LEAD HEAD JIGS

[paul708]

i have seen a few post about 'lead head jigs"
we usually use those for fluking. seabass, stripers,
and more inshore fishing

what everyone catching with them?

[Jiggin Junkie]

I have caught boxcar loads of grouper on them.

[paul708]

I have caught boxcar loads of grouper on them.

what size do you usually use?
what style of rubber?

[gottaflylee]

Paul, I used the old "Butterbean" for years and still do. Caught about everything on them. Seem to do better with them that the bullet-head jigs

[Flatdog]

Yep would also be very interested in this idea, what is the heaviest lead head you guys fish with, are they molded on the hook or are you using the worming style cone head and pegging it to the line? For me on wrecks, I would like to rig the hooks "weedless" then you can crawl that jig right over the wreck, with a big 9" shad body, they fish something like this in Norway
but it would need adapting ,Ihave seen these rigged with assist hooks and they work, but to rig this weedless needs some thought. Have a look
http://www.worldseafishing.com/revie...ver_lures.html

[ice cream man]

This is what some of the guys at Tex's Tackle are recomending........Picked one up in 5 oz. - have not tried it.......ICM


Original Snapper Slapper Lure
The Original Snapper Slapper Offshore Lure simulates a squid on the prod having a phosphorescent head, planing wings and a stinger hook that's deadly to short striking fish. It can be jigged, tipped with whole or chunk bait or try live bait affixed to the stinger hook to appear as a struggling victim caught in the clutches of an aggressive squid. Either way looks like a lit-up two-for-one, blue plate special that no big fish can resist. The Snapper Slapper can be trolled with or without bait attached. Try trolling a depth pattern with several Snapper Slappers at different depths of the water column and see the planing wings in action. You'll be amazed at all the fish you've been missing.

The Snapper Slapper Lure comes in 7 different color schemes and in four different weights: 1, 3, 5 and 7 ounces.

http://www.snapperslapperlures.com/snap-it-ons.htm

[paul708]

Paul, I used the old "Butterbean" for years and still do. Caught about everything on them. Seem to do better with them that the bullet-head jigs

we use the butter bean for inshore..with a teaser above..they work very well

[Jiggin Junkie]

what size do you usually use?
what style of rubber?

I use from 6 oz to 22 oz whatever it takes to jig up and down without getting to far out behind the boat. 6 oz and 8 oz is my favorite.

[brandon558]

smaller jigs seem to work better for me..but as mentioned above the butterbean jig is one thats hard to beat.

Brandon

[paul708]

Yep would also be very interested in this idea, what is the heaviest lead head you guys fish with, are they molded on the hook or are you using the worming style cone head and pegging it to the line? For me on wrecks, I would like to rig the hooks "weedless" then you can crawl that jig right over the wreck, with a big 9" shad body, they fish something like this in Norway
but it would need adapting ,Ihave seen these rigged with assist hooks and they work, but to rig this weedless needs some thought. Have a look
http://www.worldseafishing.com/revie...ver_lures.html

here is a few bigger..lead heads