Thread: more Jilly jigs . Take a look meatgetter

Originally Posted by eriksat1

Since this is a DIY forum, would you mind sharing how you get the plastic body on the jig hook over the tied on marabou? I'm guessing slide on the soft plastic and compress it up against the jig head and secure with forceps, then tie on the marabou or hair, then release and the plastic body and it slides over the tied on marabou/ hair? Btw I really like it.

Nope... But there are a couple ways to get the marabou/plastic body. The first is to mold the marabou directly into the plastic body. The second is to use a needle to thread the marabou through the body after it is poured.
I'm not a plastics maker but I've read about those two methods before.

the original jelly jigs are molded is we tie feathers on the jig head first and put them in the mold and shoot to plastic you can get plastic bodies like I've been making and pull feathers through them if you like with a needle but the original jelly jigs are all molded right on the hook.