12-20-2005, 12:30 AM
[cool][#0000ff]CROSSINEYES has it right. A lot of fly fishermen, who fished streamer flies, used to add split shot to their lines to sink the big flies down where the larger trout lived. Some of them put a split shot right up against the eye of the fly and it worked so well that they started pinching a split shot on the streamer hook before tying the fly.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It was years before someone had the concept of using a bent shank hook and pouring the lead directly onto the hook, making a jig. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I started making a lot of my own jigs back in the 70's by using jig hooks and then crimping split shot on the jig hooks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once put forth the theory that it was snaggers who invented jigs. I used to see a lot of walleye snaggers on the lower Provo River that used a weighted treble hook, with a piece of yellow cloth or foam tied on to help them guide the snag rig toward the fish. On some occasions, a stupid fish would actually munch the decorated snag hook.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It was years before someone had the concept of using a bent shank hook and pouring the lead directly onto the hook, making a jig. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I started making a lot of my own jigs back in the 70's by using jig hooks and then crimping split shot on the jig hooks.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I once put forth the theory that it was snaggers who invented jigs. I used to see a lot of walleye snaggers on the lower Provo River that used a weighted treble hook, with a piece of yellow cloth or foam tied on to help them guide the snag rig toward the fish. On some occasions, a stupid fish would actually munch the decorated snag hook.[/#0000ff]
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