Assist hook help
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Heavy Metal - Jig fishing
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Topic: Assist hook help
Posted By: ROCKSTARS
Subject: Assist hook help
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 7:47pm
| Hi all, last few nights I have been tying up some spare assist hooks, for my 200 and 300 grm kingie jigs, my question is how important is it to finish off the rig with the heat shrink plastic sleeve, cheers. |
Replies:
Posted By: Rob Optimist
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 8:10pm
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If I use anything it's only a bit of electrical tape to make sure Knot doesn't loosen which it never does so don't bother. Some people say it gives more protection from cuda but they soon chop it up anyway ------------- "attitude is everything" |
Posted By: Stonefish
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 8:18pm
| I used to, now I don't bother, don't think it makes any difference. |
Posted By: ROCKSTARS
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 8:32pm
| Thanks guys, I was thinking along those lines, the last lot of jigs I brought from yeeha fishing did not have the shrink wrap on them and they were made up for me by Chris's , many thanks guys, |
Posted By: Stormbringer
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 8:35pm
if you are worried about knot slippage you could always put a couple of drops of super glue on it  -------------  |
Posted By: Structfab
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2014 at 9:07pm
| no need for it IMO |
Posted By: Fishing Addiction
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2014 at 8:45am
| I use heavy cord so no need for the heat shrinking |
Posted By: ROCKSTARS
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2014 at 11:29am
| Thanks fishing addiction that's exactly what I was thinking, |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2014 at 3:50am
I disagree.......here is an assist rig i made with heat shrink and it had caught a whole load of kings and was abused by couda all day long( see below/the cord was pretty good under that).....it was the only rig i used that day..It was then recycled..If there was no heat shrink i would have gone through many rigs......Its also keeps the assist rig stiff and less likely to hook itself on the leader during jigging..............there were many people who used to do this.......Coxy caught his 41 kg Kingfish on one of my rigs that i made for him with heat shrink.......Its worth the effort.....I fished alongside Marx on here one day....he used zyon and he got torn off but i didnt with my heat shrink......it makes for secure hook sets IMHO.......there are a few there with plastic tubing(for couda) for protection....which i never tested.....i no longer use the shrink around the solid ring....preferring that area be free to swing around the ring.    ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: ROCKSTARS
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2014 at 7:21am
| Some great ides coming through thanks guys. |