Eric G on our Nor Cal board has been making these and I decided to give it a shot...



All they are is old thrift shop stainless knife handles from table ware, they are solid and weigh from 3.5 to 5 oz and cost a whopping .25 ea.

I think I have a total of .75 ea in them and it only took a couple of hours to make. Some, depending on the shape actually swim fairly well but what I use them for is rockfish so it's more yo yo than anything else. I should add that you will need to heat the spots where you will be drilling as you need to pull the temper or you better have real good drills.

I also buff them on a wheel with compound to get a good shine, buff them before you put the hooks or rings on other wise it could be a trip to the doctor.

I figure that to buy Hopkins type jigs I'd be out as much as $8-9 a jig.

Here's EricG's post and some of the stuff he's made. He's quite good at it. knife jigs

Then you can just reel in your fish and eat it right there at the rail. Pass the butter please!!1