12-30-2005, 02:01 AM
you bring up a good poing retying jigs is most important.
on my 4 pound test I use as a set line spicificly for crappie that range 12-15 inches maybe a pound to two I retie after every dozen fish and always a new tie every time I go out regardless to how many fish I have caught on that tie.
on my 2 pound test that I work I change after every 20 keepers unless I tie in to crappie then every half dozen I will retie. I have worn out jigs that I have retired because I used them so much that the point has worn down to the barb.
I went though a lot of jigs before I came down with a standard of when I need to change my tie before risking loosing my jig. I found with the two pound test I avarge 25 keepers that is 20-30. every one knows in the machiening busniss when it is time to change your cutting tools for most tool life and production time.
the old timers fishing with the one pound test may have me on the timeing of fish but I have them on the cost efectiveness. we tie on the numbers because of state set limits. they may leave before I do with thier limits, but I know it cost them at least 8 - 10 dollars in lost jigs. they would loose a jig about every 10-12 fish not nessasarily keepers.
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on my 4 pound test I use as a set line spicificly for crappie that range 12-15 inches maybe a pound to two I retie after every dozen fish and always a new tie every time I go out regardless to how many fish I have caught on that tie.
on my 2 pound test that I work I change after every 20 keepers unless I tie in to crappie then every half dozen I will retie. I have worn out jigs that I have retired because I used them so much that the point has worn down to the barb.
I went though a lot of jigs before I came down with a standard of when I need to change my tie before risking loosing my jig. I found with the two pound test I avarge 25 keepers that is 20-30. every one knows in the machiening busniss when it is time to change your cutting tools for most tool life and production time.
the old timers fishing with the one pound test may have me on the timeing of fish but I have them on the cost efectiveness. we tie on the numbers because of state set limits. they may leave before I do with thier limits, but I know it cost them at least 8 - 10 dollars in lost jigs. they would loose a jig about every 10-12 fish not nessasarily keepers.
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