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Jig cloth repair - Mudskipper - 15-06-2010
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I was test bedded a few of my Yamashita jigs down at Many boat harbour yesterday as I'm a newbie to squid jigging. I wasn't happy with the 3.0 size balance and sink rate for local conditions (its the only one of that size I have), so got to work with the file and then tested it in my fish tank. All good so far but - Unfortunately I clipped the squid jig "cloth" with the file.
Anyone got any ideas on how to fix my mistake and extend the life of the cloth? I don't want the cloth to go kakked like some of my earlier cheapie lures did.
I'msa thinking that a bit of Araldite mixed and a few dabbes on the damaged section will do the trick?
Its a fairly new jig.
Pete
Jig cloth repair - glen - 15-06-2010
The Araldite will be a bit hard. I am guessing a more flexible glue would be better <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Jig cloth repair - ru 12 mug - 16-06-2010
super glu works fine.
Paul
or just rip it all off and hit it with red and black nikko pens
Jig cloth repair - Mudskipper - 16-06-2010
[quote name='ru 12 mug' post='19721' date='Jun 16 2010, 02:45 PM']super glu works fine.
Paul
or just rip it all off and hit it with red and black nikko pens[/quote]
Yeh that's what I did to one of my older cheapie ones. Just ripped the cloth off from tail through to eyes. There is a geen/yellow glow type plastic underneath the cloth on that one (have not a clue what brand it was).
Well I picked up my new stocks of jigs this arvy. Man you can buy a lot of squid for the price of a few quality brand jigs. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> I had six jigs set aside to buy; but as always when I went to pick em up I ended coming away with eight. Mainly Yamashita and a couple of Norry. Oh well ya need the amunition to play the game. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Pete
Jig cloth repair - ru 12 mug - 16-06-2010
more jigs catch more fishermen hahahahahaha
I carry about a dozen with me but only use 2 of them...orange in daytime and pinkish at night....works fine for me.
Paul
Jig cloth repair - Mudskipper - 16-06-2010
[quote name='ru 12 mug' post='19725' date='Jun 16 2010, 04:36 PM']more jigs catch more fishermen hahahahahaha
I carry about a dozen with me but only use 2 of them...orange in daytime and pinkish at night....works fine for me.
Paul[/quote]
Yeh Paul, it's the same with lure fishing hard body and plastics.
It peeved me off when I was down at Manly last time and some big mother fish with teeth at the boat ramp decided my jig was better than real food - a quick pull, snip and the jig was gawwn. If that wasn't humbling enough I snagged a jig and couldn't get it loose, so two jigs in one night. Man as a newbie I was running out to good gun ammo fast!! Hence why I rekken a reasonable stock is paramount to any session.
I rekken what I have now is a reasonable baseline - ten or so of various size,typrd and weights.
Pete
Jig cloth repair - Kahless - 06-07-2010
I have found that my jig with the best catch rate (Little orange Yo-Zuri) has had it's cloth torn to shreds by the Squid!
I haven't repaired it, as it seems to still be doing a good job, but curious to know what others do. I thought maybe the fact it doesn't look like it came of a production line anymore might make it more realistic, rather than less.
BTW - It is probably my best catch rate because it was my first one and worked really well, so tends to be the one I persevere with the most!
Jig cloth repair - ru 12 mug - 06-07-2010
Kahless
dont worry about the cloth being torn to bits , you can stick it back on where you can with supa glu or just leave it to the squid...they dont mind either way.
Paul...the mug
Jig cloth repair - masejess33 - 07-07-2010
dont worry about it.
the squid will tear it anyway, good way to tell a good squid fisherman is to look at all the bites in his squid jigs....
there beaks cut the s*** out of jigs.
i rcon it could help as it will create a injured look.