New Alpha Jig Facts

[CamG]

Originally Posted by pro reel

Cam, that quote was from the fishing university guy about the dual hook jigs he was advertising. I agree, I have caught a lot of bass on jigs where I hooked them in the roof of the mouth, especialy if they bite the bait on the fall. As for the perfect strike jig, I don't recall them saying that they think jigs always fall over in a fish's mouth, only that they can easilly fall over and slide through the fish's jaws. The designer of the perfect strike jig made sure to point out that he caught lots and lots of bass on regular jigs before he designed this jig and that the main thing he was trying to do was make one that always turned up, not just some of the time. He also wanted his to be very resistent to snags so that it could be fished in thick cover without losing a bunch of them. I lose a lot of jigs during a season. I was initially impressed with the dual weed guard and then the shape of the head that seems to rotate the jig up anytime it moves over something. I agree with you on the cross line tie 100%. Denny Brauer started talking about that in magazine articles a long time ago. Denny helped to design a jig that uses that cross line tie hook and one point he makes for it is that the vertical tie will slide out of a fishes mouth easier than than a cross line tie. Thats one reason I have always prefered my eakins jigs with a cross line tie. When I saw the perfect strike jigs I was impressed but not convinced. I did some checking on them and found out that they had actually been in use locally for a long time, but never sucsesfully brought to market on a large scale. I heard from someone I trust that told us he uses them and that they are much harder to get snagged and they his experience with them is that they almost always hook the bass securly in the roof of the mouth. I then did the same thing I have done with several other bait companies. I tried to work a deal to help each other advertise and offered to do some reel service for them to get a supply of baits. They sent me abunch of jigs and I will be cleaning some reels for Bo this winter. I do the same thing with Minda Baits, Moaner hooks and triggerfish baits. All of these are baits or hooks that I like to use and therefore I advertise for them and they advertise for me. If you like the looks of any of those baits or the perfect strike jigs, then try them out, if not, then don't. Makes no difference to me and I certainly don't want any hard feelings with anyone here who seem to have been offended that I like a bait that they don't or are sceptical of.

First of all Kevin, I definitely have no hard feelings about this...believe me. We are talking about a fishing lure, not global warming.

I apologize that I didn't read furthur into this thread to realize that the statement was made by Charlie Ingram. That guy would try to sell snake oil if he that it would make him a buck.

[joedog]

lunkers post
Folks, I think I can shed some light on Alpha Jig!, since I have been fishing with it since 1995, some 16 years. As a former sponsored tournament fisherman I have had the opportunity to fish many different types of jigs. I am here to tell you there is nothing on the market today that will touch this jig for every kind of condition, believe me I have fished them all and this is definitely the best for all approaches and techniques. Of course I have had the opportunity to fish all three weights, 1/4, 3/8, and the 1/2 oz. There's nothing better for heavy cover, hoping the bottom , swimming or casting long distance, no problem. I have fished with the inventor, Bo James since 1995 and there are some other techniques it is used for which I don't think they want me to mention at this time

[kennethdaysale]

@proreel I really wish you would put a little thought into your posts before typing them maybe then they wouldn't be so brief and unfocusedNah... seriously good points all....no worries, I just think a lot of us that have been at this awhile tend to get a little jaded
@joedog I'm often unclear when you are posting or quoting?

[pro reel]

Originally Posted by kennethdaysale

@proreel I really wish you would put a little thought into your posts before typing them maybe then they wouldn't be so brief and unfocusedNah... seriously good points all....no worries, I just think a lot of us that have been at this awhile tend to get a little jaded
@joedog I'm often unclear when you are posting or quoting?

LOL, Yep, and i bet a few others will have a comment about the novel that I wrote with no paragraph breaks. I was to busy thinking about other things when i was in school and english wasn't a strong point. I understand the whole jaded concept. I have fell for a few baits that were junk myself, many of them recomended by famous tourney pros. At least I don't have any battery operated crankbaits with laser beams yet. Now, when i see or hear about a new bait or a new design of an old bait, I try to think about it logically. The perfect strike jig just seemed very logical to me and i thought that several of you might think so also. I was impressed with it when I saw the video and I'm even way more impressed with it now. I tried hard to get his jig hung up in a tree today. I took it to the local tackle shop and they tried hard to get it hung up in a tree and in some bushs. We could not get it hung up, it cralwed over and out of everything we tossed it in. I'm sure that it can get hung up, but it's not going to be easy to hang it up.

[joedog]

Kenneth, ya i know. I quess I'm still figuring the buttons out. Thought I was quoting....guess not. I didn't want whole post quoted and thiats what I ended up with.
Stick with me I'll catch on,......promise before next spring!

[Dogmatic]

Whew! I told my 7 yr old to read me these post so she could get her twenty minutes of reading in!

[pro reel]

Originally Posted by Dogmatic

Whew! I told my 7 yr old to read me these post so she could get her twenty minutes of reading in!

Sorry, just had a lot to say.

[kennethdaysale]

"http://goanimate.com/movie/0I59LaMe4...d=06hzKli5dAeM"

C'mon you're never too old to have some fun! Click it!

[Tavery5]

Kevin, I honestly hope these jigs will do everything that the inventor speaks about, I hope you catch a million fish on them. I will be the guy that stands back and watches, when they work as advertised you can be the first guy to say, "I told you so".

[Tavery5]

Kevin, why would anyone be offended or have hard feelings over the discussion of a bass jig? When anyone makes a broad statement about any topic on this or any other forum, they need to be prepared to defend/explain their position. There were allot of statements about what makes a good jig, nothing wrong with that, but not everyone will agree. Jigs, are a bait that many of have grew up fishing, we all have our own strong opinions about what, when why, and how, and when these opinions are voiced it should not be taken personally, but as an opportunity to learn.

Perfect strike jigs are what this thread is truly about, so this is what I have to offer, most of us have never held one in our hands and to my knowledge none of us have fished one enough in real world conditions to have much experience with them. So it seems to me that what has been posted about them is what others have had to say, and what we have been able to watch in videos.

My problem with a video advertising any product is that if the product did not perform exactly as they claim, do you think they would show you that? I look forward to someone I trust and know, fishing with these jigs and giving a fair and impartial review of exactly how they perform.

Some may think that the fact you trade out your services for materials make you somehow less credible in your opinions on these products, as they would with anyone who is a sponsored advertiser.

I trust and value your opinion, so I would ask that you fish these jigs and after you have caught several fish in various conditions, offer us your review at that point based on your experiences. Let's get away from the media and advertising hype and put these things to the test.

As for me, skeptical yes, offended or have any hard feelings over these discussions, crazy.

[mollysfarm]

hello,
kenneth I did get a jig out to you in the mail, Tavery if you give me your info I would be happy to send you one as well.

Richard Garcia.
PerfectStrikeShop.com

[kennethdaysale]

I got mine Fri. added some eyes to it! Looks pretty good either way, not so sure about the skirt design? I plan on tossing it into some brushpiles at the lease Tues., will have a better idea then
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