Jig ?

[Hi Salenity]

Is their any rule of thumb on how much skirt to put on a Jig?

Does this look like I put too much skirt on it?

[Hi Salenity]

One more question, does anyone use a rattle?

[Bass_Fanatic]

I like a thick skirt many times. 55-60 strand count is my favortie except for footballs and finesse jigs. Then I opt for 40-45 count. Those jigs look good man. And yes, I always use a rattle on a flippin jig.

[backwater4]

There's no rule of thumb, its your preference. I normally put 50 strands on mine, sometimes a few less on smaller finesse jigs. I personally don't use rattles and if I do, I insert a glass rattle into the trailer. I'm not crazy about the add on jig rattles. Those are nice looking baits you made.

[Vinny Chase]

That looks pretty good to me...As far as rattles, the only time I like to have rattles is when I am throwing deep deep water jigs or in low light conditions..IMO it just helps the fish track the jig a little better.

[Hi Salenity]

Thanks guys.

[Big-O]

That looks pretty good to me...As far as rattles, the only time I like to have rattles is when I am throwing deep deep water jigs or in low light conditions..IMO it just helps the fish track the jig a little better.

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Big O

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[roadwarrior]

I have never noticed any difference with or without rattles.

[A-Rob]

Looks great to me, the thicker skirt adds some beef to it!

I'd fish your jig!

I'd put a rattle in it...just normally have them and why change it if it works haha

[bassh8er]

Looks good to me as well. I prefer jigs with a little beefier profile, and that one looks great.

[buckeye12]

Nice lookin jigs!! All about personal pref but I like a fuller skirt also.

[Hi Salenity]

Thanks guys!

[Bass Junkie]

That looks great to me. The skirt is full, which I prefer. I personally don't use rattles because in my opinion they are useless if you are fishing a jig slow enough. The only exception is on swimming jigs and I usually use those in clearer water, leaving the colored water duties to a spinnerbait or crankbait, so I don't like rattles on those either.

[Jigfishn10]

Looks great! Thicker skirts will give you a slower ROF than thinnier ones. I'm never really confident how a bass will react on any given day, so I'd rather be armed with a thicker skirt at first and thin out as I go.

As far as rattles: I'm not a big fan of them. You're more than likely are going to bump that jig into something which will be more than adequet from a noise perspective.

JMHO of course.

[Fat-G]

Looks good to me! That's one of my favorite color combos as well.

I like two styles of skirt:

-Thick, full skirt of a brand new jig

-Torn up, beaten, battle scarred skirt of a "money jig"

I ten to like the second style more.

[basscatcher8]

I like using the rattles but I like the rattles that hang down off the jig. Not sure what they are called but you have two rattle chambers about 3 inches apart connected by a rubber strap. The strap just slides over the hook before the trailer goes on. No real explanation but I just seem to have had better luck with these.

[River Rat316]

Rattle Strap Collars

[basscatcher8]

Rattle Strap Collars

Thank You! lol