Sunday, November 29, 2009

Gambler KO Hangover Skirt

Gambler Lures has recently introduced a new product called the Gambler KO Hangover Skirt. This new skirt allow anglers to make any soft plastic a weedless jig. The new skirt has a unique ring that allows the skirt layers to be tied to it. This creates a jig skirt that slides on the line above any Texas Rigged soft plastic lure.

Anglers can then "peg" a sinker above the skirt holding the entire rig together. The key is the skirt's ability to be placed above the bait and below the sinker. There are many techniques to peg a sinker including the Gambler Ratt'lin Florida Rig Goop Weight.

For our illustration we used a bullet type slip sinker. The pegging was done with a line threader and living rubber skirt material. However, the Ratt'lin Florida Rig Goop Weight makes the process much easier. This weight has a soft material already made into the center of the weight and the line is threaded through the center with a line threader. Thus eliminating the need for the living rubber skirt material.

This first photo shows the items we used for rigging this new product. They include a Gambler KO Hangover Skirt, Gambler Paddle Tail Worm, worm hook, bullet sinker, line threader and two strands of living rubber skirt material.



This second photo shows the rig almost completed. The steps to get to this point included sliding the bullet sinker onto the line, sliding the Gambler KO Hangover Skirt below the sinker and tying the worm hook onto the line. The Paddle Tail worm was then Texas Rigged onto the hook. Once these steps were complete the line threader was inserted into the sinker opening and used to pull the living rubber skirt material through the center of the sinker. The excess skirt material is shown protruding from the sinker and needs to be trimmed off.



This last photo shows the rig completed. With the sinker pegged on top of the skirt and the skirt resting on top of the worm the rig becomes a truly weedless jig. It is ideal for using in heavy weed and brush cover. These skirts are available at Midwest Fishing Tackle. We will be adding the Gambler Goop Weight soon. For a complete line of Gambler Lure Products visit Gambler-Bang.com