Your most used weight for hair jigs?

So, I’ve been on a hair jig tying rampage on/off the last month or so. Using up a lot of the extra jigs I’ve got laying around. Most of which ended up being 3/8 and 1/4 oz jigs, as that’s pretty much all I use for vertical jigging the eyes around central MN.

I wanted to have a size assortment for each color pattern,something I didn’t get using spare jigs, so I went and picked up some bulk jigs in the 3/16 oz size to start off with. Thought it would be good combination pitching and vertical size. Thinking I may have messed up on the size since spring high water is coming and will probably want 3/8 tied on.

What are your guys preferred hairjig weights for vertical and pitching?

The majority of mine are 1/8 and 3/16 oz for the river. I have some up to 1/4, but that’s the biggest I own.

wimwuen wrote:

The majority of mine are 1/8 and 3/16 oz for the river. I have some up to 1/4, but that’s the biggest I own.

X2 I looked in the box, the majority of jigs I tie and I use are 1/8th ounce. I tend to tie them somewhat sparse, so there’s a lot less bulk involved especially compared to plastics.

SR

I also tie my own and most all I do are 3/32,1/8 and 3/16.

Here are a couple 3/16 I did for this weekend.

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Those jigs will look great pitched from my boat Jeff!

Really depends on current, depth, and wind. That being said, the waters I frequent I use 3/16 about 75% of the time for pitching and vertical. Nothing larger than 1/4.

Looks good Trumar!

I call this one….FATHEAD

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1/4 for me for pitching.

Are you guys typically fishing the hair jigs without bait or are the hair jigs tied sparse to use with minnows?

1/16oz.

Charger wrote:

Are you guys typically fishing the hair jigs without bait or are the hair jigs tied sparse to use with minnows?

Usually, there is NO need to put meat on a hair jig. A lot of guys do, but when the conditions are right for hair, there is no need to.

Charger wrote:

Are you guys typically fishing the hair jigs without bait or are the hair jigs tied sparse to use with minnows?

Ive always used minnows while vertical jigging them. I feel the fish have ample time to scope out the bait with a slow technique like this. Best to have all the bases covered in this case. Besides, I typically have a dozen minnows in the boat anyway.

A reaction type presentation like pitching probably doesn’t require the live bait.

I love pitching hair,but I dont vertical jig Bucktail jigs with meat, If I do use a hair jig and meat I will use a synthetic hair jig.

Why you ask ? It seems to me if I need to bulk up the presentation I would rather use A synthetic haig jig due to the hair reacts different and is cheaper for me to make, otherwise when I vertical jig with meat I just use a jig/meat or maybe it’s just confidence thing, But..it works for me.

JMHO Jeff

I use 5/16th the most and 1/4 oz runs second. I generally use hair jigs the in high flow when the water warms up a bit.. Mid May into June on current seams. I tie on more hair than most also. I like it to fish fast that time of year and the walleyes seem to prefer this.