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You get away from slipping tubes by carefully selecting jig heads with positive tangs. I cast my own with reversed tangs which also gives more open hook gap. I do not have a problem with the tangs tearing the tube bodies. Commercial tanged jig heads generally have worthless tangs. And when you can get good ones those are most likely to be upward tangs anyway.
Me and superglue have had some disagreeable arguments in the past. I don't use it.
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If the tang on a commercial made jig is a problem it can be cut off and the tube glued in place.
Some of my fishing friends use collarless heads and a dab of super glue.
The super glue works well with Southern Pro Lit'l Hustlers and Bass Pro Squirmin Squirts.
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LOL. My problem with the tangs on most commercial jigs is that there isn't enough of one. Most don't do a thing to prevent tube slippage, they are pretty much worthless. Those tapered tangs that Do-It is now offering in their jigs molds don't cut it either, not for holding tubes up on 1/32nd oz jigs anyway. I have heard about Super Glue before and IIRC there is one specifically made for fishermen. Over the past few years I have quit using Super Glue for anything, even around the house. Like I said before me and Super Glue don't get along so well. To me it is just another distraction; so I cut it out.
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I am sorry to hear you have had issues with the super glues. It has been used in industry for many years., ever since Eastman’s 910 first came out.
I have used it over the years on my plastic bass and panfish lures with slippage issues. I am confident that this approach will help solve the slippage issues on commercial jigs for other fisher persons on this forum.
If there is a better glue or approach out there I would sure like to hear about it.
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LOL It's sorta a personal matter of preference for me, shall we say. The Super Glue products are very good items generally. I am not saying they aren't. But for whatever reason I find myself more accident prone when using them. So I tend not to, if I can avoid it.
You have a system that works very well, mine is a little different but in a lot of ways that is more a relatively tiny matter of difference in preparing the rigging to produce very similar presentations. That is pretty obvious to me. I like your presentations a lot and use a number that are very similar. The bottom line as always is where the barb meets the the fishes' mouths.
I really don't think I have a problem with tubes slipping on my jigheads. I went through a whole of different sets to get there, but IMO it is no longer a concern of mine. Jig spin is something else, and that I still haven't completely solved.
You are almost certainly correct that Super Glue will be a help to other fisherman. I ended up casting and painting my own specific jig heads, because I cannot find just exactly what I want for sale. Most other fishermen aren't going to go to that length, and for the most part they don't have to either. I personally don't happen to like to use Super Glue; so I worked out a different method, one that I think works as well for me, but is a bit more messing around in some ways, a bit less in others.
It is just about time for me to get down the molds and cast and paint some more. That season is just about on us again.
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The lakes in the area are still limited to tracked vehicles and plowed roads. We are supposed to get anywhere from four to nine more inches of snow.
I now have my jig boxes pretty well replenished and ready for the march panfish run. I hope mother nature will cooperate and give us a slow thaw and not burn the snow off in a short period.
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Those all look interesting. Even some shad darts, which can work real well just jigging. I haven't been out for a few weeks now, some other things have had to take a front seat.
But I am looking forward to spring thaw and maybe a few more times on the ice, too. We have quite a bit of snow on the ground and a lot of that will end up in the city lakes, what doesn't sink in. We need the moisture both places, badly. In past years we have already started to fish some open water, often wading through snow banks to get to it by this time, and occasionally doing very well on crappies. We need to see rising lake levels around here though or the spring panfish run is likely to be a little to a lot weak this year.
We aren't looking so much at more snow, but there is a possibility of some rain this week end. I have very little snow to shovel, so I got one of those little 12" SnoJoes. Works pretty well, third winter and then I hit an edge of the rock wall and broke the impeller. End of that, but the manufacturer had the part and shipped it out the next day with no freight charges.
I use the electric corded small yard implements; they fit my size yard just about perfectly. And no gas to worry about, which is just fine by me. My tiller is an electric Mantis and it is both handy and works my backyard to a T.
A larger lot or a country house and they wouldn't be big enough. But on a 40 x 120 city lot, I think they are just about perfectly scaled, and just about as handy and dependable as you could ask for.
Bright sun today and thawing temps. Not so bleak right now.
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