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Originally Posted by mfbab
x2 on what Alpha said, those hooks are VERY brittle!!
I actually like to close mine just a tad to keep the snags down, and I have broken several, so be careful when bending them 
Having said that, I don't think closing the hook has hurt my hookups, I just try to let them take it and I don't really set the hook, I just slowly move it to the side as I feel the hit.
I miss a few doing this, but not too many when I'm in decent sized fish. This is panfish and bass, not trout. |
You know the hooks used on the TM jig head are good hooks. I have been told the brand and type but have forgotten...but I think it is a Mustad. That coating process really makes them brittle. I really only miss fish when I am into fish other than Gills. For a long time I thought it was the TM jig head. But it is not. I have tried many #8 jig heads and the same thing happens. As for getting hung up less try a jig head with a #12 hook......TK taught me this. It works great on crappie in brush. But not so well for small mouth....LOL.
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