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It shipped promptly and always gets lots of hits in the summer and fall.","reviewer_name":"Brayden O"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Hands down my favorite","rating":5,"content":"Hands down my favorite","reviewer_name":"Jerry S"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Good","rating":5,"content":"Good","reviewer_name":"Hi H"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"My favorite lure of all","rating":5,"content":"My favorite lure of all time, lost mine to a pike and bought some more and instantly started catching them on it.","reviewer_name":"Owen D"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Good jig","rating":5,"content":"The design is great with the weed guard and you can’t go wrong with the black and blue ever.","reviewer_name":"Jeff J"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"10/10","rating":5,"content":"Bass magnet, I got the peanut butter and jelly color looks great with a Junebug trailer","reviewer_name":"Brody C"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Best baits","rating":5,"content":"Best jig out there for the price. I like catching the sales.","reviewer_name":"Paul F"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"This jig is great for","rating":5,"content":"This jig is great for fishing around weeds. On a slow day of fishing, this jig with a Bandito Bug trailer snagged our only fish. Stout hook, sturdy construction, and the weight printed on the jighead is a nice touch","reviewer_name":"Samuel A"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Works great, love the colors.","rating":5,"content":"Works great, love the colors. Get the saucy swimmers as a trailer and it looks great. The jigs are great lures, no matter what kind of jig it is. Only use Googan as it is what has worked best for us and our friends are always asking to us our stuff.","reviewer_name":"Monica M"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Great bait","rating":5,"content":"Great bait of choice, especially for this time of year","reviewer_name":"Issak Y"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"First time I had the","rating":5,"content":"First time I had the thicc jig out I had non stop bites","reviewer_name":"Hunter C"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Sold!","rating":5,"content":"I wasn't quite sure if I'd like this product offering, but thought I'd try it out. After one trip, it has now turned into one of my favorites to throw! It looks great and the product design is very effective. Throw in the variety of solid color offerings and you've got me coming back to buy more!","reviewer_name":"Tyler C"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Good for heavy cover","rating":5,"content":"Useful not only for thick cover but also for current and wind. Great color and design. Unfortunately toothy critter broke my line so only got a few casts out of it so time to order more.","reviewer_name":"Mike M"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"It caught me a fish","rating":5,"content":"It caught me a fish in like 10 to 15 minutes and I don’t throw a jig that much so I don’t really know how to fish it the pb and j color is what I used it was delivered fast to","reviewer_name":"Wyatt I"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"So fun just to cast","rating":5,"content":"So fun just to cast this","reviewer_name":"C P"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Really nice skirt","rating":4,"content":"Really nice skirt","reviewer_name":"Drew B"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Caught monster bass an northern","rating":5,"content":"Caught monster bass an northern pike with this pb&j jig","reviewer_name":"Jorden H"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Jigs","rating":5,"content":"Best jigs made no trimming necessary. Best color selection. Bass catching machine!","reviewer_name":"Kenneth  P"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"This is a very nice","rating":5,"content":"This is a very nice jig","reviewer_name":"George O"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"My favorite jigs","rating":5,"content":"I absolutely love these jigs!! Awesome colors stout hooks! Very well made and they catch fish without a doubt!","reviewer_name":"Lance L"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"This one of my favorite","rating":5,"content":"This one of my favorite bass jigs the quality of the color and materials are some of the e beat on the market and some of the best service you would want from a company Googan coming through once again 👍🏻","reviewer_name":"Chris W"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Catch more Bass!","rating":5,"content":"Colors on this paired with a solid trailer like a cracking craw makes this thing deadly! Catching bass is much more expected when i'm throwing this! I'm new to bass fishing and accidentally bought this cause it looked like it would work, now I have an arsenal of jigs in different colors from Googan! Some catch more than others, but finding the right combo makes for fun fishing!","reviewer_name":"Barnabie M"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Thicc jig, thicccer bass","rating":5,"content":"Absolutely love this jig. Went with the 1/4 oz and have been using a 4” krackin craw as a trailer. Works great here in Florida dragging the bottom, working thick crass patches etc. This has become my go to.","reviewer_name":"Hunter S"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Thus baby can definitely take","rating":5,"content":"Thus baby can definitely take a beating and have extreme durability. It flat out catches fish yall. They always have the color I want.","reviewer_name":"Derek S"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Gettin jiggy with it","rating":5,"content":"Googan makes the best jigs out there that money can buy, flip’em, swim’em, throw’em in some sketchy places. It dont matter, they are my go to","reviewer_name":"Tyler S"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Amazing jig with perfect trailers!","rating":5,"content":"This is one of many lures that has an amazing quality to catch big bass. I love the color options and trailers that I can pair with it. Get a few for yourself today in different colors and weights.","reviewer_name":"James N"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Great product highly recommend","rating":5,"content":"I love this lure the bass seem to love it. I have a few of them and My favorite is green pumpkin especially in Clearwater. over time they seem to hold up unlike other brands I have tried they don’t fall apart after one bass eats it.","reviewer_name":"Preston F"},{"date":"2 months ago","title":"This is a bass slayer","rating":5,"content":"Bass love this thing, they can't resist it. I recommend getting a one in either Okeechobee Craw or Green Pumpkin.","reviewer_name":"Bryce W"},{"date":"5 months ago","title":"Never gets hung!!!","rating":5,"content":"Great for pitching and flipping into the reeds.","reviewer_name":"#41961736732735 R"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"GS Thicc Jig","rating":4,"content":"Really good head shape. Cuts through grass and weaves through cover well. Excellent colors and the skirt is more durable than most other jigs. Only complaint is that I wish they were tungsten for a smaller head shape.","reviewer_name":"Wes T"},{"date":"2 years ago","rating":5,"content":"I love them catch big bass on them all day in the cool fall days","reviewer_name":"Cole R"},{"date":"2 years ago","title":"Loved it but snapped it","rating":5,"content":"Loved it but snapped it off first day","image_url":"https://d44nbjjo4iet8.cloudfront.net/ivbo0ft9zbn14rmmxtmlq1ykg7k6","reviewer_name":"Wyatt W"}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://kidsy.co/products/new-googan-squad-baits-thicc-flipping-jig-flamin-hot-1-2-oz","reddit_insights":{"match":{"notes":"Threads broadly discuss Googan baits, with sporadic mentions of jigs; none specifically focus on the Thicc Flipping Jig in Flamin' Hot 1/2 oz. 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