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Rigging
Step 1) Start by holding the jig head up to the swimbait as if it were
rigged. Note where the hook should come out of the back of the swimbait.
Step 2) Using the point of the hook mark the back of the swimbait where the
hook should come out.
Step 3) Hold the jig head up to the swimbait again, this time slightly
forward. Note where the hook should enter the front of the swimbait so that the
top of the swimbait is flush with the top of the jig head.
Step 4) Push the hook into the front of the swimbait slightly. Turn the
swimbait so that you are looking directly at the back of the bait. Looking at
the swimbait from this direction will help you rig it straight.
Step 5)
Slide the swimbait on the jig head and stop just when the hook starts to come
out of the mark you made in the back of the swimbait. If possible, do this in
one motion as stopping and starting may cause crooked rigging. It is best to try
and grab the swimbait where the hook has already gone through. This will help
crooked rigging due to squeezing of the swimbait while rigging.
Step 6)
Make a mental note of the distance between the back of the bait keeper on the
jig head and the front of the swimbait. Remembering this distance will allow you
to skip Step 2 the next time you are rigging a swimbait on that size jig head.
Step 7) Continue to push the swimbait on to the jig
head. If you are planning to
glue the swimbait to the jig head stop when the
back of the jig head is about 1/8 of an inch from the front of the swimbait. Add
a drop of glue and finish rigging.
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