Jig head for flounder

[don309]

I want to buy a jig head mold (lead), to fish for flounder using gulp mullet.
Any suggestions??

[Bucho]

I never fished for flounder in America but it was the fascinating flounder fishing videos of John Skinner that got me into hair jig tying in the first place. I reckon you will eventially come across them and develop a strong desire for the ultra minnow jig head.

You can fill the bucktail collar with silicone or cut it of after pouring if you don`t want to tie bucktails. Its a neat jig head mold anyway.

[don309]

Thanks for the get back! The ultra minnow is one of the molds I am considering. I'm looking for all suggestions for the jig head, being new to pouring lead. Right now I'm waiting for the weather to break, and pour egg sinkers.
John Skinner has some great videos.

[Fishermanbt]

I only fish for them a week or two a year at the OBX in the sound. I mainly just use plastics that I pour. When I have used gulp the ultra minnow head worked alright. What I really liked was the freestyle head or the ultra minnow tied up with a buck tail or just the head but I tied on a wire keeper. Just a little extra holding power on those soft baits. Don’t over look the manic mullet either with its heavier hook.

[bigjim5589]

I designed and made a mold for use with various plastic baits, as I got tired of them slipping down, even with a wire or lead barb.

I rarely use the Ultra Minnow jigs, other than for tying them with hair, and agree with Fishermanbt, they're better with a wire keeper added, as that helps hold a plastic on even when tied with hair.

I've also modified a Sparky head mold, and added a barb. I like that head style as it sits on the bottom without falling over, but otherwise, I would go with a Bullet Head mold, in the saltwater versions, if holding a plastic is the primary use. The Bullet head protects a plastic pretty well, and tends to go through grasses very well if you are fishing anywhere that has some grasses. It also bounces off of shell pretty good too.

This is my jig, the white one. I only pour them in 3/8 & 1/2 ounce and primarily use them for freshwater bass, but they also work well for inshore saltwater. The next photo is a bullet head I use. It's actually from a Hilts mod, but Do It had a similar mold. Since this photo was taken, I've added a wire keeper to this jig too, so it's got both the lead barb & a wire keeper so hold plastics very well.

[bigjim5589]

This is the Herring Head Underspin, and it's a good jig for plastics too, and I've also added a wire keeper to it, but after this photo was taken. This is a great jig as it can be tied with hair or other dressings and poured with or without the underspin, so very versatile.

If you don't mind using a black nickel hook for saltwater, the Gamakatsu 604 or the VMC Barbarian hook 2X Heavy will work in this mold.