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GCD - my point was that some guy earlier in the thread was supposedly buying 'pure' tungsten jigs from some Russian website, and the math worked out to $2.33 per jig. I agree with you that a pure tungsten jig should cost way more than that. The jigs for $2.33 were ordered from Russia, even though the US dollar has weakened... it still buy more in other countries than it does here, a lot more in some places.A sintered jig will cost a lot more than a epoxy mix jig, but buying a sintered jig in another country for $2.33 is not out of the question.Ya gotta love the WWW!Oh - and the guy who posted the Bentley link - those are not the same jigs as the Shark brand jigs. The Bentley jigs are Polish, and the Shark Tackle stuff is Ukrainian. They look similar, but are in fact two different manufacturers. At the end of the day, I don't care if it's sintered tungsten (gotta love wikipedia...) or tungsten powder mixed with epoxy, the jigs fish heavier, faster, and more accurately than lead. If you don't think so, then you have not actually seen or used one. Seriously, there is no question about it. They put more fish on the ice for me, I love them! As I mentioned earlier in this thread (but you may have missed it), the tungsten/epoxy jigs are only slightly more dense than lead. Therefore they're on slightly heavier, maybe not even enough to notice. It might be a touch of your imagination and a whole lot of confidence that makes these jigs fish better for you... and as we all know, confidence is the best thing to have when fishing!
I'll take that as a 'no, I have not actually fished a tungsten jig'. If that is in fact the case, then you really have no idea what you are talking about... Not trying to be a jerk, but, well, there it is....
Oh heck yeah!... try to sucker me into the money trap you've been sucked into! ... if I need more weight, I'll put the scissors to the 1/32 and tie on a 1/16... it's not that hard to figure out.
Good comeback. ..... Very interesting thread; I should be getting my fiskas in the mail tomorrow & anxious to tie them on.(will try to put them to the test ) I too am skeptical/ Don't believe in Magic Lure; (But keep hoping)......LL
They are not magic. The simply offer a heavy for its size jig.. When the gill bite is iffy standard practice is to use a smaller jig, too small and you get line curl and slow drop time. Slow drop is not a problem but if your not fishing a tight line seeing the hit IS. Thats where these excel. I know I catch more fish because of them.
Great reply Igorart7....The last few weeks I have fished with a couple fellows from Lithuania and they had the non-painted marmyshka with 1 lb test line...These fellows caught 10 times more fish than everyone...They also used a Marmish rod and 99% of the time it was in motion...