New yellowtail/Snapper Jigs

clarosa

I started making Yellowtail and shallow water Mango jigs for my fellow snappaslappas! I put on stronger hooks for you guys having problems straightening and or bending those tiny hooks on normal YT jigs on bigger fish. Click the link and as always for my forum peeps enter code "fsforum" for your 20% discount.

 https://snappaslappa.com/collections/jigs

AlwaysLearningMore

Those look interesting.  Are they legal for snapper fishing in the Gulf with natural bait?

TerraCeiaDorado

What size hooks are you using for the 1/8 and 3/32? 

clarosa

TerraCeiaDorado said:

What size hooks are you using for the 1/8 and 3/32? 

They are 2/0

MulletFord

AlwaysLearningMore said:

Those look interesting.  Are they legal for snapper fishing in the Gulf with natural bait?

this is what all the ppl in the keys fish the reef for YT with. I always bring a stock pile of crappie jig heads

Reel Speed

Just placed an order, I have tried a few different brands and I like mustad.  I am anxious to compare these.

TerraCeiaDorado

Looking forward to trying yours. I like using the larva type jig but the only ones I could find locally were mustard brand and hooks were too small

clarosa

TerraCeiaDorado said:

Looking forward to trying yours. I like using the larva type jig but the only ones I could find locally were mustard brand and hooks were too small

Yea that was always my problem with yellowtail jigs. Most usually have size 2 or size 1 hooks on them. I put 2/0 on them which makes them stronger and suitable for bigger fish.

Reel Speed

Reel Speed

Don’t let those little mustad hooks fool you they are plenty strong

clarosa

Reel Speed said:

Don’t let those little mustad hooks fool you they are plenty strong

Yea I have caught some big mangs on those little size one YT jigs, but I have missed a lot due to the small size and have bent even more as well which is heartbreaking. These hooks are just 2 sizes bigger but make enough of a difference to where if there are predators you can put a little heat on the fish with less fear of pulled hooks or breaking.