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[hawnjigs]

I'm considering a purchase of this mold, and was wondering if those new fangled wire collars are an improvement over the standard cast collars?
http://www.barlowsta...-P2528C242.aspx

[smalljaw]

I like that myself, I think it does have an advantage over a cast keeper if you are looking at fishing this using a grub or other plastic in a hopping or lift and drop type presentation. The reason I say that is a cast collar like on a poison tail kind of makes it like a hidden weight type of bait and when it falls straight down the bait is sitting at kind of a 70 degree angle were as that head all the weight is at the fron and the bait will be at a vertical or 90 degrees as it falls. Just that little difference can mean a lot, I bet if you are using the same plastic grub and a similar shaped head in the same weight with the difference being one has a collar and barb while the other has a keeper wire, the one with the keeper wire is going to fall faster. The bigger sizes on that jig would be great with a 5" Kalins lunker grub on it. If you like using a jighead to present plastics then this is one to look at, I'm even thinking about it now and I just got a new mold for Christmas...This hobby is going to break me.

[mark poulson]

I now tie my skirts with wire, and double over the tag twist wire to make an additional keeper on the belly of my jigs.

Edited by mark poulson, 16 January 2012 - 11:25 PM.