Ok so the mini frog pork trailers are REALLY hard to get onto my jig hooks.  Anybody have an easier way of getting em' on here or softening them up a bit to get em' on?  The action is unbelievable on these trailers and I've caught a few fish in just a couple of outings but it takes 10 minutes to get the trailer setup on my boo yah jigs.

I also use Yum Chunk trailers and Yum Wooly Bug trailers but I'm limited on those right now and I've had more luck with Uncle Josh lately.  Just trying to see if there is an easier way.  Thanks in advance guys.

I used to poke a hole threw it with a knife(not a huge hole), I know what you mean though, I had unbelievably hard time getting them on AND off..

Hey Bk I keep a pocket knife in my bag and I didn't even think of that.  I will see if it's still sharp tommorrow and if so I'll give that a try.  Thanks for the idea buddy.

Does the Dye in the bottles still stain your fingers?

No, just makes them really greasy.  Word of advice... do not wipe your forehead if you are sweating because of the heat.  Did that today and then went to work... I smelled lovely!  Lol.

Good times.

Lol yeah I can see how that would make you smell wonderful.

Jason,

I, too, have trouble removing the pork trailers from my jigs.

Drives me nuts, especially when they dry out and I have to take a knief to cut them off the jig.

I have no idea of how to remove the pork easily so if anyone knows it will be very valuable information.

This may not be much of an answer . I used Uncle Josh products when I first started using jigs. IMHO a REAL pain in the butt. Started using plastic and didn't notice that pork was better. There are so many options in plastics now, you can find SOMETHING that gives you confidence! I have a couple of jars stuck somewhere that I know probably couldn't be opened with vise grips and if by chance you did open one the smell......well, we won't go there

                           As Ever,

                            skillet

This may not be much of an answer . I used Uncle Josh products when I first started using jigs. IMHO a REAL pain in the butt. Started using plastic and didn't notice that pork was better. There are so many options in plastics now, you can find SOMETHING that gives you confidence! I have a couple of jars stuck somewhere that I know probably couldn't be opened with vise grips and if by chance you did open one the smell......well, we won't go there

                        As Ever,

                        skillet

On a side note, try Netbait Paca Chunks or Strike King Ragetail Chunks. Im sure there Isn't a pork trailer out there that has better action than these..

I think Uncle Josh Pork Trailers are very effective.

Maybe this is just the case with bigger sizes, but

the pork I use is pre-cut, so getting them on is simple.

I don't take them off either. If I still have a rig at the

end of the day, cut the line and put the jig and trailer

back in the jar, it doesn't hurt a thing.

8-)

Jason,

I, too, have trouble removing the pork trailers from my jigs.

Drives me nuts, especially when they dry out and I have to take a knief to cut them off the jig.

I have no idea of how to remove the pork easily so if anyone knows it will be very valuable information.

The best way I have found is to turn the trailer around on the hook so that the barb is towards the front of the trailer. Then, as you pull the trailer off the hook, pull on the tail, the pork should slide off the hook.

One other thing I do is to take my knife and push the point slightly through the pre-punched hole. This makes it easier both to put the trailer on and to take it off.

I guess I've had no trouble with them.

They come with a hole punched for the hook. The trick is finding it. It's quite close to the front edge. If it tears out eventually, I pop in another with a knife or awl.

To back the hook out, I rotate the pork around inside the hook bend and pull to open the hole, with the pork pulled out away from the barb. It just pops off the hook.

I re-use the pork. Just pop it back in the jar. The more use they get the softer they get (I had some that were about 10years old -they were the best!). I pre-soften my pork, by tapping the tails with a hammer against a hard smooth surface just hard enough to soften but not cut. This increases action a lot.

To keep pork from drying out on the rod when I'm throwing other stuff (I almost always have a jig-n-pig on a rod), I carry a zip-lock sandwich bag, enclose the jig and pork, and stick it on the rod keeper as usual. When I need it I stash the bag in a pocket.

If you twist the pork to one side they slide off pretty easily.  I saw it on a hank parker show a long time ago.  

Thanks guys.  I'll start using this method.

Don't try to force the hook into the pork. There is a little hole in the pork for that purpose. Sometimes it takes a little time to find it.

If you will twist the pork in a 360-degree circle two or three times, it will usually come right off. It will not come off if you simple try to pull it off.

Thanks Catt, I'll look for those next time I use em.  Or I may just take rws advice and put my smaller jigs in the bottle with em' lol.  My bigger jigs may not fit (1/2oz, etc) but we will see.  Thanks for all the methods guys.  I'm gonna save this thread and try some of em' out and let you know what works.

1/2 oz jigs fit, even in a full jar!

8-)

I don't take them off either. If I still have a rig at the

end of the day, cut the line and put the jig and trailer

back in the jar, it doesn't hurt a thing.

8-)

I've been doing that for a couple years now. Whenever I try to tell someone to do it they always say that the jig will rust or corrode. It never hurts the jig. In fact I just pulled a jig out of a jar that has been sitting in my room for almost two years and it still is as good as new, no rust whatsoever. Oh and the jig now has a permanent pork smell.