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Topic subjectflip jig
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18174, flip jig
Posted by Seth B., Mon Jun-06-11 06:58 PM
Looking for a new flippin' jig. Been flipping strike king bittsy bugs for years. Great little jig. But thats just it, its little. looking for something with a bigger profile. I really like the rod strainer arkie style jigs but they dont come through bushes as well as I'd like. The booyah flip jigs come through the bushes sweet but the colors aren't my style. I guess I'm looking for a stout, round bend hook, tied rubber skirt, line tie in line with the hook .
Thats what I'm looking for but I'm open to sugestions. Whats your go to flippin' jig for thick bushes and tulies?
18176, RE: flip jig
Posted by Nu2Cal, Tue Jun-07-11 08:57 AM
I like jigheads that allow the jig to stand up. I'm not sure if they still manufacture it but Picasso used to make a spider jig with a hydro silk skirt that gave off a large profile. Hydro silk is similar to round rubber but is much more durable.
If color patterns are an issue you can always buy skirt material and make your own.
18177, RE: flip jig
Posted by Nico, Tue Jun-07-11 09:23 AM
For flipping the thick stuff I've thrown out the jigs and just use a texas rigged brush hog. I have no plans to ever go back. No snags, and gets tons of bites from all sizes of fish.

For what it's worth, though. I used to do great with the old version of the Wadda jig (R&B) when flipping. It's a really stupid looking jig, but it got a lot of bites and was designed for fishing in heavy cover.
18178, RE: flip jig
Posted by dockboy, Tue Jun-07-11 12:38 PM
I like Arkies like the Wadda for pitching and sparse tule flippin' but they usually snag on me flippin' heavy stuff.
My best is a Rite Eye style with a Gammie black nickel from Janns Netcraft, I paint and tie my own jigs. Yamamoto makes a sweet bullet head with a good collar that run $3 for 2 heads, once again tie your own deal.
I like fine living rubber skirts and they are getting hard to find in a a good flip jig, so I tie. Black with red Kyrstal Flash accents and a Black Ruby B-Hog trailer ala Swimbait style kill it for me.

Lots of guys like Rodstrainer, they are pretty decent for a stock jig. Lots of good jigs out there, but mostly silicone, which I don't use unless I need a shad or sunfish color. Something about a skirt that doesn't flare bugs me, I like the quiver fine rubber gives when you twitch and deadstick it a bit. Just a confidence thing I suppose. Oh yeah, no EWG jigs either. Best way to insure a good fish comes off the jig IMO