just wondering about jig head size and hook size

[slabeye]

Just wondering what size jig head and hook size you like the best.

myself i like 1/16oz with #2 or #1 hook

[VaCrappieMan]

1/32 oz #6 and 1/32 oz #4

[CrappiePappy]

1/32 & 1/16oz with #2 Aberdeen hook for my jigs ... but, I do have both sizes of jigs with a #4 Aberdeen, and they catch fish, too !!

... cp

[Alphahawk]

1/32 & 1/16oz with #2 Aberdeen hook for my jigs ... but, I do have both sizes of jigs with a #4 Aberdeen, and they catch fish, too !!

... cp

I took this mans advice several years and it helped me put more crappie on my stringer. Started using the 1/32 head with the #2 hook and the loss of crappie due to hook pull out went way down and the hook set rate went up.


Regards

[usafret99]

Just wondering what size jig head and hook size you like the best.

myself i like 1/16oz with #2 or #1 hook

[Kevin22]

That's a loaded question! Totally depends on what bait I am using and the size of the fish I am targeting. We don't have the crappies like you fellas have down south. a 14" crappie is something to brag about up here (got my first over 14" last month through the ice!), so we have to use small hooks so the 9"ers can get it in their mouth!

For 1.5" tubes I like a 1/16 or 1/32 round head w/ barb and a #4 hook.
For 1" gulp minnows (my favorite ice out bait) I like a 1/64 ball head w/o collar and a #6 hook.
For solid bodied baits I use a 1/16-1/8oz ball head w/barb and a #2 hook.

Not going to list the other hundred different lures I use, but you get the point. I have all sorts of different style heads with different hooks to use depending on which bait I am throwing.

[MDCrappie]

That's a loaded question! Totally depends on what bait I am using and the size of the fish I am targeting.

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[Wiskers]

For what technique? Long line'n, Spider Rig'n, Cast'n, Vertical Jig'n? All different for me.

[slabeye]

i was just asking in general. Not meaning it to be techinal. I understand you use different jig heads sizes for different styles. I use up to 3/8oz heads but day in and day out i use 1/16. but i dont understand why the small hook sizes. i would think small hook rip out alot easier and bigger hook get much better hook set.

[Wiskers]

i was just asking in general. Not meaning it to be techinal. I understand you use different jig heads sizes for different styles. I use up to 3/8oz heads but day in and day out i use 1/16. but i dont understand why the small hook sizes. i would think small hook rip out alot easier and bigger hook get much better hook set.

Yep... I like a #1 or #2 hook on bout anything I use. I guess day in and day out I use a 3/32 more than anything else.