Thread: jig head and hook size

Here is picture of a 1/64 with a #6 eagle claw. Notice how the the tip of the hook is almost equal to the eye. Watched an older video from Richard where he talked about this problem and how was working with 4x4 Jig Company to design a better jig. That's the number one reason I alter my molds to accept a #4 hook in all sizes.

I am curious if you guys open your smaller hooks a bit.

I'm afraid if I use anything smaller than a #4 and I don't open them up it has tendency to bury up in the mouth.

Thanks and my apologies to the OP if this feels like a hi-jack

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1/32,1/16,1/8 I use #2

Casting I use #6 and #8 on 2 lb line for 1/64 and 1/32, and #4 for 1/16. Trolling I use #4 and #2 for all between 1/32 and 1/8. If they’re mostly white crappie I’m trolling for I’ll bump up a size bigger with no Bad issues.

Originally Posted by catchNgrease

Here is picture of a 1/64 with a #6 eagle claw. Notice how the the tip of the hook is almost equal to the eye. Watched an older video from Richard where he talked about this problem and how was working with 4x4 Jig Company to design a better jig. That's the number one reason I alter my molds to accept a #4 hook in all sizes.

I am curious if you guys open your smaller hooks a bit.

I'm afraid if I use anything smaller than a #4 and I don't open them up it has tendency to bury up in the mouth.

Thanks and my apologies to the OP if this feels like a hi-jack

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I have no clue if you watch my YouTube channel or not…but I catch lots of crappie on jig heads with a #10 and #8 hook with no issues at all. It is rare I lose fish doing this. I use them that small as I do not want to miss out on any bluegill that may hit. For years I thought one must use number 2…3….and 4 size hooks to be successful jigging for crappie. Nothing could be further from the truth. I do not boat lift crappie as most do. Due to the rods and very light lines I use that is not possible. I have tried open gaped hooks. What I can tell you from testing them out a lot is you will lose fish with them. These jig heads come from the manufacture with the open gap but it is the same as if you bend the hook up slightly. I gave about 50 dollars worth of them to my son…he reported same results as me…he loses fish. So now they are just sitting on a shelf.

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so here in lies what many don't understand on hook sizes versus jig head weight
the light jig heads need light hooks to perform properly , a number 4 on a 1/32 is basically trash in my tackle bag
in some cases it makes them tail heavy and in others it tears up the micro plastic baits as well .
I got some 1/16 with number 4 hooks recently and they are almost to heavy on the hook size for the jig head .
one thing for certain , the more "real life" it looks in the water , the better it will ketch fish
8 on a 1/64 and 6 on a 1/32 are max ....
like stated 10 works really well on 1/64 and 8 does on 1/32 too ....just saying

Originally Posted by Ketchn

so here in lies what many don't understand on hook sizes versus jig head weight
the light jig heads need light hooks to perform properly , a number 4 on a 1/32 is basically trash in my tackle bag
in some cases it makes them tail heavy and in others it tears up the micro plastic baits as well .
I got some 1/16 with number 4 hooks recently and they are almost to heavy on the hook size for the jig head .
one thing for certain , the more "real life" it looks in the water , the better it will ketch fish
8 on a 1/64 and 6 on a 1/32 are max ....
like stated 10 works really well on 1/64 and 8 does on 1/32 too ....just saying

Do you adjust the bend of your smaller jigheads?

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Good points, guys. Thanks for the tips!
Bob