04-18-2018, 11:46 AM
[#0000FF]Floating jig heads have been proven effective and have been available commercially for many years. As I am quick to point out, most of them will work...at least on some species, some waters, some of the time. If you can find and try a few easily and at a reasonable price then go for it.
Actually, I am really not trying to stir up more business for my "fligs". They are not expensive in terms of materials but they are very time intensive to make. If I charged for the time I have in making each one they would be pretty spendy. But I am not trying to get rich from them...just making them available to fellow tanglers and recover some of my costs. I'd rather go fishing than make fligs.
Yeah, I make mine in the "basic food group" colors for Utah fishies...and in a wide range of styles and sizes. But I suspect I may be overthinking it as far as the fish are concerned. The big attractions of fishing with floating jigs are 1. to present the bait a bit off the bottom and 2. to add some color to your bait or plastic to create more visual appeal. Kind of like floating "bling beads".
The one negative I have to offer about the Northland floating jig heads are the quality of the hooks. They are not super sharp...like the Matzuo hooks I like to use...and they are light wire untempered steel. In short, a big cat or wiper is more likely to straighten the hook. One other downer is that the heads are dip-painted...so the eyes are always full of paint and you need to clean out the eyes before you can tie them on your line. But, at three for a buck the price is affordable.
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Actually, I am really not trying to stir up more business for my "fligs". They are not expensive in terms of materials but they are very time intensive to make. If I charged for the time I have in making each one they would be pretty spendy. But I am not trying to get rich from them...just making them available to fellow tanglers and recover some of my costs. I'd rather go fishing than make fligs.
Yeah, I make mine in the "basic food group" colors for Utah fishies...and in a wide range of styles and sizes. But I suspect I may be overthinking it as far as the fish are concerned. The big attractions of fishing with floating jigs are 1. to present the bait a bit off the bottom and 2. to add some color to your bait or plastic to create more visual appeal. Kind of like floating "bling beads".
The one negative I have to offer about the Northland floating jig heads are the quality of the hooks. They are not super sharp...like the Matzuo hooks I like to use...and they are light wire untempered steel. In short, a big cat or wiper is more likely to straighten the hook. One other downer is that the heads are dip-painted...so the eyes are always full of paint and you need to clean out the eyes before you can tie them on your line. But, at three for a buck the price is affordable.
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