JB Lure Factory

[Bigfife]

Has anyone ever been to the factory in Winthrop? A guy told me that he goes there quite a bit. He said they have some cool jigs and stuff that never make it to the stores. I drive through Winthrop on my way home, so I might have to stop by and get rid of some change. A person can usually save a few bucks on ice jigs when they buy them in bulk or before they get packaged.

[Scenic]

JB Lures has a small outlet store right in the front of the building. If you look around in there you will find some good deals.

[BendnSend]

I live near there shop, and make frequent stops in there. Everyone there is excellent ppl and love to talk fishing and lures! There shop is located just north of the Hwy 19&15 intersections on the east side of Hwy. 15. Stop in and say hello to Tom and the guys you wont be disappointed. He is usually pretty good on giving a guy a good price and who knows he might hook you up with something new to try out that hasnt even hit the consumer market yet! Good luck!

[CrappieJohn]

I had the honor on Tuesday to spend more than just a couple minutes with JB lures and Tom at the CSI Sportshow. He is indeed a great person to meet and chat with.

[Bigfife]

Anybody know the store hours off hand?

[Mule27]

In a related note...does anybody know if JB stopped making the "old style" JB Weasel, did they change the style of the spoon, or can I just not find them up around Duluth/TH area? All I see around are the "newer" ones, but the old Weasel jigging spoon, especially the orange/chartreuse with hammered nickel back, were killer rigs for coho & herring out on the TH harbor in winter.

[CrappieJohn]

Mule....

Welcome to fishingMinnesota.com. Two harbors? Interesting....I fish it hard during the summer months.

The catalog lists the weasel, so yes they are available. The should be obtainable right here on this site by clicking the pro store logo on any page or the tackle city banner.

Again, welcome to FishingMinnesota.com. Enjoy your time spent here!

[Scenic]

The JB Weasel has not changed and is still available.

[Mule27]

I must have seen something else up at Gander then, and got it confused. I thought they'd changed the Weasel to a solid single hook, but the online catalog shows the ol' Weasel I was thinking of. Sorry for the confusion and thanks for the info.

[nofishfisherman]

Is there going to be a time when you can buy Angel Eye jigs in the stores like you can the spoons?

I want to give the jig a shot but I don't want to go buy 18 of them before giving it a shot.

I'm a fisherman on a budget.

[Scenic]

The Mini Weasel does have a solid hook but the WT and PT both have trebles.

Nofish...please check the post in the sponsor forum regarding where to buy Angel Eye Jigs.