Jighead grub gripper - how to install; you'll be happy you did!

[Spoonminnow]

I mentioned this idea a long time ago, but figured I'd post it again.

The grub-grip wire is one of my most useful discoveries which you can attach to any jig - even skirted jigs with trailers. Lure life is extended 5x that of using a jig with a hook collar.






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Grub-Grip install method:
1. Use no-collar jigs if possible. If a jig has a collar, I use pliers to flatten it and then use wire cutters to remove it without damaging the hook.
Collars do more damage to soft plastics than fish and using super glue to keep the grub in place is worse yet.


2. I get 24g coated wire from an arts & crafts store or dept. store that has floral arrangement material.



3. cut a section of wire, wrap it once around the base of the line tie. Tip: make sure the wire is long enough so the L is inserted more than 1/3 of the hook's length. You don't want it too short.



4. cut one part off close to the line tie shaft and use needle nose pliers to press it close



5. bend the remaining wire into a L shape







You can make a bunch in no time. The wire swings in and out of the plastic to keep it in place no matter the number of fish caught and fish are too dumb to be deterred by the wire.

[Quailtail]

Great idea. Thank you for sharing this information.

[KyTyer]

Great idea.Surprised someone has not patented something like this already.Definitely a money saver.

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Great idea....thanks for sharing

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[Spoonminnow]

After submitting the post, I came up with another way to secure plastics on jigs: wrap the same wire around the hook shaft 3x leaving the wire tips a bit exposed. It worked, but I'm not sure yet if it damages the lure like jig collars do after reusing the lure a few times.

Thanks all for considering the idea plausible and possibly useful. That's what I like most about crappie.com: open minds open to new ideas, unlike some other forums where conventional thinking is the rule.