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Select a jig head for your jig. There are several choices as jig heads come painted and unpainted, with or without fiber weed guards and in weights from 1/16 oz. to 2 oz. The most commonly used in freshwater fishing are painted jig heads with a weed guard in weights from 1/8 oz. to 1/2 oz. Jig heads are available at most local bait shops, as well as online suppliers, such as Bass Pro Shops, Netcraft and Barllows Tackle. - 2). Select a skirt. Factors to consider are color and material. Synthetic fibers are used when a fish scale appearance is desired. Synthetics are also available in more colors than natural materials, but natural materials are a little more life-like in water.
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Place a skirt collar on the skirt if one was not supplied on the skirt. This is easy to do if you first slide the collar onto the body of a stick-type pen. Remove the refill of the pen, insert the jig skirt into the pen barrel and roll the collar onto the skirt. - 4
Push the point of the hook through the center of the skirt collar. - 5
Continue sliding the skirt onto the shank of the hook until the skirt collar is over the ridge on the back of the jig head. - 6
Hold the jig by the head or weed guard and trim the skirt just below the bend of the hook. - 7). Trim the weed guard parallel with the hook point and about 1/4 inch away from the hook.
- 8). Clean any paint from the hook eye.
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