The Ott Jig

The screw lock is an awesome idea! I can't believe I haven't seen that before.

Probably for a couple of reasons, you havn't seen this. Niether had I before my friend told me what he wanted. There aren't many jigs out there that utilize this feature. Oldham jigs is one of them. It wasn't an easy task getting it in there. With the wire inserted into the mold, I struggled with getting the lead get down to fill the ball end of the jig. The other thing is, because of the weed guard and the short shank of the hook, it isn't easy to make the three to four twists required for securing the plastic tight to the jig. But it does an excellent job holding the plastics and and I think it's worth the trouble. Not sure how many others feel that way.

The Screw Lock is made of .022 spring tempered stainless wire. you could go with a little smaller diameter wire maybe .018 but it wouln't be nearly as durable. I may give that a try, with it being wrapped around the hook shank, it could only stretch out length wise.