mifon Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Does anyone know a source for living rubber as used in "Mop Jigs"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss_extreme Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Try livingrubber.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Try livingrubber.com If you are talking about the heavy rubber skirting they only have chartruese and gray. I would be interested in this material too but haven't found it in the colors I am interested in. Living Rubber Company, Living Rubber & Silicone skirting material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifon Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 How 'bout any of you Carolina or Georgia guys - any idea where to get the skirt material used on the "Mop Jig" you fish so well over there?????????? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Not sure if its exactly what you're looking for and I'm no Georgia boy, but try Stamina (Staminainc.com). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifon Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Thanks for your reply Dude (from NY). I didn't mean to rule anybody out from providing info. It just seems that the "Mop Jig" is more popular or is a regional (Carolina & Georgia) bait. The skirts on those "Mop Jigs" have been described as "latex rubber, custom made and special ordered from Japan and thicker than normal living rubber - flare out when sitting still much more than silicone jigs, and comes in black, brown, and green pumpkin colors". This info came from research that I have done on this rubber. But, nobody seems to know a source or local (US) supplier. This is such a great source of info here on TU, I thought somebody might know. Mike in TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 We may be mis-interpreting the description when it says thicker than normal. I have been looking for skirts that have strands that are bigger but the picture below seems to indicate it is just more strands. This came from the BassDozer site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifon Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Hey Smallie, Actually, the info I got about the "Mop Jig" came from an article that Russ wrote here: Weekly News - Big Rubber On BFHP I talked to Russ and he did not know where to get this rubber. I think the "Mop" skirts he offers are just longer skirts made of standerd material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallie Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Tackle Warehouse says the Buckeye jig uses an elongated rubber skirt. Buckeye Mop Jigs# And Bassdozer says his are 7 inches long. The only way I know of to get that kind of length is rubber because it comes in a continuous length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifon Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 Smallie, I am sure we are looking for a rubber skirt material. But, from all the articles and info I have heard so far, I believe the material to be a heavier, wider slit living rubber. I did check www.livingrubber.com and they only offer 2 colors in a rubber material described as "heavy". Unfortunately, neither color is appealing to me or I might give it a try. The Buckeye Mop Jig looks different than the hand tied, home marketed jigs sold over in the Carolinas (or at least the skirt does). I have some Buckeye jigs and I have fished them, but they don't seem to have the "flairing" action the original jigs have. Maybe there is another supplier that might have a "heavy living rubber" in more preferable colors that might be tried. Smallie, thanks for your interest and help. Maybe together we might figure this puzzle out!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinamike Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 mifon, Good luck finding this rubber. A couple of the jig guys in my area have been diligently searching for years. And being from NC, you're right, these jigs are very popular in this area, but most of the guys around here refer to them as spider jigs. The problem with this material is that it was never intended to be used for the fishing industry. It was actually developed for the elastic bands in underwear. But you know how it is, one of us rednecks made a jig caught a fish and the rest was history. If you do find it, be sure and check the quality. What's being found now is mostly old stuff that someone had put away at one of the shut down textile mills. So some of the stuff the guys are finding around here is dry rotted or aged too bad. Also it had a coating of talcom powder that made the bands separate when you cut it. I can't remember the number of bands that the big rubber used to come in, I believe it was either 9 or 12. A couple of fellas did find some around here but it was like 24 strands with no talcom powder. They ended up winding each strand individually on a roll putting the number of rolls on a dowel rod and then pulling the strands off together in order to get the proper number of strands for tying a jig. The plain fact is all of our textile business has gone overseas, that's probably where you're going to have to look for the rubber. Now that you know the history, maybe this will help you to locate some. The guys around here are real hush hush about this rubber but I will ask. But 9 out of 10 the answer is "we can't get it anymore". But the funny thing is, I can usually buy about a half dozen jigs, so apparently someone's finding it. You might have to reconfigure it to get it to work for you, but I'd say your best bet is to check with the textile industries. carolinamike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Ratz Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 You can get the heavy round rubber from Living Rubber but you have to order from their catalog and call or fax the order because this rubber is not on their web site. I make a lot of mop jigs for guys and they have it it in black and brown only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mifon Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 Does this rubber work as well as the original rubber used on the old "Mop Jig"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Ratz Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 I do not know how it compares to the old. I know the old was a square rubber which is not made any more. This is the same round rubber Buckeye Lures uses to make their Mop Jig. Like all of it, if you leave it in the sun very long the color fades away to a nice shade of grey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmaster42nwnc Posted March 1, 2009 Report Share Posted March 1, 2009 email me at bassmaster42nwnc@yahoo.com i can get the old square heavy brn rubber! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
