Soft-plastic wire grip idea for jigs and trailers

[SPOONMINNOW]

Ever have your soft plastic lures slide down the hook of your jigs after a few fish are caught? You have to either glue them to the jig or replace the lure. Either way the lure is ruined. Here is an idea I came up with 10 yrs. ago.
First off, I only use no-collar ball head jigs, and those that do have collars I flatten with pliers, cut around the hook and wrench the lead off.
What you'll need to make a wire grip: pliers, wire cutters and 24g floral-arrangement wire (Walmart sells it for $2).

 

[screwball]

would love to hear how you fasion your wire.

 

[screwball]

would love to hear how you fashion your wire. maybe a pic.

 

[SPOONMINNOW]

Coated floral arrangement wire is sold in different gauges. Walmart sells it for a few bucks.


Wire clippers or toe nail clippers and long nose pliers are the only tools:



Cut the wire as shown so that part of the wire reaches the hook curve:


Wrap the wire one time around the wire tie post and cut off one side close to the post:

Compress the cut wire tip close to the post under the eye.

Bend the remaining wire into the shape of an L which you swing into the rigged plastic:


I add the wire to all-size jigs even as light as 1/64oz (though with small diameter wire)

The wire grip never affects the strike.

 

[SPOONMINNOW]

examples of wire grip and fish caught: