Nils Master Hali jigs

[farmer ted]

Hello, for any one who has used them, what is your opion on hali jigs. How do you fish them ,color preferences , etc.

[Chris Raymond]

Ted--I use them for smelt.  I stick to white, silver, gold, and orange with the single plain hook chain simply tipped with a grub of some sort for the most part.  I have a variety of sizes but the smallest one doesn't seem to work as well as the others.  I have picked up menominee with these as well too. 

[richstick]

great perch jigs!  I use the perch/firetiger color, chartreuse glow.  I need to get a few more - when I do, they will be in silver, gold, and probably a glow color.  I like the small and medium sizes the best. 

[farmer ted]

Hello, Thanks for the info guys. I think I will get a few to try this season.

[FishDeepCreek]

The Master Hali is deadly on perch! I use the smallest size, my most productive pattern is the fire tiger/perch pattern. Ive done some experimenting, using 2 master hail different colors, same ice hole. Dropped each one down watching it on the Vexilar. The Perch pattern on always produced more fish than the other colors, but thats not to say that is the same on any body of water. Best bet, get a few in different colors/pattern. I find they work best tipping the hook with 3 spikes(maggots) i have also use piece of a minnow (tail!) with sucsess!

[PerchBusterSD]

have to agree, deady on perch, firetiger is my favorite

[OTIS]

I hook a whole small buckeye, or half of a large buckeye on a Hali and drop it down the hole.  They were a good Perch producer last year.

[Fish Stick]

Awesome jig for perch. The only thing that I don't like about them are the hooks.
They are made from a very fine wire, and I think that they can bend/break kind of
easily. Buy some extra dropper hooks(if you can find them).

Also, don't be afraid to try the larger sizes. I caught a lot of perch on the largest size
last season.

[Fingerlakes Fisher]

They are great for fishing the deeper water.  Anything over 20 feet or so.  Try them on finicky perch, tip with a spike.  You get the best of both worlds, heavy, great attractor yet small meal on the business end.  They work great on the bays of Lake Ontario.

[Hard_H2O]

In addition to perch the Halis are great for tulibees and whitefish.

[Bob_D]

Are you guys talking about the Hali jigs with the chain  or the smaller Hali jigs that look like bugs? Hali jigs come in both styles.

[Fat Boy]

I was wondering if anyone has substituted the hook on the end of the chain with anything else, like a nymph, dropper or anything?  Just curious...

[FishDeepCreek]

Essentially that lure really is just a dropper so to speak. they make a version now with acolored bead at the hook (can also buy the chains with those on the bottom. The chain comes off real easily (by hand not otherwise) but the hook has a chain link through the eye. I dont aggressive jigs these, just basically wave the jig up and down shortly and pause, until a perch comes in the Vexilar screen.If you really lift it hard the chain/hook has the tendacy to grab your fishing line. A tip that has worked well for me, is if you see a perch on the Flasher, but he dosnt want to inhale or take it of the bat, slowly real the Hali up, and dont stop! Lots of time theyll chase it and hit out of impulse.

[Hard_H2O]

Are you guys talking about the Hali jigs with the chain  or the smaller Hali jigs that look like bugs? Hali jigs come in both styles.

I assume we are talking about the ones with the dropper chain.

They also sell the chain and hook seperate. You can add the dropper to anything. I have read articles showing how to add a mono dropper and hook to everything from a spoon to a jigging rap. I have always meant to try but haven't gotten around to it. You can use a hook for the dropper or a small jig. Then the lure acts as a attractor like a flasher for salmon.

[Hard_H2O]

I believe what I have read says that you should keep the dropper to under 2"

[MeadowPikeman]

i have read that as well however have cought some of my biggest perch using a 6" dropper.

[Fish-A-Holic]

I use the Hali jigs as well as the Northland Tackle rattle spoons for perch. I use a 10-12 inch drop line with a #10 short shank gold trout hook. I hook a half dead minnow on the drop line. I'll rattle the perch in, then lay the minnow on the bottom and wait for the perch to suck it in. I have watched the perch bite for 5 years on my camera and found this to be the best method with the perch are inactive. I use this method on Mille Lacs Lake in Minnesota and have showed it to a number of guides who now also use this technique. The big secret is a half dead minnow. They don't want it swimming around like nuts, but they don't want it dead either. Give er a squeeze and hook er thru the tail.

[Fingerlakes Fisher]

I was talking about the nes with the chain and hook but I have tried shrt mono droppers as well.  Just depends hoow finiky they are.  Go real light with the mono though.  2 lbs.  Definately have a couple rigged both ways when on Ontario or Erie bays though.  You can't miss them on a vex either

[MeadowPikeman]

watch out for big pike on halis they'll break that stinking chain even on on 6lb test had a big one grab a genz worm last winter too , over 10lbs, fought it on 6lb test for a while and then straightend out the hook when i got him in the the hole!!

[Jigmaster]

I usually beef up the dropper if I'm fishing in waters with larger fish. Northland tackle makes a nice 12# dropper with either bronze or red,  single or treble hooks. If you tie your own make sure to stay short or you'll be tangled up alot.

[P Gottshall]

I've used the Hali's very successfully for 'gills too.  As I'm pretty cheap, & lose quite a few in the brush, I made a similar rig for pennies, that seemed to work just as well.  I'll try to describe.

I put a walleye-spinner on a clevis a couple inches above the hook, & double-wrap the line through a bead to hold it up.  As I jig, the spinner attracts the fish visually, just like a Hali.  This rig is easy to adjust too, leader-length, color, etc.

Just an idea from a tight-wad,
Paul

[Hard_H2O]

I wonder if it might pay to use flourocarbon for the dropper?

[P Gottshall]

Good idea.

[farmer ted]

Hello, just picked up a few at Gander mountain. They looked to have just about all the ice fishing stuff out. They had eskimo hand augers for 29.00.