08-14-2003, 05:33 PM
[cool]I have been toying with the idea of making a "Roadrunner type of jig head for fishing larger tubes. Tightlines got me motivated to actually work out a model and make some up. I started with my tube jig mold, and hacksawed a groove in the mold to allow me to mold in a piece of wire, where it would not interfere with putting on the tubes. Here's a pic of what I came up with, and a step by step for making and using them.
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Step 1. A 3" piece of .027 wire, with a small loop around the hook at the head. When lead flows around it, it is solid.
Step 2. This is how it comes out of the mold. Need to trim off the "sprue" and make a slow curve over the back of the head.
Step 3. Make a small loop in the wire, and attach a #10 crane swivel before making a wrap around the wire shaft and trimming. Note the size 0 split ring and a size 3 Colorado blade. You can use whatever you want.
Step 4. Fully assembled head. Insert point of hook just below top of plastic tube...about where you want the hook eye to protrude. Moisten the lead on the jig head (with good old spit. Don't lick it) Ease the jighead down into the plastic and make the point of the hook either go all the way to the bottom or wherever it needs to come out in the tube for a straight fit.
Step 5. Fit the top of the tube up over the top of the jig head, anoint with fish attractant...and/or a piece of bait...and drop it to the fishies.
These should work well for bottom bouncing and slow drifting without imparting much motion. Even the slightest movement from above will activate the flutter and flash of the blade. I suppose that they will also work well for "swimming" retrieves or even slow trolling.
I'm going to make up some for introduction to the local basses.
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Step 1. A 3" piece of .027 wire, with a small loop around the hook at the head. When lead flows around it, it is solid.
Step 2. This is how it comes out of the mold. Need to trim off the "sprue" and make a slow curve over the back of the head.
Step 3. Make a small loop in the wire, and attach a #10 crane swivel before making a wrap around the wire shaft and trimming. Note the size 0 split ring and a size 3 Colorado blade. You can use whatever you want.
Step 4. Fully assembled head. Insert point of hook just below top of plastic tube...about where you want the hook eye to protrude. Moisten the lead on the jig head (with good old spit. Don't lick it) Ease the jighead down into the plastic and make the point of the hook either go all the way to the bottom or wherever it needs to come out in the tube for a straight fit.
Step 5. Fit the top of the tube up over the top of the jig head, anoint with fish attractant...and/or a piece of bait...and drop it to the fishies.
These should work well for bottom bouncing and slow drifting without imparting much motion. Even the slightest movement from above will activate the flutter and flash of the blade. I suppose that they will also work well for "swimming" retrieves or even slow trolling.
I'm going to make up some for introduction to the local basses.
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