Thread: hand tied jigs vs tubes

Originally Posted by cray

Cool to cold water Hair. Gets over 65 start using both gets up to 70+ go to plastics. But if it's slow on one won't hesitate to try the other. Let the fish tell you which one they want. The more you can keep one in the water the better you will do.

This makes absolutely no sense...
Fish don't know it it's hair, plastic, or the real thing....

Hair is by far more durable...
That's it ..

Originally Posted by kmorgan

well I pretty much like catching more than fishing lol I also get frustrated real easy and that doesn't help much. I've fished for 8 hrs strait several times and caught one fish or none. most I've ever caught by myself was 18 I was pretty proud of that. i'll start taking both and see what happens main things just trying to figure them little rascals out. i'll getter figured out one of these days

If your spending this much time on the water and not catching your probably not on the fish...
Find the fish and 9 times out of 10 it will not matter what you put in front of them.. They will hit it!

I like the plastic tubes personally. Never had an luck with hair jigs, but I'm ordering some meat getters today, so hopefully that will change my outlook on hair.

Fish tubes 95% of the time. Have learned (this old codger) that a good quality Meatgetter,Creekslick, Jim Canada (2nd to none) is unreal at catching fish after fish.I have some of Jim Canada's and Meatgetters jig's I have had and fished with for 3 years no plastic tube will do that!!!!

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

There is no differance other than a tube is good for 3-4 fish.. 10 of your a tight wad..
A hair jig is good for 50+ fish.

I would have to disagree there Joe. I catch over 100 on one tube sometimes. Depends on tube and rigging sometimes. Got one tied on that has the color ate off after 5 trips but still tied on and was still catching.

Here is a jig I fished 5 days with same plastic, it has a 1/4 oz rigged outside unlike my normal inside rigged 1/8.
Those Southern Pro Baits are great stuff.

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

This makes absolutely no sense...
Fish don't know it it's hair, plastic, or the real thing....

Hair is by far more durable...
That's it ..

Yes plastic not as durable but sometimes fish will hold on better. I like the way it kinda floats through the water too. When bite is on a good hand tied works great. MEATGETTER 's wife ties some of the best jigs out there too.

Originally Posted by Conwayslabber

I like the plastic tubes personally. Never had an luck with hair jigs, but I'm ordering some meat getters today, so hopefully that will change my outlook on hair.

IMO , confidence in your bait is over 1/2 of catching on it. Order you some ''spanky's and stick with them one day for a test, I bet you'll like them.

You must be catchin' Piranha Joe, LOL! If you've ever used rubber before you would know that it is quite durable. It is nothing for us to catch 50+ on one tube or solid body jig. Where we waste jigs is from changing colors....if we don't get a bite from a certain color or type we change it and it goes into the used jig pot. Most times they are still perfectly ok but we don't put them back into the jig bag. We keep more than 200 different colors, sizes, shapes, ect of jigs in the boat and may go through literally dozens of colors/combinations before finding what they are wanting a particular time (which is why it is called fishing). And yea, we have started keeping Jerry's Minner Critters in our arsenal because we want to be ready for anything and they have been proven on Big Crappie. (Like a friend said recently, 3 lb crappie don't get that big by eating plastic). Once the color, size, shape, depth, and presentation are figured out it's down to just watching the rods and getting ready with the dip net, LOL! Sure, I'll be the first to admit there are times we don't get them figured out......but the fun is really in being out there and trying anyway!

Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

There is no differance other than a tube is good for 3-4 fish.. 10 of your a tight wad..
A hair jig is good for 50+ fish.