Thread: Trout Magnet Hooks

Try a Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head with a #8 hook. Available in Japan only, but you can order on-line. They are ridiculously sharp. I use 1 and 1.5 gram mostly. They are the best, but a little expensive - about a buck apiece.

Originally Posted by Tracker12

I have been using TM's for most of my 67 years for trout. I recently started using them for Brim and sure do get a lot of miss strikes. Im starting to wonder if there is a better hook out there to use with them. By the way I started using the Bison color based on recommendations here on the forum. The pan fish sure do like them especially when spiked with a maggot.

Which TM jig head are you using? If you are using the plated gold or nickel hooks they will be dull. Take one of those...if you have them.....and run it across your thumb nail. It will in all likelihood slide across your nail instead of digging in. The black ones are sharper as they are not plated...but they do have a coating. I’ve caught thousands of bluegill on a TM jig head.....a black TM jig head. That hook is designed for trout but of course will catch any fish. They make a 1/64 jig head called the Panfish. It has a longer shank and many people prefer it for bluegill. You ask if there is a better hook....yes there is....as has already been mentioned the Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head has the sharpest hook you will find on a micro jig anywhere. But they come at a cost of about 95 cents each. It is no exaggeration when I say they are as sharp as a needle. That is all I use anymore. It is very rare I miss bluegill with that hook. I fish all UL.....never set the hook...yet the hook will penetrate instantly even the bony part of a jaw on a bass. The TM hooks are made in USA hooks....good hooks.....but that plating process dulls them....but a lot of trout are caught with them. Here is video of the Daiwa jig head in action.



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I am hooked on the Daiwa jigheads as well... I mostly use .5g, 1g, and 1.5g... if I were to only use them for trout I would use .5g and 1g...

I don’t allow myself to ever get low on them. I don’t expect Daiwa to quit making them but you never know. I keep about 400 in stock.....place an order just about every month.

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I don’t allow myself to ever get low on them. I don’t expect Daiwa to quit making them but you never know. I keep about 400 in stock.....place an order just about every month.

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What supplier are you getting the jigs from?

finesse-fishing.com

Originally Posted by Tracker12

What supplier are you getting the jigs from?

Finesse Fishing has the .5 gram in stock. https://www.finesse-fishing.com/ajing-jigs-shop.html Plat also carries them PLAT/Fishing Tackle Store-Fishing Equipment/Catalog-Hook-S.W. Light Game Jig Head-GEKKABIJIN SW LIGHT JIGHEAD SS-en

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All correct! Those daiwa jigs in .5 grams with size 8 hook works great on trout and panfish in shallow waters for me.

Do be very careful, when unhooking fish. Needle sharp is not an exaggeration

When I first used if for rainbow trout fishing, I poked myself good.

I will admit I do still use the trout magnet 1/64 oz jigs in black only, I find they are sharper and a lot cheaper when crappie fishing and get stuck on brush or structure and lose em.

Enjoy!

-Jaime