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Originally Posted by speckdaddy
i pour alot of my jigheads. only use a ton of 1/4 ounce heads so thats what i started off with. i have a 7 cavity 1/4 ounce mold and i use 4/0 hiiks. had ta modify the mold but they turn out awesum!!! what ya pourin gerald? jighead wise???
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I have a mold that has 6 different sizes.....1/8, 1/4, 3/8 1/2 3/4 and 1 oz.
In each mold cavity, I found that I wanted a larger hook and heavier wire size than what the mold was designed to use. I had to enlarge the mold so the bigger hooks would fit.
I think a 2/0 hook is too small. A 3/0 [regular or heavy wire] hook is about right for most fishing. A 4/0 hook would be ok but IMO....a little large in size. For the 1 oz size jig heads, I used a 5/0 hook.
I tried using some long shank hooks.....but the wire size was a little small and a big fish would straighten the hook if the drag is set too heavy.