Thread: Deep-hooking issues

I'm with LedHed on hook size,I use #6 most of the time, sometimes you have to downsize baits to improve catch rate...Gut hooking fish is just unavoidable sometimes, if i gut hook a fish it goes home with me if its a legal fish...

Well I don’t like gut hooking fish either. Here’s an interesting observation. Using the Daiwa Gekkabijin jig heads even in a #6 I’m still deep hooking fish. I don’t disagree about what has been said but here is another interesting observation. I have these jig heads in hook sizes of #6.....#8.....#10. The #10 hook is same size as our #8 hook......the #8 hook is same is our #6.....the #6 appears to be our #4 size. According to Plat #10 is a #10 the world around...and so on. I had used TM jig heads for a whole lot of years....they are #8 hook and I don’t recollect ever having any deep hooking issues. I used a lot of custom jig heads #8 off of eBay....and from some crappie.com members and I didn’t have the issue with any of them. As to the canted hooks I will try them as I purchased them months ago...just haven’t used them. Hook size I’m sure plays a part but I can only assume sharpness plays a part also. But anyway....I’m going to continue to use the Daiwa jig heads and fish on.

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Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I had used TM jig heads for a whole lot of years....they are #8 hook and I don’t recollect ever having any deep hooking issues.

Same here. That is so odd that you have the issue on the Japanese heads.

Originally Posted by Alphahawk

I have these jig heads in hook sizes of #6.....#8.....#10.

Can you post pics of each jig head with a trout magnet attached and maybe show a TM with a TM jig head to compare?

Maybe you've already done this .... When you read every thread, they sometimes run together.

I think that since lighter jigs like .5 grams have less resistance fish suck them in easier and tend to be more deeply hooked than heavier jigs. About the only size that I have an issue with is my 1/80 chubs with #12 sickle hooks when I tip them with a wax worm or maggot. No problem at all with a 1/32 on a #10 or bigger hook.

Originally Posted by JUNGLEJIMJIGS

I think that since lighter jigs like .5 grams have less resistance fish suck them in easier and tend to be more deeply hooked than heavier jigs.

The TM heads are .5 grams. It has to be related to something other than weight since even Alphahawk doesn’t have issues with the TM heads. I have no problems with the TM heads, either.

Thanks for the comments. Not sure there is any conclusion as to the why of this. Here is pic of the Daiwa hooks compared to some domestic hooks. The top hook is a #8 Trout Magnet hook. Under it is a #10 Daiwa hook. Next is #8 Daiwa hook......next is a #6 Daiwa hook. The bottom 2 are a Jungle Jim Jig with a #4 hook and a Crappie Magnet with a #4 hook. So when I am gut hooking with a Daiwa #8 hook it is actually the size of a domestic #6 hook. Using a Daiwa #6 hook is actually the size of domestic #4 hook. Anyway for those who are looking at these jig heads......and there are several on here who use them already.....it is safe to say the Daiwa Gekkabijin light game jig heads ordered at a stated hook size is actually a size up. Not sure what to make of that but as the saying goes “it is what it is”.

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Hmmm. I bought the 1.5g #4 and 1g #6 JDM jigs. Might have to order some 1g #8 for bream. Next time I go after crackers (when this dang rain stops) I have some TM heads that I'll try with the worms.