How To Tie On Jigs

While it is hard to get it wrong, not all methods of tying on a lure are equal. Below we will cover a few options but in short, do not tie to the jig, tie to a split ring, clip or solid roing.

We will cover

• Why not the jig?
• Solid rings
• Split rings
• Clips
• Hook choice for big jigs

Why Not the Jig?

Tying directly to the jig is the worst option of the lot. Jigging and casting will cause the jig to rub on the thin wire used on jigs to connect split rings. Enough lure work and you will more than likely cast the lure into space when the line finally breaks, OR lose that fish you just hooked.

Solid Rings

Generally the solid ring is the BEST place to tie to. Solid rings often come tied to your hooks, they are smooth, thick and extremely strong. Thease qualities make them extremely durable which becomes much more important with bigger jigs (30g+). Most large jigs come without hooks, but you should think of it more like you tie on the hooks, then swap out the jigs with splitrings.

Split Rings

Split rings are commonly used on smaller jigs with single hooks like jigs available in our store. if you have an option of tying to the jig or the splitrng, you should go split ring every time. A tight fisherman's knott on the split ring will reduce friction between main line and the split ring that can have quite thin wire, and potentially sharp edges BUT it will not affect the action on the jig by being restrictive.

Clip

Clips are convenient however there are several shortfalls if you are aware of, you can easily manage. Clips have all the positives of split rings and solids and give you the added benefit of being able to change out jigs easily, which is an important convenience factor when you are changing lures with multiple hooks (hooks stay with the lure).

The shorts falls

• The wire is thin, and can pull through the main line busting you off on snags or fish with reasonably low pressure. you want to use clips for no more than 60g
• They are weaker and if you have managed all your other factors well to get a big fish shore or boatside lifting the fish on the jig is a bad idea. They can handle the fight but they won't often survive lifting a 3kg+ fish.

Hook choice for big jigs

When you choose hooks, you need to consider what you are targeting to decide how heavy duty it needs to be, how big is the jig is, and are you going to have a top and bottom hook.

You want to avoid buying a bunch of hooks at one time, and a bunch of jigs only to find out they are not compatible.

The key thing to try and avoid is a hook that will wrap perfectly around the jig hiding the hook point like below.

There is nothing worse than thinking you got a few hits from a fish, to pull your jig in with the hook burried into the side of the lure.

If you learnt something great! as with most things in the natural world, there are no hard and fast rules, so hopefully you are better informed and lose less fish and less lures

Cballz