Why don’t they make skirted jigs with EWG hooks? I’m sure someone somewhere makes them.
Why don’t they make skirted jigs with EWG hooks? I’m sure someone somewhere makes them.
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YourMomsFavBook on
And by EWG I mean the Texas rig style hooks with the offset shank.
DontCallMeBenji on
There was a jig called “TrashMaster” that had an offset wide gap hook and a screw lock off the head. I still have a few and have caught fish on them. I think they went under though as I can only find them on EBay if I look today.
I don’t think it makes much sense for a jig to have an EWG hook. If you have an EWG style hook and a weed guard I would imagine the hookup ratio to be terrible because now you are fighting two things instead of one. The weed guard makes it weedless and putting the hook slightly in the plastic makes it weedless so you only need one or the other. There are probably some jigs out there but it’s not very common.
EIiteJT on
How weedless are these jigs? I’ve never tried one. Usually just stick to Texas rigs due to all the branches and shit around the ponds I fish.
NoRedStone on
There are a few companies that do. One that I like is the 6th Sense Axle Hybrid jig. Another option that I’ve had good luck with is to make your own. I just peg the weight on a normal texas rigged creature/craw bait and add a skirt above the hook. Looks like a jig and the bass in my lake eat it.
FatBoyStew on
6th Sense makes them in their hybrid and swim jigs. The head and EWG hook swing off each other so it really is like a skirted texas rig. I like them quite a bit.
Cannaclyzm on
Probably because hook set percentage would be low. They don’t pick these things up from a creeping bottom retrieve like a Texas rigged worm and run with them. Strikes are reactive, fast, and aggressive while on the move often with large bodied swim bait and craw trailers. It would be tough to get the hook released from the plastic and set before it gets spit out. They realize it’s fake almost as soon as they inhale it. Plus, its damn near completely weedless as it is. Why add more obstruction to the business end of that hook?
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And by EWG I mean the Texas rig style hooks with the offset shank.
There was a jig called “TrashMaster” that had an offset wide gap hook and a screw lock off the head. I still have a few and have caught fish on them. I think they went under though as I can only find them on EBay if I look today.
Edit: I just glanced at Tacklewarehouse and 6th Sense makes something similar. [Link here.](https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/6th_Sense_Axle_Swinging_Finesse_Jig/descpage-ASFJ.html)
I don’t think it makes much sense for a jig to have an EWG hook. If you have an EWG style hook and a weed guard I would imagine the hookup ratio to be terrible because now you are fighting two things instead of one. The weed guard makes it weedless and putting the hook slightly in the plastic makes it weedless so you only need one or the other. There are probably some jigs out there but it’s not very common.
How weedless are these jigs? I’ve never tried one. Usually just stick to Texas rigs due to all the branches and shit around the ponds I fish.
There are a few companies that do. One that I like is the 6th Sense Axle Hybrid jig. Another option that I’ve had good luck with is to make your own. I just peg the weight on a normal texas rigged creature/craw bait and add a skirt above the hook. Looks like a jig and the bass in my lake eat it.
6th Sense makes them in their hybrid and swim jigs. The head and EWG hook swing off each other so it really is like a skirted texas rig. I like them quite a bit.
Probably because hook set percentage would be low. They don’t pick these things up from a creeping bottom retrieve like a Texas rigged worm and run with them. Strikes are reactive, fast, and aggressive while on the move often with large bodied swim bait and craw trailers. It would be tough to get the hook released from the plastic and set before it gets spit out. They realize it’s fake almost as soon as they inhale it. Plus, its damn near completely weedless as it is. Why add more obstruction to the business end of that hook?