First Bite
11-05-2004, 07:56 PM
Here is how I rig a sand shrimp tail on my jigs. Salmon & steelhead love a fresh tail with a drop of scent applied. My favorite scent to use is Tillamook Bait's shrimp/anise.
Shown is a picture of a whole sand shrimp. I like to use only the tail portion of a sand shrimp when fishing with jigs. To begin, separate the tail portion from the body.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp1aaa.jpg
Take the tail portion of a sand shrimp and insert your jig hook into the end that was originally attached to the body as shown.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp2aaa.jpg
Turn sand shrimp over and insert hook into bottom side of shrimp tail.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp3aaa.jpg
To ensure the tail will remain intact on the jig, turn the tail over once more and insert hook through the top side of the tail again.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp4aaa.jpg
When you are finished the tail should curl around the jig hook as shown. When applied on our jigs, the feathers flow over and around the tail. I like using a shrimp tail on my jigs year-round. In low, clear water conditions, use a smaller size tail.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp5aaa.jpg
If you have a firm shrimp tail and secure it to the jig like I mentioned above it takes a little bit of effort for the fish to pull it off. Many times a fish will nip at the tail a couple times before finally committing to it. Remember this when your float starts to wiggle.
Mark
Shown is a picture of a whole sand shrimp. I like to use only the tail portion of a sand shrimp when fishing with jigs. To begin, separate the tail portion from the body.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp1aaa.jpg
Take the tail portion of a sand shrimp and insert your jig hook into the end that was originally attached to the body as shown.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp2aaa.jpg
Turn sand shrimp over and insert hook into bottom side of shrimp tail.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp3aaa.jpg
To ensure the tail will remain intact on the jig, turn the tail over once more and insert hook through the top side of the tail again.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp4aaa.jpg
When you are finished the tail should curl around the jig hook as shown. When applied on our jigs, the feathers flow over and around the tail. I like using a shrimp tail on my jigs year-round. In low, clear water conditions, use a smaller size tail.
http://firstcastjigs.com/store/pictures/Sandshrimp5aaa.jpg
If you have a firm shrimp tail and secure it to the jig like I mentioned above it takes a little bit of effort for the fish to pull it off. Many times a fish will nip at the tail a couple times before finally committing to it. Remember this when your float starts to wiggle.
Mark