Slow-pitch metal jigs

Weight decides everything on a metal jig: it sets the depth you can reach, the drift you can hold and the species you can target. The same catalogue therefore has to be read as three products, not one ladder from 20 g to 300 g.

The differentiation for a buyer is not the weight, which every factory can cast. It is the finish (glow and laser are measurable), the hook and assist cord (the most commonly substituted components) and the pack format each channel asks for.

• Our sampled metal-jig listings quote US$0.97 to US$4.11 per piece at MOQ 100 to 200 pieces.
• The sample spans 20 g to 300 g, which is three different fishing situations rather than one product ladder.
• Night slow-pitch jigging is covered by the saltwater press as its own technique, with its own tackle and timing (Florida Sportsman).
• Glow and laser finishes are measurable specifications: afterglow duration and colour can be tested, unlike 'looks bright'.
• Jigs are sold with or without hooks; the hook is the most commonly substituted component.
• Night jigging peaks when surface activity and tidal movement line up, which makes delivery timing part of the sale.

Which weight for which situation

Finish and glow: what is actually measurable

Hooks and assist cords

Which channels buy which format

Questions buyers ask about slow-pitch metal jigs

Each question has its own page, so it can be found and cited on its own.

• What is a slow-pitch metal jig?A dense metal lure fished vertically from a boat on a slow, rhythmic lift-and-fall retrieve.
• Which species are slow-pitch jigs used for?The saltwater press describes night slow-pitch jigging as its own technique, used for amberjack, yellowtail, tuna and large hairtail in deep water.
• How much do metal jigs cost from China?Our sampled metal-jig listings quote US$0.97 to US$4.11 per piece at MOQ 100 to 200 pieces, which is a factory price basis.
• What is a normal MOQ for metal jigs?Our sample runs from MOQ 100 pieces for shore-casting weights to 200 pieces for the offshore range.
• Do jigs come with hooks?Both configurations are sold.
• How do you specify a glow finish?Specify afterglow duration in minutes after a fixed charge time, plus the colour of the glow, and ask for the test to be repeated on a production sample.
• When is the buying season for jigs?Night offshore jigging peaks in autumn and winter in most northern-hemisphere markets, when surface activity and tidal movement line up.
• Which finish should a value-tier jig use?Laser and holographic foil over painted bodies is the usual value tier, with plain paint below it and true glow above it.

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What we have not verified

• Unit volumes by market: we publish no figure for jig consumption per market; the technique coverage is qualitative.
• Retail price by channel: we have not run a retail price survey, so no margin table is published here.
• Hook brand equivalence: hook models from different makers are not interchangeable, and we publish no equivalence table.
• Zinc versus lead legality by market: restrictions differ, and the buyer's customs broker decides the classification.

Where this record leads

• Sampled metal jigs listings - reference prices and MOQ per listing.
• Specification builder - turn these fields into a spec sheet you can send.
• Reference price bands - the band this record sits in, with its unit stated.
• The sourcing playbook - the process these questions sit inside.
• US and EU compliance - what has to be true before the shipment clears.

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