Dock Shooting Jighead Question

[smoothlures]

What weight head do you use most often? Which head weight shoots best? Bigger hooks or smaller hooks? Got a new dock shooting series coming out this spring, would love to hear some feedback!

Also, if you were designing one, what would you want it to have?

[bugman]

I prefer a standard 1/16 ballhead with a #4 red sickle,i would want it to have plenty of flash because the bite is more of a reaction than anything and i think flash would put a few more fish in the boat at the end of the day.

[MePreach]

1/16 standard round lead head with a #4 sickle. If they don't hit that then go to a 1/32 for slower falling presentation.

[skeetbum]

#4 sickle on a 1/32 or 1/16. The walleye head has my interest cuz it's flatter on the sides and will skip better with the plastics. Haven't seen those in 1/32 but the 1/16 is worth a try.

[CrappiePappy]

I think 1/32 & 1/24 & 1/16oz heads are probably the most often used.

For me ... it's mostly a 1/16oz ballhead ... weedless (Y guard) ... #2 Aberdeen hook ... solid body plastic (1.5 - 2 inches)

Best weight for shooting, depends on the outfit & line you're shooting with & the distance you need to get back in under a dock. I generally use a 1/16oz weight ... and with a good shot, can shoot/skip it about 30ft (from rod tip). That's plenty far enough for the docks I shoot.

If I were designing one, I would want it to have just what the one I'm using has :p .... come to think of it, I did "design" that jighead (I ordered it custom made from Grousefly, so that makes me the "designer" :D )

... cp

[jiggshooter]

i generally shoot 132oz and1 16 oz jigheads aint nothing like pulling it back and watching it skip back in under a dock and watching that line flicker there he is

[jusanothajoe]

1/32 # 6 sickle hand tied 90% of the time, 1/32 wif plastic if I need to skip it way back there

[barrelslime]

1/32 oz sickle hook round head under a 5/8 in fly cork.

[gatoloco]

1/16 road runner does the trick for me

[smoothlures]

Thanks y'all. I'll post some pics in the next few days.