Thursday, January 26, 2017

Booyah Baby Boo Jig

Booyah Baby Boo Jig


The Baby Boo Jig  is small version of Booyah's larger Boo Jig. It's a relatively cheap jig ($2.59 on booyahbaits.com and $2.19 at Walmart). Despite this, it's a pretty solid jig, nothing fancy but it will get the job done.


The Baby Boo comes in two weights:
  • 3/16 oz.
  • 5/16 oz.
There are 6 different colors to choose from:
  • 3D Green Pumpkin
  • 3D Watermelon Red
  • Black/Blue
  • Black/Brown/Chartreuse
  • Lone star Craw
  • PB &
(The 5/16 oz. 3D Green Pumpkin version is used for this review)



Components


Hook- Mustad Ultra Point Light Wire (13 degree hook rise) Normally I prefer heavy wire hooks for
jigs but considering the small profile of this Jig the light wire hook will do fine. 

Head- 3/16-5/16 oz.; line tie is positioned at the "point" of the head.

Skirt- 60 strand ultra fine "bio-flex" skirt; rubber collar. The skirt will need to be adjusted (balanced out around the head) out of the package but is overall a good skirt. (you may want to replace the rubber collar with a wire or thread wrap).

Weed guard- color matches head/skirt color scheme. Solid weed guard; it should do just fine.

Bait Keeper- Soft "Plasti-keeper" spike; seems a little plastic-y but shouldn't be a problem. (The reason I bring this up is that I have had the bait keeper on other jigs, after some use, completely separate from the head and move freely on the hook)



Presentations


The head design lends itself a range of options; you can swim the Baby Boo flip it, hop it etc. Since it's a small compact jig, it will need a relatively small trailer. These are some examples of trailer options.

Missile baits Craw Father (Green Pumpkin Flash)

The "Craw Father" may be a little bit big for this jig but it will do fine, especially when swam slowly along the bottom

Yum Crawbug (Green Pumpkin)
The Crawbug (see our review here) is a great finesse craw bait. It compliments the jigs small profile well.

Strike King River Bug (Green Pumpkin)
The River Bug, from what I can find, is a Walmart exclusive. It's a great compact "beaver" style bait. It works well with the compact Baby Boo and can be used for several applications.



Conclusion



Despite it's low price point, The Booyah Baby Boo is a good finesse jig. It has mostly quality parts and a good selection of colors. the only things I would be wary of are the rubber skirt collar and the "plastic-y" bait keeper. Other than that, for the price, you can't go wrong.



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