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I purchased a Pan fish Magnet Kit and gave it a try last evening tipping with Berkley maggots. As long as the maggots were on the jig, plenty of hits. No maggots, no hits. When I did get hits, hook up ratio was very bad. Does anyone else have a poor hook up ratio with the Pan Fish Magnet hooks? I can pour my own 1/64 ounce shad darts and looking for hook recommendations. Thanks, Pop
You might try the regular trout magnet heads. They're smaller, so you might get better hook ups.
I've used both hooks and caught thousands of Gills....shellcracker....crappie....smallmouth.... ....with those hooks. I've never had any problems with them. One thing I can tell you about testing out a lure...tip it...don't tip it. One trip does not make for a good test. Those hooks were designed to catch a trout in the upper lip....and it does that 90 percent of the time. Over the years many have learned that the Trout Magnet is not only good for trout but many other specie also. I have heavier round head jigs with an #8 hook to fish the Trout Magnet in deeper water...1/24....1/16......3/32. If it is 10 feet or less in depth I use the 1/64 ounce Trout Magnet hooks.
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The pan fish jig hooks are not the same as the Trout Magnet hooks. I have used the both the Crappie and Trout Magnets with no problem for their intended use. The Pan Fish hooks are much longer. I am going to try the Crappie and Trout Magnet hooks with the Pan Fish plastics. We'll see how it works.
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OK....the PanFish jig heads were designed with longer shank for targeting Gills....it and the Trout Magnet jig heads are both still a #8 hook. The Double Cross Jig Heads...designed for crappie...are all on a #3 hook. The Trout Magnet bodies.....and PanFish bodies....are same. The only Double Cross crappie jig head that the Trout Magnet/PanFish body will fit on correctly is the 1/32 ounce Double Cross. The collar on the 1/16 and 1/8 is too large for the Trout Magnet body to fit on. That is why I have heavier jig heads made using a #8 hook.
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