Looping a small jig or hook

[frugalfisherman]

I noticed guys having trouble with this. I came up with this solution last year though I'm sure it's not original.

Put a thin piece of braid through the jig eye

Put the braid through the loop

Bring the braid back through eye

Pull loop through eye

[june181901]

Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Great tip. Just saw it and wish I would have seen it sooner. It would have saved me several hours fishing this season.

[reefsquater]

Great tip, I think I am going to expand on that by preloading the braid on the jigs for the day with a simple loop through and twisting the two open ends back around the loop a few times. See what happens

[Treebeard63]

Nice tip! I actually figured it out a few season ago, but it look about 30 years for the light to go on I have since taken to carrying a bobbin threader in my jig box.. which is an inexpensive tool often used by fly/jig tyers..

[frugalfisherman]

Originally Posted by Treebeard63

Nice tip! I actually figured it out a few season ago, but it look about 30 years for the light to go on I have since taken to carrying a bobbin threader in my jig box.. which is an inexpensive tool often used by fly/jig tyers..

I got one out of my wives sewing stuff but how do you get a loop through? All you can do is pull a single strand through.

[Treebeard63]

Originally Posted by frugalfisherman

I got one out of my wives sewing stuff but how do you get a loop through? All you can do is pull a single strand through.

Sorry to leave out an important detail.. I snip the wire close to the bead on one side of the threader.. works the same as the braid.. just easier for me to handle...

[PeteyHD]

Nice tip thanks.