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[Rodney]

If you flyfish with those, you'll hear a loud crack sound as the rod is being whipped towards the water... You can either tie it onto the mainline of a spinning reel, and jig it after casting. You can also fish it under a float, just like what you would do normally when drifting roe or wool.

[BwiBwi]

Those look so much like flys. 
So they're really heaviely weighted eh?

[Rodney]

1/2oz at least.

[BwiBwi]

That is heavy. when would you use those? Any advantage compared to using roe/wool?

[Rodney]

I'll leave that question to others. I rarely use them.

[Fish Assassin]

I have caught fish using jigs. I find they work better in slower water.

[Gooey]

The jigs pictured there are 1/4 oz - same weight as a #3 blue fox I believe. I make jigs in the following sizes: 1/8,1/4, 3/8, and 1/2 which are then painted and tied to suit  the target fish.

3/8 and 1/2 are really heavy...too much for most applications.  I like 1/4 in most scenarious.  I fish jigs on a 9 foot bait caster or spinning rod.  I intend to float them more often this year. 

FA is mostly right, slow deep poosl are best for  jigs but they work well in lots of other applications too.  I remember walking into a gong show at the hatchery canal (chehalis).  No on was catching anything (roe, wool, blades) and my jigs pulled out 6 coho for my dad and I.  Jigs are so lively, I think thats what makes them so effective.  Roe or wool have little movement to them and I think that coho being such an aggressive fish, they respond to all the movement of a jig. 

Last year at on the way (in a realativley fast seem), pug pumper and I were hammering some really nice clean chum on my jigs.  The one that seems to work best on the chum is the one on the top left in the pic of 6 different jigs. 

I have heard of guys float fishing their favourite salmon and steelhead flies so BwiBwi you are right, the purple one is bascially an egg sucking leech tied onto a jig!  I am going to tie popsicle jigs for steelhead season too.  Infact I have committed to getting a steelhead on one of my jigs this season.

I am tracking down a supplier that makes circle jig hooks...I am totally pump as they will allow me to fish coho from a pool infested with chum without the snagging issues.

If anyone wants to order some, just PM me, I would be happy to tie some up for who ever.

[Gooey]

Anyone interested in buying some jigs? 

Here some samples: http://www.fishingwithrod.com/member/gallery/gooey

Thanks

[Fish Assassin]

Prices ? What type of hooks do you use ?

[Rodney]

Take your business to the buy and sell.

[Gooey]

Sorry rod, just trying to gauge interest before putting an ad up.

FA, I guess it would depend on how many and what design. 

For example, the chum jig I make (upper left in the pic of six) is very quick to tie.  The jig with a marabou tail and a chenille body is a little more time intensive, and the ones with a chenile body and hackle take the most time.

As well, I can stack the marabou when tying it in or palmer (wrap) it.  Palmering takes much more time then stacking but gives a bushier tail (IMO).

I believe the jig hooks I have right now are Mustad...I bought a portion of a commercial box off a guy on Ebay some time ago.  I am looking at ordering some Owner Hooks from addicted to steel for future tying.

Please PM me if you want to discuss further.

thansks