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    Quote Originally Posted by brettw View Post
    I've tied a lot of jigs. Maybe mine are junk but i seem to do better with plastics.
    Also, plastics color changes are fast. Hand ties are retying knots.
    If you hit on a good color, switching to a hand tied can save jigs.
    Last year i gave a buddy a few chartreuse/ blue combos. He caught 100+ off one hand tied jig.
    He retired it and its in his fishing hat now.
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    Not a problem with multiple rods. Different color jig on each rod. Good reason for more rods. Have a pretty good idea what will work or has in past so no need for 200 variables.

    Hand ties take less space to carry then bags of plastics if space is a concern.
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    I have been tying for a couple of years. I have been pouring plastics for about 3 months. I enjoy doing both but I find myself using hand ties more than plastics. I'm a single pole fisherman and I have been fishing mostly bridge pilings lately. Getting hung up is pretty rare so I lose very few jigs. I'm sure when I start fishing brush piles again I will prefer plastics due to the number of baits being lost to the pile. It hurts a lot more to lose a custom jig to a pile than a piece of plastic. I only make baits for person consumption so the amount of plastics baits have really grown. A gallon of plastisol goes along way.

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    I’ve started tying more jigs using the Richard Gene weedless jig style and having good success. Worth a shot on those hand tie jigs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by USMA65 View Post
    You are too sensitive ;-)
    I aint kidding bro ….and to make it worse it seems like if its a really fine handtie I drop it and its gone first drop ….
    heck I lost a tandem of them first drop the other day in a spot there wasn't even anything to get hung up on ….
    a big fish hit and BOOM they were gone ...
    am jinxed like that sometimes I swear …..I almost hate to tie one on at times ...
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    and BTW it for sure takes lots longer to tie a different handtie on than change a plastic if you think the color might matter
    this is also somewhat of a concern for me as I often change colors if I know they are there and wont bite .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ketchn View Post
    handties cost and plastics not so much , both work well in some scenarios and some don't work at all.
    handties in the winter are for sure a must for subtle presentations and super slow and still .
    plastics have that real feel though and sometimes I think fish hold them longer when they take them .
    its a toss up for me , I love all jigs that ketch crappie and both versions ketch crappie .
    I am apt to use more plastics as it hurts my feelings lots less when one don't come back to me .
    a little part of some artist stays on the bottom every time I lose one .
    I lost 2 or 3 the other day using real light line and i am still not all that happy about it .
    i lost a good plastic on a pretty jighead yesterday and even though they liked it
    i am ok with it staying in that brushpile .
    I tie my own also. That is why i use 20lb braid. I get every one of them back unless i get a wrap. Just have to straighten the hook back out.

    I've found no difference in 4lb or 20lb in their reactions to line.

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    Pretty awesome idea. What brand? Long time to sink the jig?
    Quote Originally Posted by pipeliner345 View Post
    I tie my own also. That is why i use 20lb braid. I get every one of them back unless i get a wrap. Just have to straighten the hook back out.

    I've found no difference in 4lb or 20lb in their reactions to line.

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    I’ve been tying for several years but still can’t get away from using plastics on occasion. I have faith in certain combos and tie several of those but don’t mind losing one now and then, a little material and time at the bench. I pour my own heads so cost is low all the way around. Trolling is better for me with curly tail plastics with straight tails and hand ties not doing as well. Dark water here is a factor, I think. For my single pole I use a lot of hand ties for their durability. I use a lot of 2lb line so breaking off is an issue, wouldn’t mind it so much if I didn’t have to retie a leader also.
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    Quote Originally Posted by brettw View Post
    Pretty awesome idea. What brand? Long time to sink the jig?

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    No. I generally use a split shot above the jig about 14 to 16". This works well in getting the jig down. I use an open face bait cast on a 12' bonestix spiral wrap.
    The line i prefer 100% is power pro " super slick " usually green or brown but have used the high vis yellow before. I have used 6 lb all the way up to my current 20lb. I like it the best.

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