jigswimmer Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Hey all! New to the group. I absolutely love swim jig fishing. I'm partial to the Northern-style. I'm getting into jig building myself and I'm curious is anyone can comment of the differences between the Do-it weedless bullet jig and the weedless grass jig. They basically look identical, with the exception of the keeper style, and eye impressions. I personally like swim jigs like those from Brovarney with painted eyes, vs. the 3D eyes (which seem to come off more often than not). Therefore, I was leaning towards the bullet jig which I would modify to accept a wire keeper, and I'd just paint eyes on. Any input would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 20, 2020 Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 They are similar jigs. The nice thing about the grass jig, is that it comes in more sizes than the bullet bass jig. So if you want to downsize to an 3/16 or an 1/8, I would get the grass jig. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigswimmer Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thanks for the response cadman. That is what I thought. I mainly will be using 1/4 and 3/8...occasionally 1/2 if the situation dictates. The other reason I leaned towards the bullet jig is that all three of these are available in one mold, would have to buy two molds to get those sizes in the grass jig. I appreciate you taking the time to answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 5 hours ago, jigswimmer said: Hey all! New to the group. I absolutely love swim jig fishing. I'm partial to the Northern-style. I'm getting into jig building myself and I'm curious is anyone can comment of the differences between the Do-it weedless bullet jig and the weedless grass jig. They basically look identical, with the exception of the keeper style, and eye impressions. I personally like swim jigs like those from Brovarney with painted eyes, vs. the 3D eyes (which seem to come off more often than not). Therefore, I was leaning towards the bullet jig which I would modify to accept a wire keeper, and I'd just paint eyes on. Any input would be appreciated! I use clear nail polish to keep my 3D eyes on my swim jigs. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hahn Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 I use the Bullet style mold for my swim jigs and it comes through the grass with no issues. I also mainly use the 1/4 size, occasionally a 3/8, and use the 1/2 only when the win is up or I'm fishing deep. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigswimmer Posted November 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jeff Hahn said: I use the Bullet style mold for my swim jigs and it comes through the grass with no issues. I also mainly use the 1/4 size, occasionally a 3/8, and use the 1/2 only when the win is up or I'm fishing deep. Did you modify the mold for a wire keeper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munkin Posted November 21, 2020 Report Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, jigswimmer said: Did you modify the mold for a wire keeper? That is very easy to do just make sure to buy the longer wire keepers. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hahn Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 22 hours ago, jigswimmer said: Did you modify the mold for a wire keeper? No, I don’t modify for a wire keeper. But, I often use a wire weedguard instead of a fiber guard. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
