I read where the 1/32 and 1/16 oz. road runner heads were the most popular sizes. The hooks on these are awfully small, and when you rig a solid body jig on them, there is very little hook area exposed. Thoughts?
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I read where the 1/32 and 1/16 oz. road runner heads were the most popular sizes. The hooks on these are awfully small, and when you rig a solid body jig on them, there is very little hook area exposed. Thoughts?
Some of my rubber body hair jigs has what I call small hooks and never had a problem but you can get a hold of light wire Hooker on here ( Curtis Hobbs ) he can make you some with what ever size you would like.
I make mine like this. 1/32&1/16 both have #2 , 1/8 has 1/0, 1/4 has 2/0. I use all sickle hooks. Matzuo and eagle claw sickles.
I haven't had much trouble with the smaller hooks, have caught lots of fish on the #2s
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The 1/32 has a #6 hook and the 1/16 has a #4 hook on the road runners.Quote:
Originally Posted by MO' MONEY
Sounds good, Dee. I dont pour jigs. Im talking about the ready made Blakemore road runner. Their hooks ate too small on those sizes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee F
Those hooks are for Northern Crappie. [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by duckhunter
BRM
I use the ones that satdoc makes...nice large sickle hooks on them....made for southern crappieQuote:
Originally Posted by duckhunter
You are right, G. He makes a good one, I have some of his jigs.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Yep, me too.Quote:
Originally Posted by "G"
Ordered 500 matzuo hooks once and about 50% of them had no barb. Might have been knock offs but anyway now I only use Eagle claw lil nasty, they are the real deal. If a fish can swallow a crank bait it can get a big hook, I go big with the hook.
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The Road Runners do have small hooks, I myself order mine from light wire hook (Curtis Hobbs). I have been ordering from him for a couple of years now before I moved to Mississippi from Florida.
Just bend the hooks upward a little. They will work.
Same as above I open it just enough where the point is above the eye.
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Another question. Dove int longlining yesterday with very limited success, lol. I had an awful time with line twist, as I think my jigs were spinning in the water. twist so bad, reels wouldn't throw. I have never read about anyone using swivels. May have to use one now. Any suggestions? Thanks.
I use snap swivels on every rod and prerigs. when one tangles I unclip and if it is bad, chunk in the boat and clip a new one on.
go to Redneckrubberllc.com and get their jig heads ...mThey come 1/16!1/8 or 1/4 with #2/0 hooks,,,made for the Big beavertail jigs they make as well,,,very nice jigs,,,
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Originally Posted by MO' MONEY
Ditto.
I went through a pile of rigs this evening. Terminal rigs are double jigs on 10lb mono attached to a small swivel. That swivel attaches to a snap swivel at the end of the main line which is 30lb Depth Hunter.
Double swivels all but eliminate twist. Using the lighter terminal rig allows it to break instead of the main line if the hook doesn't pull. I have a pool noodle wrapped with 30+ double jig rigs that I pre-tied. Having the snap swivel at the end of the main line allows me to replace a broken rig in under 2 minutes. Also works for Capps & Coleman rigs.