Since January, we have published 10,323 words about the manifold virtues of a marabou jig. This endeavor encompassed four Midwest Finesse columns.
The first segment of our series about the marabou jig was published on Jan. 20. It featured some historical aspects about the marabou jig and the ways that Jeff Gustafson uses it at the Lake of the Woods near his home in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. Our second one was centered upon the insights of Josh Douglas of Mound, Minnesota, and it was published on Jan. 25. The third one focused on Seth Feider of Bloomington, Minnesota, and it was published on Feb. 4. The fourth onefeatured Keith Thompson of Wiconisco, Pennsylvania, who uses a marabou jig on the Susquehanna River, and it was published on May 2.
Shortly after we published the fourth column, a longtime Finesse News Network member and Midwest finesse practitioner, who has been a marabou jig devotee since the 1960s, contacted us and noted that we have failed to publish a gear guide about the 1/16-ounce VMC Dominator Marabou Jig. He politely suggested that it was high time for us to alert the finesse-fishing community about it, and we agreed with this angler who did not want us to mention his name.
It is created around a small ball-headed jig and a VMC Power Gap hook, which is said to be five percent wider than traditional jig hooks. This high-carbon-steel hook also possesses a 60-degree rotated eye. The size of the hook on the 1/16-ounce VMC Dominator Marabou Jig is a No.2.
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