NuTech jigs

[keithdog]

I'm thinking about trying out this style jig this year and have a couple questions. I know there are a few guys in here who have used these jigs. I watched a video on Youtube from a guy who purchased some. He really likes them but hasn't had a chance to use them yet. His main concern was the stiffness of the solid twin plastic weed guards. He felt that they may perhaps be stiffer than they should be, and could make it harder to set the hook. He countered by saying that perhaps the stiffness of the weed guards might be beneficial by forcing the correct rotation of the jig for setting the hook. He then showed a comparable jig called The Perfect Strike jig which is basically the same design, but uses twin fiber weed guards instead of solid plastic. These fiber weed guards he felt were not as stiff as the NuTech jigs solid plastic guards and perhaps offered a better blend of hook protection and flexibility for setting the hook on a strike. One other factor he likes about Perfect Strikes fiber guards is that they could be thinned out to adjust for the stiffness if you like to do so, something that cant be done with the solid plastic guards on the NuTech jigs. He did point out the hooks used on the Perfect Strike jigs were a bit smaller too.

So for those who have used the NuTech jigs, how do you feel about the solid plastic weed guards? Are they too stiff? Do they interfere with hook set?
Also, many of us trim the length of our fiber weed guards till they just barely cover the hook point to allow easier hook set. Do you do that as well with the solid plastic weed guards on the NuTech jigs?