Help finding ultralight jigs

[Cane Pole]

Don't know much about this "finess fishing" using dink baits. I do know this though....Big baits = big fish, little baits = little fish. What do I know? I've only been chasin' them for over 50 years. Biggest secret of catching fish is finding where they hanging out, the rest is secondary. I rest my case.

[Big Zig]

Slabtroller - I stuck a few molds last night, and came up empty for you too. The smallest I can get a complete mold using a #2 hook is a 1/48th oz. minnowhead. But I noticed something that you may want to keep in mind:
If you are looking for a conventional head on a #2 hook, it may not happen. I use either Eagle Claw, Mustad, or Gamakatsu hooks - all of which are too thick to get a complete form around in 1/80 and 1/100. I had to make a temporary mold for these two sizes, as the eye to bend distance (#2) is too long, and the hook diameter too thick to fit commercial mold cuts. (and I didn't have extras in these sizes to take a Dremel to)
However, using a roundhead with or without collar was a challenge. It can be done, but I had more failures with exposed hook within the mold then I did complete coverages.
Tried all the hook manipulations I know of to fit oversized hooks, but this just wasn't happening. I can fit a 3/0 to a 1/8oz head, but not a #2 to anything in the sizes you are looking for - go figure?
Maybe using a thin wire hook would help?
The other option you have is using thin lead/bismuth wire and wrapping around a bare hook to the weight you want?

Sorry I came up empty for you.

[Tim The Lippa Rippa Mon]

Don't know much about this "finess fishing" using dink baits. I do know this though....Big baits = big fish, little baits = little fish. What do I know? I've only been chasin' them for over 50 years. Biggest secret of catching fish is finding where they hanging out, the rest is secondary. I rest my case.

Thats a pretty big case hanging over the belt there C. P. LoL :p

I use these behind crank baits to keep from messing with the crank's action. They are killers I tell ya!

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[Moose1am]

Go to a Hobby Lobby Store and get some bead wire on a spool. You wrap the wire around a hook or small jig to add some extra weight. The wire I bought is made out of copper. It's very thin gauged wire and wraps easily around the jig hook.

Slabtroller - I stuck a few molds last night, and came up empty for you too. The smallest I can get a complete mold using a #2 hook is a 1/48th oz. minnowhead. But I noticed something that you may want to keep in mind:
If you are looking for a conventional head on a #2 hook, it may not happen. I use either Eagle Claw, Mustad, or Gamakatsu hooks - all of which are too thick to get a complete form around in 1/80 and 1/100. I had to make a temporary mold for these two sizes, as the eye to bend distance (#2) is too long, and the hook diameter too thick to fit commercial mold cuts. (and I didn't have extras in these sizes to take a Dremel to)
However, using a roundhead with or without collar was a challenge. It can be done, but I had more failures with exposed hook within the mold then I did complete coverages.
Tried all the hook manipulations I know of to fit oversized hooks, but this just wasn't happening. I can fit a 3/0 to a 1/8oz head, but not a #2 to anything in the sizes you are looking for - go figure?
Maybe using a thin wire hook would help?
The other option you have is using thin lead/bismuth wire and wrapping around a bare hook to the weight you want?

Sorry I came up empty for you.

[fishin3]

Look in BPS under the fly fishin stuff. They have jigs as little as 1/100. already dressed and ready to catch fish. They have them in Cabela's too. Some times you can find them in a box and get a bulk deal.

[slabtroller]

I am so stoked! All of this has been great information and will positively help, but I just got home from the sportsmans expo here in town and met up with the JCJ guys who just happened to be talking to one of thier reps about the new patent on a jig. The pro took them to the tank with him (we followed) and started casting. These things look to be winners to me. They look exactly like the ones on thier website we use and are the same size with the same hooks but get this, they have weights as little 1/480 th of an ounce, up to 3/8 ounce. They even have a floating one. The guy fishing in the tank was tossing one of the 1/480th all the way to the other end with ease and it seemed to hover in the water about half way deep in the tank. That was about 40' I'd guess.
It had a number 2 and two number 6 hooks on it.

The other great news today out here was that Roosevelt is going to reach full pool this spring for the first time ever behind the new dam. Thats 150 feet deeper than it has been in the last 6 years. This lake is one of the best in the nation at producing big numbers of huge crappie and now 25 square miles of trees, cactus and brush that have NEVER been under water will be. The next several years will be UNREAL for us. The drought aint over but mother nature has sure helped out this year.

Tight lines all.

[Big Zig]

1/480 th of an ounce

WOW!! Any pics of this weight?

[slabtroller]

If you go to thier web site they have pics of the jigs. The one I held last night I could barely tell it weighed anything and it was just like the ones on the web site. It's www.jumpingchollajigs.com