Floating jig heads

[northsea]

Hi there,

wondering if any could please help me.

I've just made myself some floating jig heads using Mustad 60 degree jig hooks.

The attachment shows you the type I've made.

They float great. However the hook point faces downwards even on the retrieve.

I assume if I bent these hooks so that the eye faces down and the point up they would float with the point facing up on the retreive but I really don't want to attempt bending hooks.

Is there another way to solve this problem?

Could I add a small weight somewhere to rectify this perhaps?

I'd be very grateful if any of you pros had any suggestions on this one.

Thanks

Chris

p.s if bending or twisting the hook is my only option any pointers on best way to go about this without snapping the hook?

Edited August 13, 2009 by northsea

[smalljaw]

You need to use a 90 degree light wire hook for floating jigheads, a friend on mine is a diehard walleye angler and he uses the floating jig head a lot and has tried various hooks to make his and he has had the same problem.

[whalernut]

Hi there,

wondering if any could please help me.

I've just made myself some floating jig heads using Mustad 60 degree jig hooks.

The attachment shows you the type I've made.

They float great. However the hook point faces downwards even on the retrieve.

I assume if I bent these hooks so that the eye faces down and the point up they would float with the point facing up on the retreive but I really don't want to attempt bending hooks.

Is there another way to solve this problem?

Could I add a small weight somewhere to rectify this perhaps?

I'd be very grateful if any of you pros had any suggestions on this one.

Thanks

Chris

p.s if bending or twisting the hook is my only option any pointers on best way to go about this without snapping the hook?

Did you find a solution? did the reply below work? I too have just started to make my own floating jigs for walleye.