You have Been Thunderstruc= k

Dragging your football head jig th= rough the maze of rocks on the point; it's an electrifying feeling. Slowly you are banging the jig int= o each rock. You anticipate a strike= . Nothing bites the jig on the first= cast, so you lean back and cast out towards the point. Again you drag the football head j= ig deliberately, hitting every rock. Then without warning, your rod is almost pulled from your hands by a 4-pound smalllmouth-you have been Thunderstruck= !

For a number of anglers, the thril= l of catching a big bass on jigs can not compare to = any other bite. Kory Johnson, own= er of Thunderstruck Jigs, from Carthage, Missouri, lives for that bite. However, his passion for jigs real= ly started several years ago. The lakes in his area were frozen, and without anything to do, he went out to t= he garage and began making jigs; mainly because that was the lure he fishes wi= th the most. In the beginning, K= ory sold most of the jigs he made to friends and guys in his bass club. Figuring the jigs were selling oka= y, he decided to get a website to sell them on.&= nbsp; The demand exploded and now his jigs are in demand from anglers all = over the United States.

Now a days keeping up with running the business keeps Kory and his wife, Britney extre= mely busy. Britney does the bookwo= rk and is in charge of the website. When swamped with orders, Britney will also help make the jigs and h= as an extensive knowledge on building skirts and skirt material.

Thunderstruck Jigs come in four st= yles. The unique jigs feature a bulky, 80-strand skirt unlike the normal 40-strand skirt jigs normally have. This bulky skirt means anglers can adjust the fall rate of the jig by removing strands off the skirt and not changing their trailers. Thunderstruck Jigs come built with= a 60-degree, flat-eye Mustad Ultra Point Hook.

The Football Head Jig is available = in ¼-ounce with 3/0 hook, 3/8-ounce with 4/0 hook, and the ½ and ¾-ounce with a 5/0 hook. Skirts come in the following colors: trauma, pb= &j special, swamp craw, G.I. Joe, hot craw, the Hulk, Missouri craw, grape pumpkin, orange craw, chocolate chip, watermelon candy, rusty craw, battle craw, sour craw, and bluegill or custom colors are available upon request.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> For custom colors contact Kory dir= ectly for new colors and style. The Football Head Jigs are also available without skirts in black, brown, and watermelon in ¼-ounce, 3/8-ounce, ½-ounce, and ¾-ounce= .

Thunderstruck Finesse Football Hea= d Jigs are available in the same sizes and skirt colors as the Football Head Jig.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Unlike the Football Head Jig, the = collar is flared out. Thunderstruck Roughneck Finesse Jigs are a round head jig with a heavy wire Mustad Ultra Point hook. This jig was built to be pitched a= nd flipped around boat docks, shallow cover, and through brush piles.

Another jig available from Thunder= struck Jigs is the Thunderstruck Freedom Jigs.&nb= sp; The concept was developed after some brain storming one evening. "I thought that the tackle community should step forward and give back to the soldiers," Kory continued, "Regardless of one's view of the war, your heart has to go = out to these soldiers and its our way of showing appreciation for the men and women who have given so much to us and put themselves in harms way so we have the right to= fish, as well as everyday freedoms." All of the profits from the Freedom Jig are donated to the Wounded Warrior Project. The Freedom Jig is a 60-strand, red, white, and blue footb= all head jig.

Thunderstruck Jigs also offer an exclusive jig available only online at www.thunderstruckjigs.com or at = www.nakedbaitco.com website. The Rockstar is a finesse jig with a round head and available in 5/16-ounce in with a gr= ape pumpkin skirt. For other jig = colors contact Thunderstruck Jigs for availability. This unique jig offers a one-of-a-= kind designed skirt which drives bass crazy.&nb= sp; While the Rockstar = maybe classified as finesse, it will catch fish anywhere other jigs can. Can you hear the thunder? Can you feel it? Is the ground shaking? Once that 4-pound smallmouth hits = your jig, it will leave your knees shaking. You have been Thunderstruck!

Written by Brad Wiegmann. B= rad is a professional fishing guide on Beaver Lake and a freelance outdoor writer. Contact him at (479) 756-5279, www= .bradwiegmann.com, or by e-mail at bwiegmann@bradwiegmann.com.