My favorite jig head to mainline knot - leftys loop

 My favorite knot for tying a jighead onto the mainline, giving the bait more freedom to move and look life-like.


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Top video as always mate

Wed, 2018-07-25 19:43

 You posting of tutorial vids on here is appreciated. Especially the slow pitch micro jigging stuff.

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 Thanks for the feedback, i'm

Thu, 2018-07-26 21:23

 Thanks for the feedback, i'm glad people are finding them usefull. Will look into doing more slow pitch micro jigging tutorials!

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 I saw this knot on an

Wed, 2018-07-25 20:37

 I saw this knot on an American fishing channel, very good and easy to tie.

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Nice work

Wed, 2018-07-25 22:03

My personal preference is a perfection loop knot, but I definitely agree on attaching a jig head, lead head etc with some kind of loop knot. Direct knots to the eye really kill the action.

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Fri, 2018-07-27 08:30

 I’ve always used this knot, but I know it as a Rapala loop knot. Agree, it’s very easy to tie.

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 Some people simply don't

Sat, 2018-07-28 17:58

 Some people simply don't agree that a direct connection to the lure will hinder it's movement but I guess this depends on many factors, line weight playing a major part in this