Hairjig Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 A friend of mine wants me to tie him some saltwater jigs. I have never tied saltwater jigs. I have tied thousands of jigs for fresh water.My Question is what type of hook to use. I normanly use ultra points by mustad. Do I need to use stainless steel or something else. These will be 1/8 oz. and 1/4 oz. hair jigs --- 1/0 or 2/0 hooks. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 Try Mustad BLNs. Gamakatsu makes a good hook also but they cost more than the BLNs which are an excellent saltwater hook. VMC makes a real good Perma Steel hook, if you can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Casting Posted July 20, 2007 Report Share Posted July 20, 2007 You can use a Black Nickel hook. If by chance the bait would stay with the fish Black Nickel will dissolve quicker. Although most of the salt water baits that we manufacture have a Duratin Coating. Chuck Tight Line Anglers Products Ph. 440-277-1511 Fax 440-277-1511 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headstails Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 Black Nickel definatly the way to go. Easier on the fish:? . For complete work check out our clasified ad. We cast, paint and do the tying of bucktail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogajiga Posted October 23, 2007 Report Share Posted October 23, 2007 If you're gonna hand pour your own heads, a possible solution might be the Do-it JYS-4-A mold(I don't have one) allready dialed in for 1/8-1/0 and 1/4-2/0 sizes 90* O'Shaughnessy tinned EC 635. My JYV-5-A will fit a 2/0 60* 32786 BLN in the stock 1/4 slot, but I dont have any 1/0 to size into the 1/8. My guess is the 1/0 fit could be close enough to tweak if necessary. Both molds are salt water popular banana jig style. Standard 90* Ultra Point BLN might be a bit light in the ocean. The best solution might be to have someone supply you with their tested & proven head/hook combos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
