Were jigs always this expensive?

[Columbia Craw]

Back in the 70’s you could buy jigs in 12 pack bags or on staple cards for 69 cents each.  Bronze hooks that were tiny and nylon rope type material for brush guards. Stanley jigs had the greatest impact with a plastic Y guard, multi colored heads and dual color skirts. They ran 99 cents each on the early eighties.  
 

The fact that you can get an Owner or Gamakatsu hook, designed for jigs, a designed head, 3-D eyes, multi colored skirt in dual materials and wire tied for about five bucks is amazing.  I absolutely love Sieberts jigs.  Buy one and you’ll see why.

 

As for going cheap, I fish rocky snaggy, eat jigs all up and down the Columbia.  I fish Hula Grubs on football heads I buy from a local guy by the 100 count.  But that’s grub fishing.  

[BlakeMolone]

On 1/11/2025 at 11:32 PM, Munkin said:

 

I am afraid to add up all the baiting stuff I have. My insurance agent had to come by and do an inventory of the bigger items for my policy. 

 

Everyone saying a jig lasts multiple trips must not fish rock filled rivers. On average I lose one jig every 2 hours and my record is like 22 lost in one 8 hour tournament. I make 100 finesse jigs in January every year hoping they last a season. The only jigs that last several trips are swim jigs.

 

Allen

 

Allen

 

 

Yup, flipping and pitching they usually last forever but any bottom contact bait usually disappears fast most of the time for me. I do a lot of bank fishing though so it’s a lot harder for me to retrieve baits. I’d much rather glide a light weight ned rig close to the bottom or bounce an under spin on the bottom than drag a tube or jig through the rocks.

[Glenn]

On 1/12/2025 at 4:32 AM, Jig Man said:

The site won’t let me use the name of the jigs and were different with the weed guard.  The guy’s name was Beau James.   Covid got him.

Well...I suppose that's why it's been awhile since he tried spamming the site.  He was a persistent guy.

 

Since he won't be doing that anymore, I removed the ban on NuTech lures.