Fishing

Great looking jigs Tube Dude (as always!) - the stinger hook shoud really do the trick for any short strikes. The jigs look like Zonkers on steroids!

Thanks for the "soft fuzzies". Kent still has to "field test" the new models. I substituted nickle finish heavy spinner bait hooks (single) for the more traditional trebles. They are less bulky and less dangerous both to fish and angler. Plus, I have long rigged single hooks on my "traps" for halibut, salmon and other species that are known for striking a bait short. The single hooks seem to hook just as efficiently, and they often hold better on larger fish.

I tied the stinger hooks to the jig hooks before cementing the edges of the bunny fur together. But whenever you want to add a remedy for short strikes, after a lure is put together, you can do so by using heavy mono and leaving the connection and the hook outside. In fact, for trolling lures, you do not even have to hook the trap hook into the lure. It will trail beside (or behind) the lure and will be taken by the fish on a short strike. There are several salmon rigs that use a loose trailing hook.

Thanks SM. I hadn't been using the loop on one end. That should help keep it tight until the cement dries. Thanks again to everyone for helping me out. I'll get some made up and post the pics from the first trip.

"What is the difference between genius and stupidity? Genius has limits." - Albert Einstein

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Thanks again for the help on the how to's of building these jigs. I went over to Big Foot Fly Shop in Vernal, and for $65, Lori set me up with a vise, heads, cement, thread, scissors, bobbin, flashabou, and fur. She threw in the two bucktails she tied while I was there to show me how. As with yours, you can't see the stingers. I added them with 30lb. Berkley teflon coated steel. The hook is a Mustad Ultra Point 1/0 salmon. I tied the white and the chartreuse last night. The chartreuse is 11 inches and was cut the wrong direction, so it looks a little funny. I'll let you know how they work.


"What is the difference between genius and stupidity? Genius has limits." - Albert Einstein