![]() Sometimes full skirts interfere with your plastic trailer’s action. Full skirts can be thinned out, but thin skirts can’t be added to very easily. Skirt Fullness – some people like full, “bushy” skirts and some like them as “thin” as possible. Choose a color that matches the type of forage your target fish are eatingĤ. Skirt Color – choose a color that matches your jig or spinnerbait head. Collar Type – do you want to add rattles? Do you want extra flare? Do you want to change out skirts often?ģ. Lure Type – make sure skirt is designed for your lure type (jig, spinnerbait, buzzbait etc)Ģ. How to choose your skirt (although most skirts work on most lures):ġ. These collars can be made of rubber or silicone and generally have a larger center hole allowing skirt to slide on an off your lure more easily, without tearing up the skirt in the process. More recent collars include “pro-tie” collars that enable skirt material to “flare out” more and also allows the silicone colors to be intentionally separated and specific patterns to be maintained in the skirt. Rattles must be bought separately and attached after skirt is assembled on jig or lure. ![]() These are sometimes called “rattle collars” or “mickey mouse” collars due to their shape. However, there are bands that feature attachments that allow user to add one or two rattles to the skirt after it is assembled. Standard skirts generally use the simple bands. Silicone skirts are made using a variety of different “collars”, which are the bands that hold the strands together in the middle of the skirt. Some silicone material features round strands, but most silicone is cut from a sheet in flat, narrow strips. These skirts come assembled and ready to slide on your lure or jig. Silicone will not “melt” in your tackle box (like the traditional rubber skirts did) and will not react to or bleed out when in contact with soft plastic lures. Silicone is an ideal material for fishing lure skirts as it is elastic, durable, and retains its color. carries a wide range of silicone skirts. ** Most Silicone Skirts are sold with 5 skirts per pack ** Individual Strand Width: 1/36” (approximately. ![]() Strand Count per Skirt: 44 strands (standard skirt) to 60 strands (full skirt) ![]() 1/0 for night or out in a boat is the the biggest I use for squid and lead weights 1/4 & 3/8 egg sinker, a couple 1/2 oz might be handy too. Silicone Skirts “Additional Information” or “Specifications” Baitholder type size 6 and size 2 for shore smaller fishing. ![]()
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