Jig Jackets – Loadable Translucent Lures with Real Bait Inside

Jig Jackets — The Only Jig Lure You Can Load with Real Bait Inside

In fishing, versatility and scent make all the difference. The Jig Jacket from Mossy Head Bait Company combines both, giving anglers a hybrid system that works as a traditional jig or a swimbait—and unlike anything else on the market, you can pack real bait inside the lure’s mesh body for a powerful, long-lasting scent trail.

Whether you’re working structure, jigging for walleye in deep water, or targeting really any predatory fish inshhore, the Jig Jacket adapts to every environment.

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What Makes the Jig Jacket Different

The Jig Jacket isn’t just another lure—it’s a loadable strong translucent mesh jacket that fits over the jig and hold bait inside, that turns your favorite jig or swimbait into a living, breathing scent machine.

Here’s what sets it apart:

• Real bait inside: Stuff the translucent mesh body with your bait of choice to release continuous scent.

• Dual-use design: Fish it as a jig or as a swimbait without changing rigs.

• Adaptability: Switch out the attached plastic lure for color change or change the function from a curly tail to paddle tail in a flash. Switch from a larger plastic to a smaller one on the same jig lure. A great option!

• Translucent mesh body: Takes on the color of the bait inside and flashes light like live prey.

• Scent retention: The internal bait stays protected, slowly releasing odor that outlasts spray-on attractants.

Our anglers use the Jig Jacket as both a power jig for bottom structure and a lifelike swimmer when fish are chasing baitfish.

The Science Behind Scent — Why It Works

Research from fish-behavior studies proves scent is one of the most powerful feeding triggers in both freshwater and saltwater species.

• Fish detect chemical cues from surprising distances and often home in on amino acids released by natural bait.

• BassResource reports that older, larger fish rely even more on smell to find prey.

• In-Fisherman adds that scent becomes crucial in cold or murky water, where visibility drops.

That’s where the Jig Jacket shines. By loading real bait inside the lure, you deliver these same natural scent signals over extended periods—unlike impregnated plastics that release odor only when they first hit the water.

Spray-on scents fade fast; the Jig Jacket keeps producing odor as long as there is bait inside

Want some more facts about traditional scented lures?

What U.S Patent Offices Document says about spray on scents or lures impregnated with scent

✅ What the sources say

• A U.S. patent document (US20040216357A1) states:

  “Although most fishermen believe a liquid scent provides a ‘jet-trail’ of scent, the truth is that most of the scent, whether liquid, aerosol, paste, preformed or plastic, is dispersed almost immediately upon splashdown while what remains is quickly washed off.”
  The same patent says:
  “Scent-impregnated plastics … can only disperse that scent after splashdown which can permeate the plastic in which it is encased.”
  And further:
  “Plastics may only produce a scent space of approximately 12 inches (30.5 cm) at best according to recent studies.”

✅ What Outdoor Life Magazine Says

“The problem is … scents must be water-soluble or fish can’t smell them… oil-based scents don’t work.” Outdoor Life+1
That indicates that even when scent is present, if it’s not formulated for water-dispersal, it will not create a meaningful scent trail.

Outperforms Scent Impregated Lures

Most anglers have tried scent impregnated lures. Which of these options would you want to cast? A lure imprenated with Anis Oil or Garlic or a lure filled with the flesh of the bait fish the fish are feeding on.

Outperforms Spray Scent

Our Jig Jacket concept holds odor for as long as there is bait inside the lure! That means your lure keeps sending out a steady scent trail while you fish — even after repeated casts, strikes, or bumps from smaller fish.

Choose Your Setup

CHOICES Your have the option to buy our Jig Jacket Lures completed with jig, or just get the Jacket and put you favorite jig inside

Our swimbaits come in multiple sizes — from 1.5" for crappie and bream to 3" for redfish and snook. You can fish them on a jig head, use them weedless, or pair them with our Jig Jacket for an all-in-one presentation that swims naturally and smells irresistible.

Pro tip: By changing the lenght of the plastic lure you attach, you change the size of the lure without tying on another lure or changing from a paddle tail to a curley tail offers a quick change in how the lure works.

few quick tips:

• Small swimbaits (1.5–2") → perfect for panfish and crappie near brush or weed edges

• Medium swimbaits (2–2.5") → great for bass, walleye, and trout

• Large swimbaits (3") → deadly for inshore redfish, flounder, and snook

Final Cast

If you’ve ever wanted a lure that combines the movement of a jig with the smell and taste of real bait, Mossy Head Jig Jacket concept is it. They give you the realism fish can’t resist — and the durability you need to fish hard all day.

Whether you’re chasing crappie in freshwater or redfish on the flats, our Jig Jackets put the odds back in your favor.

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