Hair jig trailer

[garroyo130]

11 hours ago, mcipinkie said:

I can buy more jigs, but no more Uncle Josh.

 

Are they bringing them back???

 

https://www.amazon.com/Pork-Frog-Green-Spot-4-pack/dp/B00144A9SE/ref=lp_7525606011_1_1?srs=7525606011&ie=UTF8&qid=1608046178&sr=8-1

 

 

[J Francho]

Looks like it.  Several places you can get them.

[A-Jay]

Uncle Josh is out of business and were located in Ft. Atkinson, WI.

Now Uncle Josh is under the Acme Tackle umbrella ~ 

Looks like they have a new source of supply  . . . 

https://www.acmetackle.com/collections/uncle-josh-1/products/pork-frog

 

A-Jay

[Austinm]

On 12/12/2020 at 11:37 PM, WRB said:

Imo the best hair jig trailers are pork rind, UJ 101 Spin frog for 1/8-1/4 jigs.

 

Do you use dried pork rind or do you straight up just put pig skin on the back of your jigs?

[WRB]

5 minutes ago, Austinm said:

Do you use dried pork rind or do you straight up just put pig skin on the back of your jigs?

Pork rind used for jig trailers is cured in salt and kept wet in slat water solution. The rind has pig skin about 1/16” thick and fatty tissue about 1/4 thick. The fat tissue floats the rind, very import it’s soft and floats to create life like movements.

The only pork rind now commercial availed is Uncle Josh #11 and Jumbo frog.

Tom

[GoneFishingLTN]

On 12/12/2020 at 10:37 PM, WRB said:

Whatever trailer you select using hair jigs don’t use gel oil  type scent that sticks the hair together.

1/8 oz is typically a crappie jig or fly as they are called in a Tennessee used under a pear shape float or bobber.

Imo the best hair jig trailers are pork rind, UJ 101 Spin frog for 1/8-1/4 jigs. Second choice I recommend Don Iovino 2” ton2 1/2” hand poured* twin tail jig trailers. Third choice is a straight tail hand poured

* floating worm cut 2 1/2” to 3” long and split the tail 2” using a safety razor. Start with the 3rd choice it’s inexpensive.

Tom

PS, my hair jigs are 7/16 oz w 5/0 hook using 2” to 4” pork rind trailers year around.

* hand poured soft plastic moves better in cold water.

 

* floating worm cut 2 1/2” to 3” long and split the tail 2” using a safety razor. Start with the 3rd choice it’s inexpensive. you by chance don't have any pictures of this do you?

[WRB]

Sent you a sketch “how to trim the fat” cutting #11 Frog down to similar #101 Spin Frog. Slitting the tail on a worm is easier using a Safety razor by pushing the blade straight down onto the worm. I use a sharp fillet knife to trim pork pork rind.

Tom

PS, re dye the pork using RIT liquid dye what ever color you what. I mix the dye 50-50 to warm water and let sit over night. Add a few drops of Pro Cure anise oil to the pork rind bottle.

 

[Munkin]

I pour a tiny chunk using super soft plastic. Really cold water I don't use a trailer.