Ok, I was using a different technique, but still using jigs in open water - I was a firm believer in using needle nose to open the gap a tiny bit, AND put a sideways twist. I believe the proper terminology is a kirb, or reverse, depending on which direction. Don’t think direction really matters. But I got good hookups, usually way back in the roof of their mouth. Some cheap usually gold hooks would snap when I tried that. I used jig heads that were made locally with good bronze hooks. I would touch up the point with a diamond hone as well. I would pick up a bite and lift fast till had a good arc in the rod.


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