My favorite finesse jig

[00bullitt]

Gary Yamamoto makes phenomenal plastic baits. One of them being his Double Tail Hula Grub. Adding that to a finesse jig head is a lethal combo that flat out catches fish everywhere I go.

I have used various jig heads over time, but find the Spotsticker Crawler Heads to be a perfect fit for the 5" version.

I have removed skirts from several other jigs over the years to use the head. 

I have never used the 4" D/T Hula, but see that it has its place for an even more finesse application.

I'd urge you to give it a try. Its also not as hard to detect the bite with.

The colors shown below are the only colors I have ever used; both are green pumpkin....one with red flake and the other with purple and copper. Most often the choice is made as to what is available.

 

 

[BlakeMolone]

I wish strike king would make a Hula rage menace.

[00bullitt]

Just now, BlakeMolone said:

I wish strike king would make a Hula rage menace.

Those twin grub tails do a great job of displacing water. I sometimes think the Rage flanges displace too much water.

I would certainly give it a shotvif they did.

[Darth-Baiter]

What size hook is on those jigs?

 

im using the Keitech version 2 football jigs for my finesse rig.  Love to find another option. 

[WRB]

Yamamoto weedless football jig or his Hula  grub jig both work great with a Hula grubs. Gary uses Gamakatsu, Owner hooks and less expensive Mustad. Hook size is according to jig weight. 4” Hula grub fits both 1/4 & 3/8 oz, 5” fits all sizes.

I prefer the 4” on 3/8 oz weedless football heads.

The Hula grub is a “spider jig” used on a plain painted jig head.

Tom

[00bullitt]

1 hour ago, Darth-Baiter said:

What size hook is on those jigs?

 

im using the Keitech version 2 football jigs for my finesse rig.  Love to find another option. 

3/0 thin wire hooks on both the SpotSticker and Googan...they look to be Mustads.I think a 3/0 is perfect for the 5" and a 2/0 would be ideal for the 4".

I mostly throw it in 3/8oz, but will go down to 1/4 on occasion.

 

I've tried the GYBC heads, but they just werent for me.

[Darth-Baiter]

17 minutes ago, 00bullitt said:

3/0 thin wire hooks on both the SpotSticker and Googan...they look to be Mustads.I think a 3/0 is perfect for the 5" and a 2/0 would be ideal for the 4".

I mostly throw it in 3/8oz, but will go down to 1/4 on occasion.

 

I've tried the GYBC heads, but they just werent for me.

Thanks.  Yea. The keitech s have a 2/0 hook.  Thanks again. I’ll look for those. 

[Bluebasser86]

I made my own standup football heads with a 3/0 hook, wire keepers, and used a neck down pin for the weed guard so it's only about 5 fibers instead of a whole weedguard. Works great, way better than the Chompers head and easy to do. 

[Spankey]

Nice looking combinations. I generally fish on the lighter side. I’ve come to like the Missile Finesse Jigs. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

19 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

What size hook is on those jigs?

 

im using the Keitech version 2 football jigs for my finesse rig.  Love to find another option. 

Picasso makes a great finesse FB jig, the Aaron Martens Tungsten FB jig. The profile is just a little bigger then the Ktech but it has stout wire 3/0 hook, weights range 1/4-3/4.  They have a ball head design too which is called Little Spotty, same size same hook just a ball head.  The colors are great too, Molting Craw has done really well for me.

[Darth-Baiter]

34 minutes ago, GetFishorDieTryin said:

Picasso makes a great finesse FB jig, the Aaron Martens Tungsten FB jig. The profile is just a little bigger then the Ktech but it has stout wire 3/0 hook, weights range 1/4-3/4.  They have a ball head design too which is called Little Spotty, same size same hook just a ball head.  The colors are great too, Molting Craw has done really well for me.

Thank you for the recommendation. I like them. 

[JohnnyF]

I've been using the d&l baby advantage jig and the dirty jigs luke clausen compact jig for spotted bass. Been impressed with them both so far 

[Kenny Yi]

The hook definitely isn't finesse but I like to use the Buckeye Ballin Out jig by GMAN, which has the trimmed skirt.  Pair it with a Rage Bug for slower fall and flat body for skipping.  It skips great, which I would expect if GMAN is in the name. 

[Big Swimbait]

They are getting hard to find but the Cabin Creek Spider Parts on a Gammy 1/8 oz ball-head jig is a year round producer for me. I like the idea that I can mix/match the skirts. Plus one tentacle is thicker to rig the jig weedless.

Edited April 15, 2021 by Big Swimbait
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