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    Posted: 19 Mar 2014 at 6:00pm
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anyone use stainless steel jig hooks ? or is everyone using steel/alloy

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geez so out of 78 views no one uses hooks on their jigs aye

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I use these VMC 13/0 VMC Tuna Tuned Jig Hook
 
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only use Gammies and jm monster hooks.......prefer Gammies over all of them.
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cheers for the replies but I'm not after brands I'm after material i.e stainless etc :)

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Originally posted by Stormbringer Stormbringer wrote:

cheers for the replies but I'm not after brands I'm after material i.e stainless etc :)


Hi Leigh, you after 304 or 316?
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Originally posted by kaveman kaveman wrote:

Originally posted by Stormbringer Stormbringer wrote:

cheers for the replies but I'm not after brands I'm after material i.e stainless etc :)


Hi Leigh, you after 304 or 316?

Neither just trying to figure out what people are using

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I use jigstar ninjas, owner sj's, jm's. not sure if the last two are stainless or not?
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i like jm monsters (alloy). ninjas are high carbon steel, use them 2 but they blunten quicker i reckon.
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SHout kudako and Fisherman Spinoza both contain alloy I think
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My go to jigging hook is made from 420J2 Alloy.
 
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As Pirate stated JM Monsters and also Owner SJs. When you put both hooks together they are near identical except the eye size. I prefer the SJs as its easier to double the "HIGH" Jigstar Kevlar through the Eye twice.
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