weedless football jig heads

How would you know if they're a waste of money if you haven't tried them out? You catch a ton of rockies on the plain ol' but maybe you'd catch bigger w/ something different. Open you mind and try something new.


Z

I would try 'em if someone gave me some, but i need to get more volume for my money because i spend alot more time on the ocean then most and i'm broke. I don't begrudge anyone that wants to use 'em, have at it.

On another note , they had some flat wedge shaped lead heads at Basin Tackle that were real rock friendly. haven't seen them there for a while but they are nice, a little more spendy but come back to the boat more often.

CBY,
Yakintup and I were feeding the Bull Kelp, and once those damn things bite, it was next to impossible to get unhooked short of cut'n it loose.  Thus the quest for a more weedless lure.    Any tricks you know regarding this?

No. not really, except use a smaller jig when fishing the kelp and that will cut down on the snags a bit.You could bend the hook in a bit too make the gap between the jig and the tip of the hook smaller, it makes hooking the fish a little harder. I try to stay on the edges of the kelp. I hate kelp, donated a few to it yesterday

CBY,
Yakintup and I were feeding the Bull Kelp, and once those damn things bite, it was next to impossible to get unhooked short of cut'n it loose.  Thus the quest for a more weedless lure.    Any tricks you know regarding this?

Use jig heads that sink rather than swim.  Keep your line up and down.

-Allen

I don't begrudge anyone that wants to use 'em, have at it.

Jay had some of those trix jetty things when he came down to fish the salt. How long did it take for it to get hung up Jay, 10 minutes?

Actually you did.

it was next to impossible to get unhooked short of cut'n it loose.  Thus the quest for a more weedless lure. Any tricks you know regarding this?

Like Pole said, keep your line vertical and get to potholing. What you're going to want to do is find a hole in the canopy of kelp and drop right down it. Make sure to keep your line vertical and you should have much less of a problem hanging up in the kelp. And when you do hook up pull that fish in quickly because if it wraps up in the salad you can lose the fish pretty easily. Staying on the edge of the kelp bed is a good idea also.

Z

Jay had some of those trix jetty things when he came down to fish the salt. How long did it take for it to get hung up Jay, 10 minutes?

Like Pole said, keep your line vertical and get to potholing. What you're going to want to do is find a hole in the canopy of kelp and drop right down it. Make sure to keep your line vertical and you should have much less of a problem hanging up in the kelp. And when you do hook up pull that fish in quickly because if it wraps up in the salad you can lose the fish pretty easily. Staying on the edge of the kelp bed is a good idea also.

Z

I snagged while casting and retrieving one of the bigger jetty worms out towards a big boiler rock. Probably not the best use of the gear!

I don't begrudge anyone that wants to use 'em, have at it.

Jay had some of those trix jetty things when he came down to fish the salt. How long did it take for it to get hung up Jay, 10 minutes?

Actually you did.

um, no i didn't. just stating a fact...

Like Pole said, keep your line vertical and get to potholing. What you're going to want to do is find a hole in the canopy of kelp and drop right down it. Make sure to keep your line vertical and you should have much less of a problem hanging up in the kelp. And when you do hook up pull that fish in quickly because if it wraps up in the salad you can lose the fish pretty easily. Staying on the edge of the kelp bed is a good idea also.

Z

 The true benefit of the Hobie. The current makes staying over a hole a little more challenging when you don't have pedals. 

 The true benefit of the Hobie. The current makes staying over a hole a little more challenging when you don't have pedals. 

 
, it does make it nice...

A lot of lures are lost rockfishing because people don't know how to get unsnagged properly.

Brian, seriously you can't go saying this without backing it with some instruction, a link or something that will actually help a guy. 
Otherwise your comment is as useful as the package that the jig came in.  

Sorry I've been in meetings all day in Maryland and then on a long flight back to Portland.  I figured my short comment might get a reaction, but I never got back on to reply until now.  Anyway, CBY's reply about getting unsnagged pretty much covered it.  I loose my fair share of jigs, but my retrieval rate is much higher now than when I started.

Brian

you got me thinking of an old trick, so i went searching......

rubber band weed guards. here's a link....

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080604153901AAOmNBV

doing a more thorough web search will also mention using "O" rings the same way.. which i'm thinking, given the tough conditions in the salt might be the best bet... NAPA, Auto Zone, etc might have a large selection of thin large diameter O rings you can pick up for cheap.

my $.02
[WR]

Going back to the original question, you can always pour your own

http://www.do-itmolds.com/prodmolds.aspx?c=28

The 3431 mold makes 3/4, 1, and 1 1/2 oz. weedless Hey Arnolds (football heads)
At $50 for the mold you got to make a few to come even, but how many folks just posted to this thread? Heck, I'm good for a couple dozen.


Be careful though. If you watch the video, it'll get you going and you'll be spending allot more than $50.

was suggesting the rubber band/ O ring trick for those fortunate enough to find the larger size jigs that arent weedless...

if you are in the pacific city area, theres a tackle/yak shop across from a grocery that has ( had) larger jig heads up to 3 oz.

[WR]

if you are in the pacific city area, theres a tackle/yak shop across from a grocery that has ( had) larger jig heads up to 3 oz.

[WR]

Yeah, I've liked that store and I sometimes swing by there when I hit up P.C..
Change of ownership recently though so I hope they don't change too much.

That rubber band idea is a pretty good one though. Might look into that.
I've already played with the idea of getting a lead pot and a few molds, but don't like the idea of playing around with lead that much and having it around the house.
I might as well just start ordering some more TJW's. They're a great product anyway.