[oldschool]

The original Scrounger heads collar is about half as tall and is thicker then knock off Wiggle head collar. Both have about the same action, a tight wiggle when the soft plastic trailer is added. The Scrounger head was made for salt water use and came with an eel like plastic tail trailer and had smaller hooks. The Wiggle head was made to meet a spike in demand back in the 90's, then faded when newer bigger trout type swim baits hit the western market. I have never stopped fishing this lure and it still works very well. Originally used the trout colored 6" sluggo's and that combo works best when trout are targeted. You can add any color sluggo, Fin-s, fluke or what ever that look like a minnow or bait fish. Because the hook rides upward and the head oscillates side to side about 45 degrees when swimming, the scrounger will go through cover very well and gives off a lot of viberations and color flashes like a bait fish. This is a reaction type lure and the bass will case it down from behind most of the time. A high percentage of strikes can happen close to the boat, so be alert for following bass and don't slow it down. I had better success speeding the retrieve up, then slowing down for some reason with this lure. You can't reel too fast if the bass really wants it and thats why a normal retrieve, then faster when you get a curious bump seems to work so well.
Tom

 

[fish4funinfl]

Tom is this the one you are looking for ??

http://thebassholes.com/bassin-forums/index.php?topic=1226.0

 

[oldschool]

Tom is this the one you are looking for ??

http://thebassholes.com/bassin-forums/index.php?topic=1226.0

That it, the "Horizontal Jiiging" article, plus the weed guard sketch attached! Thanks. Jared is going to copy the magazine article with color.
Tom
Ps; I also sent the sketch to modify the Scrounger heads and can e mail a copy if anyone wants it sooner.

 

[hi steel basser]

I am left wondering where I can get these scrounger heads at. They would go good with my new magic lure.

 

[oldschool]

I am left wondering where I can get these scrounger heads at. They would go good with my new magic lure.

Try Clarkbait
Tom

 

[Guest]

I am left wondering where I can get these scrounger heads at. They would go good with my new magic lure.

Try Clarkbait
Tom

You mean the lure company that was around in the 1920's? Huh? haha. I did a search for them and only found old antique lures. Do they even exist anymore?

 

[Jared]

I searched for clark baits and found a catfish bait company by the same name... but thats all i could find so far. (I posted the link I found in the catfish board )

 

[oldschool]

I searched for clark baits and found a catfish bait company by the same name... but thats all i could find so far. (I posted the link I found in the catfish board )

The picture of the Scrounger heads that Bigdaddytowe posted id from Clarkbait, the shark emblem. I tried to list the path, however don't have success on this board.
http://.www.charkbait.com/cs/csc8.htm
Tom
fixed *charkbait

 

[Jared]

i get a dead link with the address you posted

 

[oldschool]

i get a dead link with the address you posted

Sorry! it's "charkbait" not clarkbait, whoops!
Tom

 

[Jared]

hey thats a good site Tom!

I found Tore Tubes on it too! :thumbup01:

http://www.charkbait.com/cs/cscToraTubes.htm

 

[Jared]

here are the scrounger heads... bout half way down... called Wigglehead Scroungers.

http://www.charkbait.com/cs/csc8.htm

I see what they do now. The blade makes them wiggle just like the chatterbait.

 

[imonembad]

Cool site!! Check out the swim baits "chovie"

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the site link. I ordered 4 of those jig heads. 3 in the 1/2 ounce and 1 3/8 ounce.

Tom, if you want to post a website link and your browser doesn't automatically make it linkable you can enter it in using brackets like this:

[url ]I placed a space next to the url so it would not be invisible for you. Then type in the url address EXACTLY and then no space type in [/url] at the end. This will make a live link to a website. But if you mistype the url it won't work.

Did you all catch the warning at the bottom of the page? Haha. If not, here it is:

California Prop 65 Warning
Warning - the products sold here may contain lead and other substances that are known to the once great State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and other reproductive harm. Do not place your hands in your mouth after handling these products. Do not place the products in your mouth. Wash your hands after handling these products. Do not use torpedo sinkers to plug up any orifice. Never sprinkle split shot on your pizza instead of crushed peppers, and never include them in chocolate chip cookies in place of chocolate chips. It's also a really good idea to brush your teeth at least twice a day, and make sure everything is put away before zipping up your trousers... Sorry, California tries to accommodate a lot of really stupid people, the majority of whom apparently "work" in Sacramento and have law degrees... Dad used to say...(click) Any bozo that would eat lead has been know to say -when in a lucid state-...(click) And, Homer describes such behavior when observed...(click).

 

[oldschool]

Thanks, someday I may figure all this out. CA is a bizarre place in regards to regulations. We have RoHS, Restriction of Hazardous Substances regulations imposed on us, along with a high population of brain washed environmentalist.
The problem is the rest of the country will eventually have similar regulations.
Protecting the enviorment is good, as long as good science is used and that is a difficult problem to solve.
Tom

 

[hi steel basser]

I just ordered a few as well. :rofl1: Keith

 

[oldschool]

Keep in mind that modifying these jigs removes about 1/8 oz of lead. If anyone wants the sketch, I sent it to Jared or PM me.
Also there is a list of 10 jigs to discuss!
Tom

 

[Jared]

I like round head jigs. Im not sure how many people are aware of this but head shape will determine fall speed even if the heads all weigh the same. I like rounds because they fall so fast. I have used those alot. Quite often the ones I use have no weedguard but thats ok. I think the super fast fall speed of the round head, compared to the slower speed of the football and the typical jig head shapes, I believe gets me more reaction strikes on the way down. Once on the bottom though all work just as well I believe.

 

[oldschool]

The round head or pea head with the hook eye on top or the newer version with the 60 degree bend flat eye are a good utility jig. The only problem is the jig rolls over on slack line at rest on the bottom. Because of that problem the football or barrel head was developed so the hook would sit upright at rest. The arkie head was simply a evolution to add the fiber weed guard behind the hook eye. The first weed guards were diamond shaped light wire used on early football head , one of the best designs and still available. If you have had the opportunity to look at my jig head design, you may notice that it incorporates the fast falling, stand up head that keeps the hook point from rolling over and goes through rocky structure that is predominate in western reservoirs. Bobby Garland spider jig head design is a knock off of my jig design, with added barb to hold soft plastic grubs. Whatever jig head design you choose select a manufacture that uses sharp good quality hooks that are theproper size for the jigs weight and trailers.
Tom
Ps; Jared could you post the trim the fat sketch sent? like to discus pork trailers.

 

[fishincable]

Thanks for the info. I hope I remember everything when I get to fish on a regular basis again. Our first tournament is April 7, but I got to throw a few at a powerplant lake last week. Oh to live away from ice and snow...