SOFT PLASTIC LURE HACKS, THE THROUGH JIG STINGER HOOK RIG

This is a quick video showing how I rig stinger hooks to jig heads when fishing with soft plastic lures like paddle tails or swimbaits . Rather than just clip on a short trace to the eye on the jig hook, I drill through the jig head to give a cleaner route under the belly of the shad. I have found over time this also reduces the weed gathering abilities of the singer and the trace. For pike fishing it tends to keep the lure out of the fish’s mouth and often makes unhooking fish rather easy.

Tools and Materials

I am currently using 8g lead jig heads on 4/0 or 5/0 hook bought from fleebay, but this should work with any soft metal jig apart from the very smallest.

The Lures are home made 125-150mm paddle tails

Trace wire is 20-30lb coated 7 strand stainless steel, i normally buy this in a pack which comes with suitably size crimps

For the singer hooks I have downsized to size 6 vmc 4x treble, but a gain personal choice and i may yet go to single hooks

For the ‘P Clip’ I use 125lb Toothproof solid,stainless wire from AFW

The trace covers are available widely on the internet, I cannot remember where I bought mine.

The crimping pliers are by savage gear, but I think this is a generic design that a few companies are using and rebranding as their own.

[fishingmasterawesome]

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[Beachfisher]

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[ljekatt]

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[neilmccormack]

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[eccentris]

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[marke.]

Nice to see yet another wonderfully made video. Myself I "fish" quite a bit...that catching part well in any moth you catch more than I do in 6-8months and I have 3 day weekends with the beach 30minutes of a drive away! It is the getting a break part that pays off, bonus is actually catching a fish. Thanks for posting, post when you find time again- as are always yes always enjoyable to watch and learn from.

[leslieaustin]

Loved this, and I wondered where you’d gone. Welcome back and I hope to see more from you soon! Les

[OldCowboySongs]

Never thought about drilling a hole in the head and using that to run a wire through- but thats what I like about your videos and channel, you dont overengineer your processes, you just come up with simple solutions that work. Well Done Paul! 👍

[darktryo]

Your videos are quite inspirational, they always make me want to try new rigs and new ways of fishing. Thanks for all your tips

[simonm]

Only yesterday I watched your hand made bobber video (hard to believe it 7 years old) and wondered where you had gone. Then this appeared!!! Great to have you back. It's been far far to long

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