Put them on a Carolina rig. They are good for deep water crappies. Tip them with a minnow hooked in the top dorsal so it can swim a little.
Anybody ever used any floating jig heads? Cabelas had them onsale for 12 jig heads for $.88. I bought several packs but never have used them before. Need some advice. Thanks
Put them on a Carolina rig. They are good for deep water crappies. Tip them with a minnow hooked in the top dorsal so it can swim a little.
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I would think that hooking the minnow down thru the nose (between the nostrils) and out thru the throat, would be a more effective way. Floating jigheads tend to float with the hook point pointed down ... just the opposite way a lead jighead does. Hooking the minnow, the opposite way you would put it on a lead jighead, would allow the minnow to swim in a more upright (natural) way.
You might also consider using a floating jighead, with a sinker on your line ... about a foot above the floating jighead ... and cast the rig. The floating jighead will slow the fall, as long as you don't use too heavy a sinker.
ONE THING that one does have to take into consideration, when using a floating jighead ... the hook is pointing down, remember ... so you are likely going to hook a fish in the bottom of the mouth or bottom lip. That's not necessarily the "best" place to hook a fish ... since there's mostly membrane in the lower jaw/lip area. If you're lucky enough to hook them in the tongue, then you may be OK :p ... but, any place else in the lower jaw/lip area, and you stand a chance of ripping open a hole in the membrane (which "can" lead to having the hook thrown, or having it fall out).
Another "negative" to consider ... with the hook pointing down ... anytime you should happen to drag the floating jighead over something ... chances are you are going to "hook" that object. I'd only try them in an open water situation ... unless, of course, you can figure out a way to make them "weedless/snagless" :D
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You make some very good points crappiepappy.
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I use these on crappie rigs. In the last few weeks the orange/chart have been hot. They don't seem to hing in the brush like a hook or normal jig does.You want to use a litte heavier line on the spreader to keep them from wrapping around the spreader. I shouldn't say heaver, stiffer would be a better word.
Canepole, the floating jighead keeps your bait off the bottom. I use these with a Carolina Rig, as Shipahoy mentioned, with the swivel and slipsinker about 14" to 18" above the jig and minnow. I ordered some stuff from Cabela's a few days ago and now wished I'd seen the ad for these jigs 12 for $.88. Mine are Mr. Twister, they're much more expensive than that. They have either a size #6 or #4 gold hook, the head is painted white with black eyes.
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Yup Ship. Up here when the crappie move deep (35-40+) I'll rig up like you said and it works well. Sometimes I'll use the floater on the top of a Capps/Coleman setup on a 12" lead w/ a 24" lead to a minnow on the bottom and move REALLY slow. I think it appears like the floater is the target and the minnow the stalker. JMO.
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