12-11-2003, 07:28 PM
Hi fellas, first time poster here <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> . For baited jigs, I always make them myself, you can make them as long as you like with other added advantages and also fun and saves money too 
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It's very simple. Go and buy the loose jig heads from any tackle store (around $1/ea) then shape some sticks as big as the hole in the jig head and as long as you want to. Plug the sticks to the jig heads with a few drops of superglue. There you have some bait jigs of your choice <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> .
For the sticks, I don't shape them myself but get them from any Asian groceries in the form of bamboo chopsticks. Perfect length and size .
The main advantage of making jigs that way, apart from fun and saving, is that the stick is light and it flows, which means that the bait doesn't sink hard on to the bottom, less chance of catching snag and more mobility.
Also don't forget to wrap a few turns of fishing line around the bait, first to secure the bait from slipping down and cover the jig head, and also to protect your bait from being eaten too fast by the squid.
hope my experience helps
Love squiding, TTL
' /> . For baited jigs, I always make them myself, you can make them as long as you like with other added advantages and also fun and saves money too .It's very simple. Go and buy the loose jig heads from any tackle store (around $1/ea) then shape some sticks as big as the hole in the jig head and as long as you want to. Plug the sticks to the jig heads with a few drops of superglue. There you have some bait jigs of your choice <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> .
For the sticks, I don't shape them myself but get them from any Asian groceries in the form of bamboo chopsticks. Perfect length and size
.The main advantage of making jigs that way, apart from fun and saving, is that the stick is light and it flows, which means that the bait doesn't sink hard on to the bottom, less chance of catching snag and more mobility.
Also don't forget to wrap a few turns of fishing line around the bait, first to secure the bait from slipping down and cover the jig head, and also to protect your bait from being eaten too fast by the squid.
hope my experience helps
Love squiding, TTL