another 100 with a little plastic or nibble. I love the little duck feather jigs. They catch everything.

I have found I can catch many crappie on a single jig but those white bass are hard on them.

I’d say that it did its job and had a good life. If my jigs last for anything close to that long I’m a happy guy, and a few have gone past that. But as already said, nothing lasts forever and bass and mudfish destroy mine pretty regular. That was a good lookin jig you made Jim and it’s still going. Good work showing through.

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Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

Nothing lasts forever, head and hook still looks good. Maybe get another 100 with a little plastic or nibble. I love the little duck feather jigs. They catch everything.

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One fella out of Louisiana tied me some pretty jigs pretty cheap back when ,not sure about how he tied em , but around 15 crappie and they were done every time I wet em …
Around 50 fish is a decent average if you can keep trash fish off them . 100 or so ain’t bad and it’s likely possible it would have made 150 if the bass didn’t destroy it ….
I personally love the mean minner jig head , used them often back when , excellent big bluegill jig head and great with less than 1 inch plastics on em .:highfive

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Originally Posted by Grainraiser

I have found I can catch many crappie on a single jig but those white bass are hard on them.

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Sandies ruin plastics and hand ties too , we used to have a fella in these parts that tied some bucktail jigs just for sand bass , used some kind of indestructible white stuff from a local craft shop , might have heard of him , he went by … sand bass Johnny ….darn good guide if you like them kind of fish , he has since passed away , but he was well known over near ft worth for hammering sandbass ….

Look at Takeum jigs. I been using them for awhile. Get several trips and several hundred fish if I don't break one off.

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Shoot bro I got one SK gave me years ago and way past a thousand fish later it looks like the day he gave it to me ….not kidding
A fella named Skip made me one I used for 3 or 4 years too ….
Life expectancy has lots to do with what bites the jig , crappie are pretty gentle on jigs most of the time

I've got several of those duck feather jigs from JJJ but use them in spawning beds where I'm not in brush and they lead to Kaboom! most of the time I keep my box of his beauties in the car if I'm not going into brush where I usually live.

put a trout magnet on it and it will ketch another 100

Y'all got some very hungry fish.

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Originally Posted by Rojo

Y'all got some very hungry fish.

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:Rofl:Rofl
used my 4 year old SK handtie yesterday btw , just kuz .....still looking prime and hammering
and still on my rod this morning as I type , when I made jigs back when , some of the jigs I thought would last a while did not and some I thought were not going to make it hung around , might just be a bit of the luck of the draw

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

:Rofl:Rofl
used my 4 year old SK handtie yesterday btw , just kuz .....still looking prime and hammering
and still on my rod this morning as I type , when I made jigs back when , some of the jigs I thought would last a while did not and some I thought were not going to make it hung around , might just be a bit of the luck of the draw

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SK makes some good hand ties jigs. Wish he still tied but nowadays he uses plastics more. Told him the other day a thumbnail pic of jigs he tied was awesome.

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Originally Posted by SuperDave336

SK makes some good hand ties jigs. Wish he still tied but nowadays he uses plastics more. Told him the other day a thumbnail pic of jigs he tied was awesome.

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This pup is over 4 years old and still working them over with it , easily a thousand plus a few hundred or so .heck maybe 2 thousand , fish lips seen this jig ....
not kidding :highfive