NISID Review
This season I’ve taken the time to test a variety of NISID’s line of jigs. I’ve tested the Tungsten D with eye, the Tungsten Ant Fly and several jigs from the Mormyshka line. I’ll include some pictures at the bottom.
The Mormyshka Jigs
To be honest I hadn’t used the Mormyshka style jigs often in the past. At first I had some difficulty tying them on the line but after a half dozen times it came to me much more naturally.
The jigs hung nicely and I could get a very nice, subtle action from the jig and rod. They also showed up well on the flasher. I found the construction of these jigs to be good as well. The hooks were sharp and appear to be strong. I found no sharp edges around the line insert or exit holes which could be detrimental to the line integrity. I felt this was important due to the fact I was using a fine line.
These were tested on my Marmish rod spooled with 2 lb P-Line.
The Tungsten Jigs
I tested the Tungsten D with eyes and the Tungsten Ant Fly. I found these jigs to be nicely weighted for their size. These jigs sank quickly and left a good “feel” in my rods. They also showed up very well on the flasher
These jigs are very solid / dense. The hooks are sharp and appear to be strong … I had none deform or straighten. Another nice note was that most of the eyes were clean … I clean the eyes before they go in my jig case. The paint on the jigs also appear to be holding up quite well.
These were tested on two different rods :
24” Ultra Lite rod with 2 lb P-Line
28” Light rod with 4 lb P-Line.
Overall I think NISID.com has a winning line of jigs. So far they have proven to me to be quality made but at a reasonable price. I’ve seen and purchased almost identical jigs in the past that cost between 20-30 % more but haven’t proven to be of any better construction.
I placed my order and purchased these jigs for testing. The time from ordering to delivery was outstanding … 4 days.
There have been many other pics posted already of fish caught with NISID jigs so I'll keep this simple.
Here are some of the jigs I had tested :
Here's a Mormyshka jig with the rod I used :
Here's a pickerel which I caught on the tungsten DE5 :
Here's a close up of the DE5 and pickerel :
