curtisb Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Pouring 1/2 - 3/4 -- and 1 oz. football jigs. What size hooks for what weights, I think mold will take 4/0 and 5/0. Thanks for your help on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROWINGADUBAY Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I see your from texas so i would probably go with the 5/0 or a EWG 4/0 I would be willing to bet you could go a size bigger or smaller without modifying you mold but there is only one way to find out and thats to buy a few of each and make them up I am sure your buddies will be glad to take the ones you don't care for and maybe one hook will be better for some situations and the other will work for another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldfart9999 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 What mold? What does the mold call for? When all else fails, read the directions.LOL Rodney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Yep a 4/0 or 5/0 sounds about right. Naturally it's your choice as you know what you like to throw and what you have confidence in. Many guys like smaller profiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 It does depend on the mold but in general most of my jigs 1/2oz and over use a 5/0 hook but it depends on what you want to do. I make a 1/2oz football jig for a guy that uses his own hand poured trailer, his trailer is a little smaller than what you would normally use on a bait that size but he said the secret to it working is that the entire jig and trailer be compact and so he likes me to use a 4/0 flipping hook, not as long and has a smaller bite than the normal 5/0 hook but as with all flipping hooks, it is thicker and stronger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
