Buck Eye Mop Jig

[Baddy]

I picked up a couple of these because they seem to be pretty productive in my area.  Has anybody used these and if so how are you fishing them, trailer, presentation, setup, etc...?

[gar-tracker]

Funny you mention them I picked up 2 last weekend and caught fish on them.

 

Nice hook and nice stiff weed guard.  I liked them.

[J Francho]

I've used them, they are a quality jig.  I like a smaller trailer, like a Ragetail Chunk or Paca Chunk, threaded onto the hook.  The wire tied living rubber flairs out at rest, revealing a little snack.  Hop it again, and you usually get bit.  If you like these, you could also try the Storm Series jigs as well.  The J Francho is similarly designed, though with a little less rubber, and silicone accent.  They are both wire tied, and flair out at rest:

 

 

[eyedabassman]

They are nice jigs and they make a nice looking swim jig.

[craww]

Great jig. I prefer the booyah A-Jig however. Vertical line tie and feel like the head design comes through algae/snot grass better.

[WRB]

Today's mop jig is yesterday's full skirt that uses double amount of skirt materials. The blue/black jig in the upper photo is a silicone skirt, the lower photo a living rubber skirt flared out in water, that is what all living rubber skirts do!

What is important is the upper jig is a vertical flipping or pitching jig head/hook, a poor casting jig design, because of the compact design that places the hook point too close to the jig head. Mop jigs work best cast horizontally and retrieved like a T- rig worm or dragged along the bottom. Imagine a bass striking this jig and you getting a good hook set. A football or similar style head puts the hook back 2X further back from the jig head, it's a lot easier to get a hook set with the hook point further inside the basses mouth.

Standard jig the skirt is cut off about 3/4" behind the hook bend, mop jig is about 1 1/2" behind the hook bend.

Tom

[J Francho]

They are actually the exact same jig in the two pics. It's got living rubber on top of a light silicone skirt.  I don't do a lot of long distance casts with this jig, and the brush head puts my trailer in an upright position.  I generally pitch this bait 20-30', let it fall and settle, give a hop or a crawl, wait, repeat until it's out of a productive zone.  It's definitely a slower presentation.  Really kind of a hybrid of what you describe and vertical flipping.  I haven't experience any hookup issues in the two years I've been using this style. 

 

[WRB]

20'-30" is more of a pitch. The jig looks like a brush head with a heavy wire hook, good for that type of presentation. Photo angles can be deceiving. When a bass hangs onto a jig and continues eating it, very aggressive bite, and one difference between NLMB and FLMB the hook position isn't as critical. Good looking chunky bass!

Tom

[J Francho]

Yep, definitely pitching these, and yeah, that's an Owner 3X hook with the Cutting Point.  In the case of the photos above, we were pitching to submerged brush piles. If I was casting long distance, something like the Buckeye Football Mop jig would be better suited (sticking to the theme of the OP).

[Siebert Outdoors]

Buckeye makes a good jig.  I will never say they do not.  I want to give more in depth information as JFrancho and WRB have brought up my line. 

 

I offer the Storm series in 3 styles that are the similar as the Buckeye Mop, with many differences in the two brands.  I also offer the Mata series in a more in depth color and head selection.  The head types are the Brush, Football, Widegap, Grass jig heads.  This enables you to match the head for the best presentation possible for the structure you are fishing.  The Storm Series is an Owner XXX Strong hook and I also offer a Mata Jig with either Owner or Mustad Ultra point.  My price point of the Owner Mata jig retails at 3.75 and the Mustad hooked version retails at 3.25.  Both styles are wire tied.

 

Here are some examples.

 

[shootermcbob]

What's the name of the jig in the second pic? type and skirt color please?