Author Topic: Disco Ball jigs (Read 5901 times)

silvercreeker · « **on:** Dec 06, 2011, 08:37 PM »

Does anybody know who has these tungsten disco ball jigs? The ones without eyelits. in-fisherman has done articles on them, just hard to find.

SPADED · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 12:44 AM »

i would help ya but i have never heard of these before... now im curious lol

silvercreeker · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 06:07 AM »

They are called Sharx jigs oversees. They have been featured in In-Fisherman a couple of times. THere is no eyelit, the line passes through a hole in the jig head. The head is octogon shaped with the top half being a crystal. It will always hang horazontal. In-fisherman says HT will be importing them, can't find anything on thier website. Just wondering if it will be another year that we hear about these, and can't find them.

esox_xtm · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 07:54 AM »

Found their Facebook but there's no info on purchasing...

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sharx-Premium-Tackle/147469411973106?sk=wall

/m

Pork · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 08:01 AM »

Haven't seen the 'disco ball' jigs for sale...
BUT, sportsmens direct has some 'boogie ball' jigs that are similar.
They're tungsten, but don't have the crystal on them. Just a faceted metallic finish.

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 08:04 AM »

Quote from: silvercreeker on Dec 07, 2011, 06:07 AM

They are called Sharx jigs oversees. They have been featured in In-Fisherman a couple of times. THere is no eyelit, the line passes through a hole in the jig head. The head is octogon shaped with the top half being a crystal. It will always hang horazontal. In-fisherman says HT will be importing them, can't find anything on thier website. Just wondering if it will be another year that we hear about these, and can't find them.

HT imports anything, all they do is copy it, reproduce/mass-produce it with cheaper labor and materials and zero quality control. Marmooskas by HT- truly sum off the worst craftmanship I have seen by a tackle maker.
When cleaning eyelets clear of paint(no paint cloggin my Fiskas!) prepare to lose 1 out of 3 jigs as they break.There is a reason why it looks like lil kids painted them, THEY DIDor to be more specific-lil chinese kids that should be out playing and learning not stuck in a factory.
I`m sure the "disco ball" jig that is winning tournaments in Europe now, will be no different. Was a disco ball, till HT gets ahold of it, then it`ll just be a ball of shhheeet.

esox_xtm · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 08:34 AM »

I've been playing around with these. The beads are a tungsten component for fly tying.

/mike

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 08:40 AM »

Quote from: esox_xtm on Dec 07, 2011, 08:34 AM

I've been playing around with these. The beads are a tungsten component for fly tying.

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/mike

Seems like a viable alternative-not afraid to make my own if the need arises. Probably more cost effective by far., too! Watta ya afix the tungsten ball to the hook with? Epoxy and a lil wrap of thread at the base? Thinkin a glow bead snugged up to ball would be nice also.

esox_xtm · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 09:37 AM »

I haven't had much time to play lately but the plan is epoxy. If you really wanted to keep the weight vs. size ratio up you could even mix the epoxy with tungsten powder. We'll see... 25 beads are about $6.

There's also a tungsten shot for reloading shells that may have some promise for the DIY crowd. A little notch with the cut off disc on a Dremel and some epoxy...

All kinds of options when you roll your own.

/mike

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 09:46 AM »

Ty for the reply esox_xtm, appreciated. I`m gonna look for some at KitteryTrading Post next time I head up, along with appropriate wire hooks. $6 -25 balls+ $4 litewire hooks=$10/25 jigs @ 40cents a jig! compared to other tungsten jigs= SWEEeeeeeEETT!

looks like I`ll be rollin my own too!

Swift · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 11:59 AM »

yourbobbersdown carries a tungsten facet ball in gold, silver and copper. Picked some up, look good and dying to try them

MitchMeyers92 · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 01:32 PM »

can i get a link to those tungsten beads?

esox_xtm · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 02:08 PM »

Looks like the price has gone up since I bought 'em but here's where I found 'em:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bead-Heads-Tungsten-Faceted-Slotted-Gold-Fly-Tying-/250898339506?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item8011699bb3

Do a search for tungsten beads on eBay to see a whole range of offerings...

/mike

silvercreeker · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 05:23 PM »

I have those faceted tungsten beads on my fly tying table. Thought about trying to make the same and epoxy the crystal on, but there is a time justification,

DasRottweiler · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 07, 2011, 05:29 PM »

Quote from: silvercreeker on Dec 07, 2011, 05:23 PM

I have those faceted tungsten beads on my fly tying table. Thought about trying to make the same and epoxy the crystal on, but there is a time justification,

Just take the Dremel and polish em up, then clear coat em with Sally Hansons Hard as Nails Male Polish!

fish-e · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 11, 2011, 11:19 PM »

I received mine from Warsaw Poland. I have them in gold and silver. I asked somebody I knew to pickup some tungsten jigs for me, and this was part of the lot. They do look interesting but have never used it. I got some odd shape items, and really, really tiny ones too.

Jynx · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 12, 2011, 08:30 PM »

try giving Mormyshka Jigs a search in google, also scandinaviantackle.... ...good bets you'll find what your looking for.

Jynx

tacklebox07 · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 17, 2011, 04:07 PM »

I think these are what you are looking for:

http://www.caddisflyshop.com/faceted-slotted-tungsten-beads.html
http://www.detteflies.com/faceted_slotted_tungsten_beads

I'm going to get some to make my own tungsten ice jigs, russian tungsten are not painted. I have some of them to copy.

hawkfan24 · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 18, 2011, 10:08 PM »

SportsmansDirect.com sells both the silver and gold disco ball tungsten along with other tungesten jigs, and I think one of the sponsors plastics?

silvercreeker · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 19, 2011, 06:54 PM »

Those aren't the Sharx, eyeless jigs. The Sharx are very distinctive.

apharing · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 09:43 AM »

The ones they are talking about in in-fisherman are the jeweled marmooska from sharx, imported by HT. I've been trying to find some since I read the article, but everyone online is sold out

silvercreeker · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 30, 2011, 04:47 PM »

GOT MINE TODAY!!!!!
Picked them up on Ebay. They are now getting 5 bucks a piece, I got mine for 2 bucks a pair, may have been mis-priced. Tried them in the fish tank, beautiful action, hang perfectly horizontial. cool stuff!!!

silvercreeker · « **Reply #22 on:** Jan 21, 2012, 04:17 PM »

Well, un scientific, but the Disco Balls were amazing for Bluegills today. Tipped with one spike, worked all day. Sink fast for the size, looks like a size 14 hook.

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