Jighead Experiment Leads To Surprising Discovery!
- By: Pat Ogletree
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Jighead experiment leads to surprising discovery!
When switching from one jighead to another, we often don’t think twice.
But that got us thinking, do all jigheads sink at the same rate?
I was curious to find out more.
You don’t want to miss this!
Jighead Experiment Leads To Surprising Discovery! [VIDEO]
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I took 5 popular jigheads weighing 1/8th of an ounce and put them on a scale.
The reason I did this is to get an accurate reading on the weight of these jigheads so I can make adjustments where it’s needed.
The results were astonishing!
After doing some math, the difference between the highest weight and the lowest weight was 60%.
That is a HUGE difference!
This impacts where your lure swims in the water column and how fast it sinks.
The heavier a jighead is, the faster it will fall to the bottom.
But, if you are switching from 1/8 oz. to another jighead style of the same weight, your lures will all fall at the same rate.
Another discovery was the rigging of the lure can be just as important as the selected weight.
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Hey Pat,
just saw this by accident. Missed it the first time around.
Great info re the pawn with belly weight vs classic jighead. Thanks!
I found the same thing re variation in jighead weight a while back and was really surprised.
Chinese quality I guess…. Trouble is I created about 50 diff weight categories using ‘real weight ‘ in a tackle box until sanity returned in a few minutes…HA! Glad to hear from you most of the time they will sink at the same rate.
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One thing you didn’t mention is a weighted hook with a paddle tail could be used around docks since it also fail vertically. That way you are now weedless.
Awesome testing really enjoyed! I test my plastics and lures in my pool regularly learning little details, really enjoy. Would love to hear your opinion of differences if any between a straight jighead ring or cross set ring. Thank you in advance.
Thats cool thanks good info .
thanks alot
Thanks Pat!
Well done!
Happy New Year!
Pat, I enjoyed following your experiments and the conclusion reached. The difference in the weights should not affect the time to fall. However, the cross-section area of the jig and the lure will affect the fall time. The amount of water to be dispersed, moved out of the way, by the falling object is going to influence the fall time. Like the aerodynamics involved in vehicle design. The shape and cross section area of the external portions of the vehicle is going to determine the wind resistance.
Having the capability of moving the lead weight on the Hoss Helix Hooks forward to backward should allow cross section area to be decreased or increased. The cross-section area is less when the lure is heading down at a sharp angle, as when using a Hoss Weedless Football Jighead or a Hoss Football Jighead. There by the fall time and glide time can be slightly increased by sliding the weight back. The longer number 4 hook could allow a little more influence. Maybe a new hook design with a moveable weight could be envisioned.
I would like to know the time in seconds for a couple of the more popular jigheads and lures to fall 20 feet to give the fisherman an idea when the rig is going to reach the bottom. The water depth further up north in the Chesapeake Bay is frequently 10 to 30 feet deep. Having an idea for the fall time for 20 feet could be used to estimate the time for other depths.
Did this experiment 10 years ago, love the belly weight just because you can move the weight forward, I felt the versatility was on point
Just Really overwhelmed with all these facts !! Your teachings are priceless to me !!!! – just truly appreciative Pat 🙏
Pat, By chance did you test the Power Prawn football jig vs. the standard jig?