Skimpy Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Was asked to make this video, So i made the video Football Swing Jig vs Fixed Football head in the test tank. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Great video... It would show a bigger difference when used with a floating or unsalted plastic.... The football head will kill the action and swing head will shine. It will look more natural, life like and buoyant. I make Football head weight only with a size "0" SS sinker insert... Put it on a VMC Crankbait Snap size "0" and then add my hook.... This makes the ultimate Jika Rigged Craw... I use no salt craws and some with flotation... They are the bomb! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 7 minutes ago, 21xdc said: Great video... It would show a bigger difference when used with a floating or unsalted plastic.... The football head will kill the action and swing head will shine. It will look more natural, life like and buoyant. I make Football head weight only with a size "0" SS sinker insert... Put it on a VMC Crankbait Snap size "0" and then add my hook.... This makes the ultimate Jika Rigged Craw... I use no salt craws and some with flotation... They are the bomb! Thanks for watching !!!! I didn't use any salt in the craws Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Maybe next time add dragging the bait on the bottom in the video... That hopping is not the hottest technique.. LOL J/K... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 35 minutes ago, 21xdc said: Maybe next time add dragging the bait on the bottom in the video... That hopping is not the hottest technique.. LOL J/K... lol yeah I know. Just a small tank and don't have a lot of room Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 As I mentioned in another post, I think the big advantage of the swing jigs is that it's harder for the fish to throw the swing jig. The swing wire really dampens the force the head has to act on the fulcrum of the hook to weight. It would be interesting to see the same test with a big paddle tail swimbait to see if there is a noticeable change in the swing left to right or up and down. Keep those videos coming!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpalinsk Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 I felt like I was watching a real bad puppet show, but I couldn't stop watching it! Seriously though, I've never fished those kinds of jigs and it was very cool to see them in action. Thanks, David 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 43 minutes ago, dpalinsk said: I felt like I was watching a real bad puppet show, but I couldn't stop watching it! Seriously though, I've never fished those kinds of jigs and it was very cool to see them in action. Thanks, David So funny you said that, I was totally thinking when I was making the video "I feel like a puppeteer" hahahhaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 1 hour ago, DaBehr said: As I mentioned in another post, I think the big advantage of the swing jigs is that it's harder for the fish to throw the swing jig. The swing wire really dampens the force the head has to act on the fulcrum of the hook to weight. It would be interesting to see the same test with a big paddle tail swimbait to see if there is a noticeable change in the swing left to right or up and down. Keep those videos coming!!! The funny thing is the swinging style jig wasn't designed for the purpose of keeping the fish from throwing it. It was designed as a way to fish a soft plastic fast along the bottom and have the deflection properties of a crankbait. The idea is to use the amount of weight needed to keep the head in constant contact with the bottom while moving at a steady pace while allowing the bait to bounce and deflect freely . I know guys use them other ways but they really do work best when used like a crankbait, at least for me they do and the fact that the free swinging hook makes it harder for the fish to throw is just a bonus. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted January 12, 2017 Report Share Posted January 12, 2017 Rigging like I mentioned above actually has even more action.... The weight will kick the hook up and side to side when dragged on the bottom... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck Posted January 13, 2017 Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 Thanks Skimpy for doing what you do! The experience and knowledge that you share via video combined with all the feed back from the membership truely advances all of our fishing and tackle making abilities. Smalljaws explanation of the original intent by design makes sense. Would that also be the intent of the new do it poison tail swing jig to be fished like a crankbait dragged along bottom? Keep up the good work guys. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2017 3 hours ago, canuck said: Thanks Skimpy for doing what you do! The experience and knowledge that you share via video combined with all the feed back from the membership truely advances all of our fishing and tackle making abilities. Smalljaws explanation of the original intent by design makes sense. Would that also be the intent of the new do it poison tail swing jig to be fished like a crankbait dragged along bottom? Keep up the good work guys. Thanks. Thanks !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc-lures Posted January 15, 2017 Report Share Posted January 15, 2017 Good video, appreciate you doing this even when it's cold enough to see your breath. good job 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshng2 Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 Skimpy thanks for another great video, and for the rich content you bring to TU. I could see the hinge effect working with the swing jig. This caused the bait to move further away from verticle than the fixed jig. I imagine the swing jig would tend to articulate when fished with a twitching or jerking and paused retrive. Any thoughts to add a small diameter split ring between the hook and jig head to give more action? Too large of a diameter split ring can cause the hook to catch on the line. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 8:03 AM, Skimpy said: Was asked to make this video, So i made the video Football Swing Jig vs Fixed Football head in the test tank. How did you teach them to dance like that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/15/2017 at 10:21 AM, tc-lures said: Good video, appreciate you doing this even when it's cold enough to see your breath. good job Yeah it was cold out for sure. My little space heater in the shed sure did help though ! Thanks for watching! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 17 hours ago, fshng2 said: Skimpy thanks for another great video, and for the rich content you bring to TU. I could see the hinge effect working with the swing jig. This caused the bait to move further away from verticle than the fixed jig. I imagine the swing jig would tend to articulate when fished with a twitching or jerking and paused retrive. Any thoughts to add a small diameter split ring between the hook and jig head to give more action? Too large of a diameter split ring can cause the hook to catch on the line. Haven't tried that. But would have to either use 2 split rings or a vertical eye hook if only using 1 split ring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimpy Posted January 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 16 hours ago, mark poulson said: How did you teach them to dance like that? Hahahhahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
