Jobee Heads

[RoLo]

I don't know how many have noticed, but it looks like Bass Pro Shops has dumped the Jobee Heads.

The substitute T-rig jig is the so-called "Luck E Strike Perfect Worm Jig"

I'm willing to bet that Jobee was ousted due to excessive complaints about workmanship.

If you grasp the hook of the Jobee Head and twist the lead head, the bond is easily broken

and you will feel the lead-head rotate around the hook-shank.

Anyway, I ordered out a few Lucky E Strike perfect worm heads, hopefully the workmanship is better.

By the way, the 1/16 and 1/8 oz Luck "E" Strikes use a 2/0 hook, which is pretty good (the Owner T-rig jig uses 1/0)

The Luck "E" Strike 1/4 oz jig uses a 4/0 hook (Owner uses a 2/0).

Roger

[Gatorbassman]

I bought a box of Jobee Heads several years ago and none of them had barbs on the hooks. You could see where the machine had tried to cut them but didn't quite do it. They sucked. I tossed them and never bought them again.

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey Rolo I am at work now, but whn i go home I believe BPS has them in thier print catalog If they do I will post the item number for you you can punch it into the wed site and order that way, Hey check this link out for Luky Strike heads from BassPro on line They seem identical to the Jobee heads.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90001_100010006_100000000_100010000_100-10-6

[RoLo]

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Hey check this link out for Luky Strike heads from BassPro on line They seem identical to the Jobee heads.

Yes I know muddy...thank you. Those are the ones that I ordered from Bass Pro.

I'm sure they're better than the Jobees, which really had a lot of issues.

Roger

[dodgeguy]

i never had a problem with them.i used them the past 3 years with no issues.maybe you guys just got some bad ones.

[Guest the_muddy_man]

Hey Rolo You are right the catalog has a finesse jig just like the jobee but it's not it Sorry

[JigNBig]

What do you guys use these for?

flipping maybe when you dont need to worry about pegging a weight? i could just see me missing a fish because of that big ole' weight getting in the way.

[RoLo]

What do you guys use these for?

flipping maybe when you dont need to worry about pegging a weight? i could just see me missing a fish because of that big ole' weight getting in the way.

I use them for two purposes (btw: They don't have a name, so I call them "T-Rig Jigs"):

1. As you indicated, the T-rig jig precludes the need to "peg" the sinker when fishing in weedy and brushy areas.

2. Also, if you want a weedless shaky worm (bottom-crawler), a separate hook and weight is not the best situation

because they act like a knuckle or shock-absorber. But when the hook and weight are joined at the hip, so to speak,

the bumps in the road are better transferred to the worm.

Roger

[FatBoy]

I'm not familiar with the jobee jig heads.  But Charlie Brewer makes some that are similar to the luck e strike ones.  Go to BPS and do a search for "slider" and you'll see them.  I've used these with tubes in the river for smallies and had pretty good luck.

[RoLo]

I'm not familiar with the jobee jig heads. But Charlie Brewer makes some that are similar to the luck e strike ones. Go to BPS and do a search for "slider" and you'll see them. I've used these with tubes in the river for smallies and had pretty good luck.

During the mid 70s, when Charlie was still alive, I used his jigs, worms and grubs.

Actually Mr. Brewer was the founder of the "Do Nothing" delivery, long before Gary Y.

His book called "Charlie Brewer On Slider Fishin'" is a very good read (copyright 1978).

Roger