Slider Heads

[ScottV]

A friend of mine poured these wobble heads in 1/4 and 1/8 oz sizes. I powder painted them and dressed them with bucktail and zonker.

 

[sloedown]

I like them but how do you fish them? Like a road runner maybe?

 

[ScottV]

I'm gonna spider rig them slowly moving around. Slow trolling you might say. They wobble from side to side at 1.5 to 2 mph. Should be a lot of action with the zonkers. I don't know what the official name is for them but the guy that poured them called them sliders.

 

[flatsrat76]

Look great.......... They are wobble jigs http://www.cabelas.com/p-0011109311862a.shtml

 

[StumpHunter]

They look real good. Good job adding the bucktail and zonker to them. I would like to try them longlining. One more thing I need to try

 

[flatsrat76]

They look real good. Good job adding the bucktail and zonker to them. I would like to try them longlining. One more thing I need to try

Hey StumpHunter
What is longlining?? The longline fishing I know of is used for commercial fishing.....

 

[ScottV]

I found out that they are "Wobble Jigs" from Cabelas like flatsrat76 said. My buddy called them "sliders" and I didn't know better. The longlining I've done is simply trolling with about 30 ft. of line around 1.5 to 2 mph using jigs. I normally tie a horsehead on the end of the line and a jig around 18 inches up. I use the rod holders in the front of the boat.

 

[StumpHunter]

They look real good. Good job adding the bucktail and zonker to them. I would like to try them longlining. One more thing I need to try

Hey StumpHunter
What is longlining?? The longline fishing I know of is used for commercial fishing.....

I use my rods off the back of the boat. I will use a 1/8 jig when I want to fish deep and as the fish more up into the creeks will use a 1/16 or a 1/32 jig. When I'm using the 1/8 jig I set the line out at 40' and a speed of .07 will get my jig down to 11' deep. With the 1/16 and 1/32 around 25' of line with speed at .09 and the jig will run at "1/16 @ 8'' "1/32 @ 6'
You have to work with the different weigh jigs and speed to find what the depths are for your setup but this is close to the depth they run. I longlined from Feb til the end of May and then started pulling crankbaits. When the water starts to cool down I will start longlining again. Lot of fun. I can fish out of the back of my boat using the I-pilot on my trolling motor and there is not a lot of work to it, LOL!!

 

[crappiecripplerjigs]

Great looking jigs and great description of longlining as well. I'll bet those have some awesome action. Let us know how the fish like them!

 

[flatsrat76]

Thanks for clearing that up.... I didn't think you guys were doing this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longline_fishing

 

[ScottV]

I'm going fishing again fri. morning and I'll try trailing these wobble heads behind crankbaits. Stay tuned.

 

[StumpHunter]

Now that will be some good info Scott. Been wanting to try something behind the cranks.

 

[ScottV]

Guess it will be next week before I try them out now. My fishing partner let me down and my shoulder ain't up to launching by myself yet.

 

[hookup]

I like them but how do you fish them?

I got some of these from the leadfree guy in Hawaii and fished them by slowly dragging them across the river or lake bottom. Drag slow by lifting rod tip 6-8", reel in slack, 'quiver' rod tip by gripping handle hard, pause, repeat.

With a small chuck o' plastic, this jig will catch bass & panfish.

 

[Fatman]

Be cool to get a mold for those in 1/16th, 1/32nd, and 1/48th!! We really need Robert to get back into mold work!!!!!!!!!

 

[Doc Crappie]

like you could afford $200 plus a mold.... LMAO