Thread: Quality Jig head alternatives

Went down this road years ago. What I found out after spending some money that about 97 percent of tungsten beads…jig heads….are not much better than lead. Anyone that advertises 100 percent tungsten is telling a lie. About the best one can hope for is something at or around 95 percent. And the price will reflect that. Learned that no tungsten beads or jig heads are made in the USA nor will it ever be…too many pollutants involved. All of it comes out of China. But once I found some good tungsten jig heads the thump was really amplified.

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Gill curious if you have tried out those spoons?


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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

Gill curious if you have tried out those spoons?


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I have , a couple of them a couple of times . The yellow/black Daiwa one got a couple of hits and one hook up that came loose.
I was waiting to report when I catch a nice one on them .
Also I’m picky about where I throw them . I don’t want to hang them up and loose them .
Also lake McIntosh has toothy critters in there that love shiny stuff .

I’m waiting to hear of that too.
I have some tiny spoons that I haven’t been able to cast, they’re that small. I’m going to get em back out and try em on the .15 braid and the 5’ rod. It’s the only rod I have that will cast really light stuff. Hope they keep you busy.

I’ve purchased UV epoxy and have been using it to glue the tungsten beads to streamer hooks .
I’m having an issue with the epoxy not holding the bead totally in place .
Sometimes when I’m unhooking a fish and put pressure on the bead , the bead slides back .
Hasn’t really become an issue , I just slide it back to the hook eye and the plastic body holds it forward . The epoxy does keep it centered and keeps it on the hook , but has anyone been able to find a specific UV epoxy that will lock the bead in place .
I like fishing with the streamer hooks , they hook well and the hook is long enough to reach the split on a trout magnet body , putting the hook Point at the rear and catches some of the short strikers .

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

I’ve purchased UV epoxy and have been using it to glue the tungsten beads to streamer hooks .
I’m having an issue with the epoxy not holding the bead totally in place .
Sometimes when I’m unhooking a fish and put pressure on the bead , the bead slides back .
Hasn’t really become an issue , I just slide it back to the hook eye and the plastic body holds it forward . The epoxy does keep it centered and keeps it on the hook , but has anyone been able to find a specific UV epoxy that will lock the bead in place .
I like fishing with the streamer hooks , they hook well and the hook is long enough to reach the split on a trout magnet body , putting the hook Point at the rear and catches some of the short strikers .

I use solarez and some nail epoxy that i cannot read the brand of. The key is to fully cure it, it takes longer than the 15 seconds some claim... I personally cure mine for 2 hours or so.

And i also fill the bead completely with resin. You could try putting a small drop on the hook shank behind the bead too as an insurance

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Originally Posted by Kevin22

I use solarez and some nail epoxy that i cannot read the brand of. The key is to fully cure it, it takes longer than the 15 seconds some claim... I personally cure mine for 2 hours or so.

And i also fill the bead completely with resin. You could try putting a small drop on the hook shank behind the bead too as an insurance

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I was only doing the 15 seconds.
My UV light looks like a flashlight . So I’ll give it 30 seconds and see how that works .
Sounds like you have a fingernail curer .

Originally Posted by gillchaser999

I was only doing the 15 seconds.
My UV light looks like a flashlight . So I’ll give it 30 seconds and see how that works .
Sounds like you have a fingernail curer .

I need to buy a fingernail one, but for now i clamp my flashlight in my fly vise by the belt clip and place my heads under it for a while.

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