Thought on the Y guards for jigs

[dchance]

These are hard to come by anymore. I know lure craft has them, but what are your thoughts on them? Like them? if not why?

[Mark Perry]

My thoughts are they are useless to me. They break easier and I think they affect good hooksets too much. That is just me though abd I am far from an expert.

[Hair Jig]

If you are talking about the older plastic "Y" guards, I personally think that they are way too wimpy. They serve no purpose except for looks.

If I'm going to put in the time & trouble to mold in weedguards, I always put in the multi-fiber ones. And I usually put in as many strands as the mold will accept. I've yet to see one that I couldn't fold over when setting the hook.

[21XDC]

I found that I missed alot more fish as they were too stiff... Probably the reason they are rarely used in todays jigs.

[luke1wcu]

I'm trying to picture what these are.

Are they the weed guards (two wires) used on terminator finesse jigs?

[dchance]

no, plastic with that go into hole and split to a Y

[21XDC]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by luke1wcu &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I'm trying to picture what these are.

Are they the weed guards (two wires) used on terminator finesse jigs?</td></tr></table>

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[luke1wcu]

ohh, I've never seen those before.

[Matt E.]

Hey Derek, I think I have some collecting dust in the shop. You want them? I have no need for them. I'll look tonight and see what I have but I'm sure I have something.

[dchance]

Thanks matt, but to be honest, with the general concesus here I am not sure I want to use them. They don't seem like they are that good of an alternative.

[20_lb_sack]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 21XDC &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I found that I missed alot more fish as they were too stiff... Probably the reason they are rarely used in todays jigs. </td></tr></table>
Meanwhile
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"If you are talking about the older plastic "Y" guards, I personally think that they are way too wimpy."..hairjig.


Were are you getting a consensus from this.

[Hair Jig]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by 20_lb_sack &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Meanwhile
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"If you are talking about the older plastic "Y" guards, I personally think that they are way too wimpy."..hairjig.


Were are you getting a consensus from this. </td></tr></table>

The reason most people missed fish with the "Y" guards were because they were TOO LONG. I always trim my guards so that they just miss the hook point when they fold up. If they're longer than that, they'll end up costing you fish. And I know that they look like they straddle the hook .... they don't. They twist and I have actually had them come back after a missed hookset and the hook would be imbedded in the guard.

Just a word from experience .... trim those guards back. No matter which style you use.