Why I made the Barefoot Decoy Crab Jig
As a commercial fisherman, I've gutted thousands of grouper. The offshore crab was a common denominator of gags and reds - THEY LOVE THEM!
The other bait I frequently found in their stomachs was the grass grunt, aka tomtate. These two baits together look like a “happy meal” to the gags and reds.
Scamps don’t like the grass grunt as much, but they all are idiots for the cigar minnow combo.
Live baits like jigged-up cigar minnows are candy for grouper, while squid and cut baits will fill the box with big black bass, triggerfish, and various other bottom-hugging species. If you have never tried Tim Barefoot’s Crab Decoy Jig, just bait one up and give it a try - you will be the one that gets hooked in the end! Big grouper love ’em!!!
J Hook Chin Weights
Circle Hook Chin Weights
Circle Hook Chin Weights
J Hook Chin Weights stand out because:
- They are easy to rig with ballyhoo or squid
- They swim horizontally as if alive
Please note: The above J Hook Chin Weight is shown (rigged) with a cable stinger hook and copper wire. But it is not sold rigged.
Circle Hook Chin Weights
Circle Hook Chin Weights
Circle Hook Chin Weights
Barefoot Circle Hooks have applications in all types of fresh and saltwater fishing, from white marlin to bass, bream to catfish, and everything in between.
Please note: The circle hook, shown above, is snelled. But it is not sold rigged.
The Barefoot Jig
Circle Hook Chin Weights
The Proof's in the Puddin'
The ONLY jig on the market that makes your soft plastics move. What we mean is JUMP! The reason for this is the flared head and the perfectly balanced position it sits in the water. So, for example, the jig with your choice of soft plastics will sit horizontal down deep or under a popping cork and "jump" when twitched with the rod tip.
The Proof's in the Puddin'
The Barefoot Jig Catches GIANTS
The Proof's in the Puddin'
Here's an example of how the Barefoot J Hook Chin Weight swims ballyhoo and how effective the stinger is: This beautiful wahoo was fooled on naked ballyhoo and fluorocarbon.
The Barefoot J Hook Chin Weight is easy to rig and has real lifelike movement.
The Barefoot Catfish Jig
The Barefoot Jig Catches GIANTS
The Barefoot Jig Catches GIANTS
The Barefoot Catfish Jig is a perfectly weighted 7/0 circle hook chin weight. It works great on all types and large sizes of catfish: Blue, Bullhead, Channel, Flathead, and White.
This jig is easily made "snag resistant" and is EXTREMELY effective when used under a sliding cork.
The Barefoot Jig Catches GIANTS
The Barefoot Jig Catches GIANTS
The Barefoot Jig Catches GIANTS
In addition to trout, drum, and flounder, snook and tarpon are the perfect quarries for the soft plastic shrimp and minnow imitations on the Barefoot Jig.
Not to mention striped bass like this GIANT shown in the photo.
The Barefoot Squid Decoy Jig
Our Crab Decoy Jig Testimonial
The Barefoot Squid Decoy Jig
Barefoot's Squid Decoy Jig fishes the bottom while drifting or anchored. The heavy-duty 10/0 circle hooks are good to go for anything that may bite, from large grouper and AJ's offshore to halibut and giant stripers in the race... Come one, come all!!!
The Barefoot Crab Decoy Jig
Our Crab Decoy Jig Testimonial
The Barefoot Squid Decoy Jig
East and Gulf coastal anglers use these to fish for striped bass, nearshore drum, snook, grouper, and west coast bottom fish.
Our Crab Decoy Jig Testimonial
Our Crab Decoy Jig Testimonial
Barefoot's Crab Decoy Jig Works on Gags
"Nothing ever caught the gags any better for me...PERIOD"
John "Barry" Bobbitt
Barefoot's Squid Decoy Jig in Action
The Squid Decoy Jig looks like a squid that has caught a minnow or another squid (your bait) and eating it.
It's the weight and the bait, all in one, that makes a DECOY look like what is happening.
World Record Scamp
The new (All-Tackle) World Record Scamp was caught by Theodore (Teddy) Wingfield while using the 12 oz. Squid Decoy Jig.
On June 2, 2016, while fishing with Captain Daniel Brisson on the charter boat Sunrise II out of Morehead City, Teddy caught this
32 lb. 0 oz. Scamp.
Tim Barefoot with a Nice Gag
When it was legal to use J hooks, NOTHING outfished the Barefoot Crab Decoy Jig for gags back in the day. Like this 35 lb. gag found in 72 ft. of water off the Wrightsville Beach, on North Carolina's coast.
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