Tungsten jigs

Never tried tungsten jigs before because they are pricey but recently was given some by a company that sells tungsten products because they saw my jigs on Facebook and are looking to put some hand ties on their site. These are what I came up with. Sizes were 1/32 and 1/16. Took the samples to the sport show and they liked them and gave me five more packs for myself. Going to be using some of those this morning, first trip of 2026. Worked out a deal with them that I will tie more jigs for them in exchange for more tungsten jigs. Attachment 513124Attachment 513125Attachment 513126

With the jigs I received I painted some 1/32 yesterday then tied a dozen up for my trip. Both rods will have one of these tied on to see just how they feel. Stay tuned.Attachment 513127Attachment 513128Attachment 513129Attachment 513130Attachment 513131

Awesome!!!

Killer work.

Well it happened yesterday. Got skunked using tungsten jigs. Fished two lakes and didn't get a tap, bump, nothing. Windy but mild temps. First time in many years with a goose egg. And for the topper I broke the tip on my Soare BB pushing my jig off a snag by the dock. Luckily I purchased a couple extra top sections I purchased when I bought my second rod like this and will replace that before I try again today.

Great looking jigs!
Must have been a bad day all around, not just the jigs

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Bright side was I got plenty of exercise trying to find some biters. Had over 3 miles walking by the time I made it home that morning.

Great looking jigs Jim, as always. I got out a couple of days ago with almost the same results. I got one smallie (16”) in the boat and lost another at boatside. Couple of gills bumped me jig but no takers. Hope the weather lets you out again soon.

What is tungsten made from? Weight wise, are they smaller or larger than Iead jigs. There is at least one state on the east coast, that requires using tungsten jigs.

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What is tungsten made from? Weight wise, are they smaller or larger than Iead jigs. There is at least one state on the east coast, that requires using tungsten jigs.

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Tungsten is a metal that is mined and refined, it's more dense and a lot harder than lead. A 1" square of lead weighs about .41lbs, a 1" square of tungsten weighs about .70lbs. Lead also melts at a much, much lower temperature than tungsten.

I’ve welded my share of tungsten alloy plate and it’s always with the 300 amp tig cranked wide open. And even then it’s super slow going. Pure tungsten melting point is 6192 deg F! Lead melts at 622 deg F.

They are heavier and harder than lead. The 1/32 heads actually weigh 1/24 on these. It feels different on the end of the rod while bouncing it, thump is felt better. The ones I painted I had to heat a couple seconds longer but they turned out nice. At least heads don't fall off if you heat it too long like lead.

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Originally Posted by S10CHEVY

What is tungsten made from? Weight wise, are they smaller or larger than Iead jigs. There is at least one state on the east coast, that requires using tungsten jigs.

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Tungsten, iron, nickel, and an adhesive all in powder form. Its put into a mold and pressure formed to make the jig heads.

They are much more dense than lead, which means they are smaller in size than an equal weight of lead. A 1/16 sized head in lead is 1/16 but that same physical sized piece of tungsten is 3/32oz. So you can have heavier jigs in the same physical sized baits.


Tungsten, being smaller, will fall with less water resistance than lead. So if you have a 1/16 lead head and a 1.75g (1/16) tungsten head, the tungsten head will feel like you are fishing a heavier jig than you are used to. It will fall faster and jig faster than equal weights of lead.

Its also 45 times the price currently

These jigs all come with wire keepers for plastics. I pinch them down before tying them but kept some plain in case I might want to use plastics. Over $1.50 for a 1/32 jig but there is a market for them. They were selling them pretty good at the sport show last week.

Nice looking jigs .
I like using tungsten for my micro jigs . Smaller heads in sizes I can cast without adding additional weight.
I buy the tungsten fly tying beads and match them up with my favorite hooks .
I use size 10 jighooks , but go down as small as a size 12 in a streamer hook .

I love your jigs They are so natural looking.