Make Your Own STINGER HOOKS - CHEAP!!
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- HELLO people of the internet! Welcome to another "how to" video. In this week's video I break down how I tie up my own stinger hooks for hair jigs. They are such a simple insurance policy, and have saved many of my guide trips (and tournament days) over the years. With a few minutes, some basic materials, and this video (or any of the myriad of others that exist), you can save yourself some money and make a fully customized hook that fits your hair jigs PERFECTLY.
Here's what you need:
-20lb mono (or copolymer line - not straight fluorocarbon - it's too stiff to lock down on the jig)
*you CAN go lighter - I go heavy because I fish these around rocks and zebra mussels*
-Size 10 treble hooks - I like the VMC 9650
-Small PLASTIC beads - inside hole diameter should be barely enough to get your line of choice doubled up
-A jig, made of a scrap piece of wood and a couple of brad nails - space the brads to your desired stinger hook length
-A bodkin (fancy fly tying term for a needle on a stick) or a pen, whatever you have
-A lighter *OPTIONAL (cheap insurance that your knot won't slip apart)
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Great idea & so simple!!! Great use of old line, going to have to try some of those!!
Nice one! Great way to add a pop of color too!
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I must have gotten bad beads that were too sharp and they were breaking off too easy. Went back to crimps and plastidip for mine. 20# Berkeley big game works well for line too.
Nice, but l just clinch knot to jig hook, then tie on stinger to that line, adjust to length you want. I also prefer single hook stinger.
Have you ever tried single hooks vs treble hooks? I used to buy super tiny mosquito hooks and they worked well for a stinger. Reason I liked them is when I'd get snags (wolf river has tons of snags) the hook didn't snag as easily and when it did it was easy to just pull until the tiny hook straightened out. Far as fish on them, I didn't have any issues with the hook not staying in their mouth. I don't bother with stingers anymore though. If I can't hook them with the jig I'm using then I just miss the fish, which I've found I don't miss that many.
I think this is the best style of sringer hook. I use a #1 leader sleeve instead of a bead. I don't really think the results are any different than using a bead. Just the way I learned to do it.
Great idea! Would a rubber slip bobber stop work instead of the bead?
That's a great question! I've tried them, and in my experience they either tore or the knot slipped through the rubber. I think you're better off with something more solid
Of course it doesn't fail....dude, it's #20 test. That's too stiff IMO.
The stiffness is the whole point - it ensures the stinger is always straight out the back. You could certainly do it with lighter material as long as you have a solid way to secure it. We're also dealing with a LOT of zebra mussels, so even 20# gets chewed up pretty badly
@@MadisonAngling I don't know man, I've had them get beat up a bit on the east side of the bay, but not on the west and there are plenty of zebra beds. I just feel like the stiffness kills the action of the hair. I've done much better on 10lb. I suppose we can agree to disagree. The principal however is nice. Thanks for sharing.