Wire jig

Every experienced angler, already in the summer, prepares in advance for winter fishing. Sets up gear, repairs lures and makes fishing crafts with his own hands. Purchased baits can be beautiful and catchy, but homemade gear is much more interesting and there is something to spend your free time on. Today we will try to make a homemade jig from wire, which will definitely show good results in winter fishing.

To make a wire jig you will need the following materials:
• copper wire (can be used of any diameter up to 0.5 mm);
• lead or tin;
• a pin or piece of steel wire;
• wire cutters;
• pliers;
• stationery knife;
• hook;
• beads (color can be changed as desired).



The process of making a winter jig from wire:
1. You need to wrap several strands of wire on pliers or you can use sushi sticks.
2. We cut off the excess pieces of wire and get a blank for the future bait.




3. Take a wooden block and use a pin to attach the wire blank as shown in the photo.
4.We insert a fishing hook into the future jig and fix it with sewing needles or regular wire.
5. Heat the lead over a fire and pour it into a wire jig. The result is a sloppy model of the bait, which needs to be processed using wire cutters - to separate the excess lead and finish it with a file to make it beautiful.






6. We put multi-colored beads on the hook (in this case, yellow and brown) and thread the fishing line.




A winter wire jig is ready for use on a pond. All that remains is to wait for cold weather and strong ice and you can go for trophy fish. I wish everyone successful and productive fishing! Invent and make your own fishing lures!