Santiago
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Assist hooks for knife jigs
I've got a bunch of new knife jigs and assist hooks - however the loop is not long enough to loop thru the eye and pass the hook thru it so I assume I
must use a split ring???? Don't particularly like split rings. These are my first knife jigs so maybe I'm missing something?
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Don Alley
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Tie a solid ring to your line. Loop the assist hook through the solid ring. Then use a split ring to attach the solid ring to the jig. That's how they
use them in the western pacific. They keep a pair of split ring pliers handy. The hook and solid ring stay tied to the line or leader, and you use the
split ring pliers to change jigs.
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Knife jigs?
Knife jigs?..........What is a knife jig,have many jigs but no knifes............Would someone please enlighten me,maybe a pic or two.
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Knife jigs are a component of a straight up-and-down deepwater jigging method popular in the western Pacific for bottom fish, jacks and tunas.
Use straight spectra line with short flourocarbon leaders, light but strong (often expensive) graphite rods, conventional or spin reels, and an active
up-and-down rod motion on the retrieve. Shimano markets one of the techniques as their "Butterfly" system.
The knife jig is said to be best suited for deep water, especially in strong currents. Their design does not flutter as much as the butterfly jigs,
but drops through water quickly. They come in weights of 4 to 14 ounces (120-400 grams).
I'm trying to figure if they produce better than a Tady or Salas yoyo iron.
A River2Sea knife jig:
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THX
Thanks DON,Ive seen these around some,there are smaller versions out there to.MMMMMM..........I bet the smaller ones would cast like hell,maybe I need
a couple of those
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Here's another lure from River2Sea....called a Sea Rock. These come in sizes from 7 grams (yes, only 7 grams!) to 500 grams. The heavier ones work
pretty good as yoyo iron, but my favorites are the 2-3 ounce ones I cast. Cast, then let them flutter down; snappers, barred pargo and cabrilla hit
them as they fall. I wish I could find another orange one.
Availability is a problem. Charkbait has heavy ones, but the casting models I get from Campbell's ProTackle in Australia.
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OK - I've figured it out and feel pretty stoooopid: the hook will fit through the loop - I just needed to bend the shrink wrapping. I'm sure the guy
that helped me at the sales desk is still shaking his head..... By the way - they said that the solid ring to the split ring set up is a "scam" by
Shimano (not Charkbait!) to sell more stuff and to just put everything thru the front loop.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
OK - I've figured it out and feel pretty stoooopid: the hook will fit through the loop - I just needed to bend the shrink wrapping. I'm sure the guy
that helped me at the sales desk is still shaking his head..... By the way - they said that the solid ring to the split ring set up is a "scam" by
Shimano (not Charkbait!) to sell more stuff and to just put everything thru the front loop. |
I'd use at least the split ring. Makes it easier to change jigs (if you have split ring pliers), and maybe it's a better stess point for a big fish
than the loop on the jig. Here's a good source of info:
http://www.anglers-proshop.com/jigging_101.php
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Thanks Don - good link!
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