squidgie jigheads

mike_mad_fisho · #1 05-03-2003, 10:09 PM

gday guys
i have recently changed my jigheads to the squdigie range because of the fact that they dont have the lead coming a quarter of the way down the hook and the softies seem to sit very nice on the hook here a pic.http://www.fishnet.com.au/library/ar...a78b99b9d4241.

just scrol down to the bottom and i use the smalest size and could any one tell me what 1.5 grams is in ounzes.
michael

Davo · #2 05-03-2003, 10:28 PM

1.5grams = 1/20 ounce

here's a good conversion site
Metric to Imperial Conversion Table

pw-bream · #3 06-03-2003, 01:34 AM

I made a nifty cross-reference card and laminated it. I keep it in my box of jigheads. It can be stuck inside the lid.
I just used a spreadsheet program to layout a grid and filled in the weights in fractional ounces, decimal ounces and grams.
I scanned one and have included a pic below to show you what it looks like. I made a few, cut them out and ran them through a laminator to waterproof them. The finished article is about 50mm wide by 75mm high.

mike_mad_fisho · #4 06-03-2003, 06:13 AM

gday
thanks for that pw i will have to make one of my own for my tackle box. i reckon the 1/20 th size is a perfect sixe for breaminging.
michael

pw-bream · #5 06-03-2003, 04:52 PM

I don't think there is a single "perfect size", different plastics, different water conditions, different depths the fish are feeding at, different cast distances required, different retrieve styles and so on need different weights and shapes of jig head for success.
Lately I have tried drop-shotting, using the G Lock type hooks and a split shot up the leader, Texas/Carolina rigging and so on.
Each needs different hooks, weights, etc.
To be successful in a range of situations (even on the same species) will require a range of terminals and techniques.

I'm sure the 1.5g round jig head is a very useful one that will suit a wide range of situations (I use them a lot), but it isn't "perfect" :-)

mike_mad_fisho · #6 06-03-2003, 05:05 PM

gday
yeah when i think about it there is no perfect size i suppose u will need a different style of jighead or weight for different depths and actions.
michael