Thread: Butterfly jigs
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Old 02-09-2006, 08:34 PM   #10
squiddler
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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Originally Posted by Sweetwater
Question: How does even an 8 oz jig get down 80 to 120 feet for the thermocline? 12-18 oz jigs are regularly used for cod in just 100 feet of water and with any current it's still hard to get bottom. Am I missing something?
Check out the web page for shimano, or the discussion posted on Noreast, and scroll down to the weights of these jigs if you don't believe me. Or better yet, get out of the sweet water and out into the real salt, 100 miles from shore. Your own experience is worth way more than my humble opinions.
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