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saltwater tough skirts


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4oz Do-It spearhead mold, 8/0 hooks, vinyl paint. These jigs use tough vinyl cord as skirt material, and are bite-proof for our local lingcod and halibut. Overall length is 6-1/2 inches. The vinyl skirts are a little bit stiffer than a nylon skirt, and thus do not get fouled around the hook when deep-dropping them. I often fish these jigs with a 10"+ smelt or mackerel pinned to the hook, or rigged with an 8" twister tail, to keep most of the smaller fish off.

Bottom jig has a glow skirt and ultra-glow head.


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These skirts are custom made. The material is a flat or round vinyl cord commonly used for making woven lanyards-- such as children make at camp. It's ideal for lingcod and halibut jigs, since it's completely tooth-proof, and has enough 'body' to not foul around the hook during the drop down. The fluoro colors are intense, and it also comes in a wide variety of prismatic metallic colors and translucent colors. Kinks in the spooled or coiled cord can be erased by immersion in very warm water.

I have found this vinyl cord marketed as "britelace", "craft lace", and "s'getti string". It can be found in craft stores, and at Walmart. Drug stores (with a craft section) and some hardware stores carry it locally. Search the net for "sgetti strings", and you should find some leads to help you out.

Hope this helps, good luck!

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