Just wondering what type of jig heads you'll like to use with cutt'r bugs and water crickets. Particularly colors combos and where to buy them? I may be crazy, but in my opinion, I don't do very well with the glow white head with orange eye. I've had a of success with plain white with a large black eye, but I'm not sure where to buy them anymore.
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Sportsmans warehouse has them. White with the black eye works best for me.
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the new maniac Vertigo jig will keep your knot in position at all times. Best vertical jig made!
I have some glow and white with red eyes/ black pupil.
You never need to adjust the Knot.
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maniac can you post a pic of jigs
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What brand of hooks are your jigs made from maniac? Sounds like great idea if the hooks are of good quality.
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I use an orange head with white body with swirly tail 1/8 and they work really well never fail for ice fishing, i got them at sportsmans
if you are looking for a retriever i use chartruese body swirly tail with a green 1/8 head and a single black eye no red
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These jigs are made with Mustad extra strond ultra point #4.
Check them out on my web site maniaccustomlures.com
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I was reading up on Tungsten use in jig-heads, especially for ice. Heavy as gold, very strong.
Found a few spots that carry them. In particular I like these ones with a "jewel" in the head.
I could not keep the fish off that sticky hook! Bit of flash, bit of glow, and small - tiny tiny. Hooked up loads of perch, and kept getting swiped by trout too - just didn't want them breaking them off! They aren't cheap.
And honestly - sometimes a simple ice jig with some glow and a spot - long as it's tipped - and you're on fish, you're in business!
I really like a lot of the Maniac plastics too. Gizzy bugs - and any little glowy, flashy, fluttery thing. Rat finky's do great.
I know TD has posted a number of his jig-head creations. You might search some past posts too.
Don't have links handy. PM me if you want - or if enuf interest - will find and post.
Where can i get some of those? PM if you want.
Thanks,
Justin
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marmooshka jigs are one of my favorite to use for all panfish! They are made of tungstein, they are tiny but sink faster than anythinng else, very sharp hooks with a longer shank. They arent to expensive, sportsmans used to have a good selection but i have since purchased them online
Coyote spinner - where do you buy individual technical data bumblee jigs? cuz all i can find is the 6 to 9 packs and i dont really need that many
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I'm with ya Cat, there is a few in the pack that I like the color of and would rather buy 10 of the ones I like and not the assortment pack. Please tell me there's a way cause I'm not seeing it.
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Couple sources that carry Tungsten. Don't know if they all offer package sales or individual.
Just didn't want to sound like a sales pitch. I have no affiliation beyond being a happy customer.
[url "http://www.yourbobbersdown.com/"]www.yourbobbersdown.com [/url]
[url "http://www.bentleyfishing.com/"]www.bentleyfishing.com [/url]
[url "http://www.customjigsandspins.com/"]www.customjigsandspins.com [/url]
are the main sites mentioned in an article from In-Fisherman mag on "The Heavy Head Revolution" (Win2010/11).
It's something when the jig-eyelet is so small I can hardly shove my 4lb test thru it! (I'm not going lower and lose these jems to some phat trout thrashing about!)
UPDATE:
The Bentley site has the [font "Arial"][#ff0000][size 2]Swarovski* Crystals [/size][/#ff0000][/font]but they do seem to only come in packs - 6 being the smallest.
I just popped them a request as to whether you can get "custom" packs - or select just a single color. I'll let you know if I hear back.
The other two sites seem to both have individual jigs available. Some of those Wolfram Fiskas have some slick patterns.
And I hear ya - I'd be thrilled to CATCH a big trout on my little jigs, just said I don't want to LOSE the jig to a trout! (there's a green one in some Hyrum trout! If you find it - I'll buy it back! Green was good color!)
Those spidery devils seem interesting. Hinged hooks so you can drop down through the weeds.
No worries, didn't sound like a sales pitch to me. Actually sounds like a great jig that I would like to try. I was just with Catman that I don't want to buy a whole pack of them that I would only use just a couple. Thanks for the info and I'm always willing to try something new and appreciate when people put it out there. I gotta disagree though, I would take the chance on losing a couple dollar jig to pull up a nice 5lb trout.
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