On 2/23/2024 at 9:51 AM, NorthernBasser said:

that thing is coming through the top of it's head.

 

I do that occasionally with a 3/0 worm hook.

2 hours ago, Catt said:

 

I do that occasionally with a 3/0 worm hook.

 

Same. Or thru the eyeball. This thing is definitely gonna kill some fish. 

1 hour ago, NorthernBasser said:

 

Same. Or thru the eyeball. This thing is definitely gonna kill some fish. 

 

Gonna choke em to death!

I had to think about this one.  The size of the bait may discourage dinks from biting it, but on the flip side of this, in the pressured water where I fish, a bass large enough to eat this jig will be able to recognize it as being a bait.

I made a few casts with mine tonight. Not that I thought it would catch fish, I just wanted to see how it felt while casting, what it felt and looked like in the water, and how it looked on ffs.  
 

1- it’s as big to cast as it seems. Two handed on the big rod. I used a falcon amistad (1/2- 1 1/2 heavy) and it works, but if I had a bigger rod I would have used it. If you have it, a 1-3 oz, 7’6” or bigger would be the better choice. 
 

2- with the trailer in the picture above, it looks like a bigger shad in the water. The skirt adds bulk over just the swim bait.  I thought it might fold back along the body better but only if you’re reeling it faster than you should be. If you want a big shad profile like a big gizzard, this is your jig. 
 

3-  yeah, it’s tough to miss on ffs. Even before I dialed in my settings tonight it shows up like a big chunk. Good to get an idea of what a 6” shad or crappie looks like on live imaging. 
 

I still see this as a situational bait. I’ll throw it in a couple places but not everywhere. I could see this being pretty good coming through some of the pad pockets we have here and putting it into open water (if the weed guard will stand up for it). I think this will be a good one to pull bass out from under docks, not dissimilar to a mag draft. I am going to throw a big keitech on it for next time. I don’t love these zoom trailers for movement. 

This thing is fun.