Hello Everyone, Bobby from Megastrike- I just read some of the posts today about the Evolution Jig. Actually I was pretty blown away by some of the responses. First and foremost I would like to say that we built this jig with the best intentions for the fishermen to catch more fish.I am a fisherman first and I hate gimmics as much as you. This was a serious attampt to build the finest most fish catching jig known. We took all of the pros and cons from all of the jigs we have used for years and applied it to the Evolution Jig.This was also done with a few years of watching how other jigs react underwater under all kinds of conditions.The fulcrum(skid plate) was not only designed for the rocking foward motion but also for balance. We were underwater filming when we noticed that a jig laying on its side got hung up more often than one with the hook standing straight up. We also observed the fish would hit a bait with the trailer standing up more often than one laying on its side. We watched how the Evolution Jig came through rocks -weeds and heavy cover. When the head and body were balanced and standing up-It seemed like it got snagged less often.It went through the rocks better than standard football head. I will go on the record as saying I was never a big fan of really heavy duty weedguards. I have filmed them underwater(although they are more snag proof)you miss a few more fish with them. As of last Sept. we went from using 30 lb Seaguar Fluorocarbon to 40 lb on the weedguards. The 30 lb was my personal preferance BUT the 40 was more about 70 % the tension of the standard weedguard. (Not to light -not to heavy).Again we are always open minded.Nothing is permanent.Evolution!!!. I hope that you fishermen know me well enough that you know you are not dealing with "CORPORATE AMERICA "here. We are guys just like you and we will do anything we can to help you. We are not into the "get rich fast stunts". We are here as friends and to help our friends catch more fish with our designes.I have had many and I mean many fishermen that have had no complaints as you can see from some of the posts about the Evolution Jig.For some of you that have been to the sports shows that we have done demonstrations I hope we showed you the difference between our jig and others. I hope you gain the confidence in the Evolution Jig and continue to use our products. Thanks again and in no way was this to bash anyone or any other product you use. NOW If you havent seen the NewShak-E2 Head you are really missing out on something truely amazing. We have done sports shows all over the country and it has been the talk of the shows. The first person thats says something bad about that gets a kick in the groin LOL just kidding take care all-Bobby@MegaStrike

i'm not sure i know of the posts your speaking of but i know i have seen a lot of people upset with the skirts....it seems the strands come all bunched up on one side of the jig so that the skid plate is sitting on them...Are they meant to be this way? or is it a manufacturing problem....my jigs came like that as well and they came with a lot of imperfections around the eyelet that would just shred the line....I believe the jigs will work great, thats why i bought a few but i think its these manufacturing things that is turning people off. I think the design is fantastic, i just wish they were made better.

I also want to note that I mentioned my problems months ago here and you offered to resolve the problem for me. I kinda forgot about doing that but i wanted the folks here to know that you were a stand up guy and made the offer to me even though i didnt by them direct.

All I know is one of my evolution jigs in the 2 pack they come in, basiclly meaning 1/2 of the jigs I bought stands lopsided on the bottom. The other one stands pretty straight, but for the money I paid this is just something that leaves me shocked.

As for the skirts, they are bundled up on one side of the jig, and strandless or little to no strands on other sides. Why is it that a booyah jig, or a terminator jig, has so much nicer skirts, yet they are cheaper? Please even out the skirts on the jigs and double check the "standing ability" of the jigs before selling them. I won't be buying another jig or jighead by evolution until I see some changes made, and as you seen by majority of the responses changes are well due, remember its not just me, I've also talked to guys I met while fishing the banks and they tell me the same thing I just said. We fisherman expect top quality when we pay top quality. Just my 2cents.

I also agree that the skirts seem to be cheap for a jig that is this expensive.  I do like the design of the jig, but you should not have to buy extra skirts for a $5 jig.

For the skirts being one sided -They are shifted while being shipped-Take the skirt and disperse it on a 180 degree line so that there are no strands on the bottom(towards the fulcrum) move all of the strands on a straight line across the top.(covering the weedguard and hook). Keep the skid plate clear-any skiirt material under that 180degree line is basically wasted weather on the Evo or any other jig.Now there should be twice as many strands in the designated area.They have the same strand count as most of the other jigs on the market-45 strands. As for the Evo jig being lop sided- Please send it to me -I will pay the shipping and send you a few of them back for the hastle. They all come out of one mold which is produced by a master mold. If one is lop sided they are all lop sided. As for the area around the eyelet-please send that one to me also-for the same exchange. The are cleaned from the manufacturing facility when they come out of the production mold. If I do find that they are as bad as you say-SOME HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL

can someone post a link so i can see this thing

 If I do find that they are as bad as you say-SOME HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL

Will heads roll before or after the kick to the groin? Just curious.  ;D

If I do find that they are as bad as you say-SOME HEADS ARE GOING TO ROLL

Will heads roll before or after the kick to the groin? Just curious. ;D

Just to clarify, is fishing or shopping becoming a full contact sport?

can someone post a link so i can see this thing

Here's a few pic's of it 1st one is from the other thread 2nd one from me under water.

here's the other thread:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1203042822/0

can someone post a link so i can see this thing

Hi Bobby, I would be one of those knocking the Heavy cover claim. By no means do I like knocking anyones product. When I saw the demo at the expo's I was very impressed and I think I bought ten packs. Spread the word to everyone I knew from beginer to seasoned tourny veterians. Soon I found myself berated with emails and personal assalts regarding the heavy cover claim(weed gaurd complaints) that at the time had not tried myself. I had been strickly using them in open water situations. I was extatic with the way it stood up. As I began testing in real life heavy cover I lost at least 3 on my first outing pitching to brush and another 4 in under six hours dragging through and over rock in a tourny. I do believe I would have lost jigs to the rock monster that day anyway yet not as many. I continued to use it throughout the year and found myself lossing more then I would feel comfortable with. I did however run right back out and purchase another 6 packs of the Heavy cover yet kept it to open water. I agree 100% that the heavier weed gaurds on other jigs inhibitated the number of hook-ups. I remind you this is comming from a novice fishermen. I felt the first design on the Evo weed guard was a bit to fimsy for brush and wood applications. I would never make a statement against any lure unless I have experienced it for myself and if I do it's in hopes of saving someone else the cost and disappointment. As I stated earlier if I'm fishing open water it's one if my first choices. I would like to see how the newly designed heavier weed guard perfoms and will be purchasing more to to give it another try. I believe in standing behind my statements and beliefs but there is no offense meant!. I can only hope my honesty is at the least appreciated. Thank you for the post and your time.

well i have a question .... if these jigs cost roughly 5 bucks a pop .... why arent the skirts hand tied ??? that would solve the skirt problem .... also most hand tied jigs are on par with that 5 dollar price tag .....  ;D

Hand tied skirts are not the answer.The skirts and the material are all highest quality. Its the shifting while shipping.That can be taken care of easily.For Bassmachine -Bassectomy-Dman that had problems with the jig -email me and I will get you replacements ASAP.As for the kick and the groin and the heads gonna roll-It will happen at the same timeLOL. Listen guys like I said we are friends here and we back our products100% .We want you back as customers. I dont want 1 Evo jig in your tacklebox -I want 50 in there. I dont want 1 Cavitron Buzzbait in there -I want all your buzzbaits to be Cavitrons . As for the Goo- There should on be the need for one fish attractant "MegaStrike".Like I said before -wait til ya see the New Shak-E2 Heads -You will have hundreds of them. Brian -thanks for the words bro.

How would we know when we see your jigs in stores,  which weed guard the jigs have?  Old or new?

We have been putting the 40 lb seaguar on the Evolution Jig since Sept. Open the pack -(It is user friendly) and check if it is your desired tension strength.If not call us -732-780-7383  .Im sure all the new stock is on the shelves.

Bobby,

I bought some of the evolution jigs and I guess I opened  up a hornets nest when I asked others on this forum about them.  I am really looking forward to using the jigs and I think I will be happy with them, they stand up nice so you get a good presentation.  Some members have emailed me pictures of some nice size LMBs that they caught using these jigs and hope to be able to post similar pictures soon.  It is nice to see that you stand behind your products, that is all I need to hear to become a loyal customer.

Ron