by dahlberg » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:40 pm
[quote="Bill Crain"]Kind of interesting in that one of Larry's sponsors Shimano has a great butterfly jig that come in many sizes..
The size stinger used in Costa Rica are 2 oz.[/quote]
the butterfly jig and the lure I'm describing and talking about are apples and oranges. Literally no similarity at all.
The shimano jig is designed to be dropped and worked aggressively back toward the surface. Fish usually bite it on the way up. It has a kind of vertical "walk the dog" action when properly executed.
The lure I'm talking about is designed to fish either skipped on top or fluttered on the drop. They bite it on the fall.
The two lures could not be more different, both in how you fish them and how the look in the water.
The buzz bomb, a fascinating and brilliantly designed lure, is designed to actually spin like crazy on the drop, so much so it's almost self propelled to one side. The purpose for it's "hole through" design is to prevent your line from turning into a tangled mess. Again, a totally different lure even though the concepts appear to be the quite similar.
When you say the size stinger (stinger is a type of jig shape that drops like a stone, not a generic term that refers to jigging spoons) used is 2 oz, it makes me suspect you didn't get the jist of what my main objective was.
The size of the spoon need to be expressed in inches, or some expression of length. The WEIGHT of the stinger is 2 oz.
You will likely catch more tarpon on the deep rocks I discovered years ago when I first brought depthfinders to Parismina using the stinger because it sinks so fast and spot is tiny, plus it's deep with significant current and the fish are often right on the bottom.
When the fish are anywhere other than glued to the bottom you'll likely do better with spoons that have broader surfaces so they fall slower and flutter.
I've caught tarpon on jigging spoons that range in weight from 1 1/2 to 6 oz, depending on depth, current speed and whether the fish are rolling on the surface or tucked in tight to the bottom.
Hope this helps make the picture a little clearer!
best,
L
Larry Dahlberg
The Hunt For Big Fish