Bass Patrol Jigs

[Caliyak]

Who makes the BP jig? I buy them at TW, BPS and Turner's.  

[waymont]

Bass Patrol is the brand....They make them.

[ryanerb]

On 10/24/2019 at 7:27 PM, Caliyak said:

Me too 

 

They have no website or company info. It’s weird. 

VERRRRY Interesting. Never thought about that... Hmmm.... I'm excited to hear the mystery solved on this one!

[ryanerb]

1 hour ago, ryanerb said:

VERRRRY Interesting. Never thought about that... Hmmm.... I'm excited to hear the mystery solved on this one!

I couldn't handle it. I traced it all down, and was able to find the jigs are (likely) just imported from China by a company in Auburn, California by the name of Pacific Catch. Let me know if you need further info, I was able to track some more stuff down. 

 

THUS, there is no company called 'Bass Patrol'. This is just a name given to the jigs by some smart businessman doing a bulk import and then reselling the jigs under that name.

 

There is a HUGE business in this import stuff, if he can import these jigs for .25 each and then sell them to distributors at even 1.50, he's making some money for sure.  

 

***EDIT***

This is assumptions based on what I've found online. Some of this data could be outdated, thus this is my best hunch but I could be slightly wrong. Someone in the fishing supply business may have a little bit more insight, but this was just part of some of my internet research.

Edited December 13, 2019 by ryanerb
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[WRB]

On October 24, 2019 at 7:04 AM, waymont said:

Bass Patrol is the brand....They make them.

^^^this^^^

Looking at TT reviews they list the manufacture as Bass Patrol.

I am sure they are imported and have a US distributor that sells to retailers.

Where is Bass Patrol located??? Ask Matt Allen.

Good quality at under $3, Siebert Outdoors offers a wider variety at competitive price point, offers additional discount to BR members and you can talk to the person who makes them.

There isn't anything that Bass Patrol can offer that Siebert doesn't have, hand tied, premium hooks, custom colors and high quality workmanship.

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[JohnFromLisbon]

I'm not one to enjoy raising old posts from the dead, but... I was curious myself.

 

I've gotten a few Bass Patrol jigs since the winter - they're well built, readily available around here, and cheap.

 

Last week I ordered a few Dobyns Extreme jigs from a store in France, it was the only place in Europe I could find them and I didn't feel like paying $100+ in shipping and fees by getting them from TW. I noticed how similar they were to the Bass Patrol jigs. The skirt material is exactly the same, but in different combinations (the thin rubber strands on the Dobyns are the same ones used on the brown 3/8oz Bass Patrol, but you can really see it in the orange silicone ones). The heads are almost the same shape, the weed guard material is exactly the same. Both of them are made in the Philippines (probably in the exact same factory).

 

 

Even the packaging is the exact same shape and size. Same plastic bag held up by three staples.