Received the jig heads today. The ODZ jig head...center in the pic....is very sharp. It is right there with the Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head. The Decoy jig head....bottom in pic.....is all nickel plated. It has been my experience when the hook gets the plating it dulls the point. This is true of the gold and nickel TM jig heads and it is true of this Decoy jig head. The Decoy jig head does have a very nice lure keeper on the hook shaft. I should also note that the Decoy has a gaped hook. It holds the TM body very secure. I suspect this feature is one of the reasons it is a popular jig head in Japan. Japanese Ajing plastics are very soft...and a bit pricey....so I’m sure the anglers there try to do all they can to conserve their plastics. If you look close you can see the lure keeper on the Decoy jig head pic. The Decoy jig heads are assembled in China from Japanese made components. The ODZ jig heads are manufactured in Japan. I will use these jig heads no doubt. I am sure the ODZ hook will easily penetrate the bony part of the mouth of a KY bass on contact....it is that sharp. I am thinking the Decoy jig head will not do as well. The Decoy jig head does not pass the finger nail test. It does not dig in....it just polishes your nail. I am just assuming here but I’m thinking the Daiwa Gekkabijin jig heads could show back up in a month or two. Will be trying these new jig heads this week.
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Originally Posted by Alphahawk
Received the jig heads today. The ODZ jig head...center in the pic....is very sharp. It is right there with the Daiwa Gekkabijin jig head. The Decoy jig head....bottom in pic.....is all nickel plated. It has been my experience when the hook gets the plating it dulls the point. This is true of the gold and nickel TM jig heads and it is true of this Decoy jig head. The Decoy jig head does have a very nice lure keeper on the hook shaft. I should also note that the Decoy has a gaped hook. It holds the TM body very secure. I suspect this feature is one of the reasons it is a popular jig head in Japan. Japanese Ajing plastics are very soft...and a bit pricey....so I’m sure the anglers there try to do all they can to conserve their plastics. If you look close you can see the lure keeper on the Decoy jig head pic. The Decoy jig heads are assembled in China from Japanese made components. The ODZ jig heads are manufactured in Japan. I will use these jig heads no doubt. I am sure the ODZ hook will easily penetrate the bony part of the mouth of a KY bass on contact....it is that sharp. I am thinking the Decoy jig head will not do as well. The Decoy jig head does not pass the finger nail test. It does not dig in....it just polishes your nail. I am just assuming here but I’m thinking the Daiwa Gekkabijin jig heads could show back up in a month or two. Will be trying these new jig heads this week.
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