Round Eye Jighead vs Hoss Helix Hook: Lure Actions Compared
- By: Pat Ogletree
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In general, we think of our round eye jigheads as being an option for deeper water and weighted hooks being the go-to for shallow water. That’s a great way to differentiate the two when you’re getting started.
When you’re ready to step up your tactics, a close look at how these two popular rigs affect the action can help you have greater success, especially when fish are picky.
In this video, I grabbed both styles in the same 3/16-ounce weight to shoot some underwater footage and show you the difference.
Enjoy!
Round Eye Jighead vs Hoss Helix Hook Lure Action
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Key Takeaways
A Hoss Helix weighted hook…
- Provides more wobble and creates more disturbance on a straight retrieve, making it a better option for choppy and dirty water.
- Lays the lure on its side during long pauses and looks less natural (not a problem with short pauses)
- Glides forward on pauses.
- Is rigged weedless but has a lower hookup ratio.
A Hoss Round Eye jighead…
- Has less wobble on a straight retrieve, offering a slightly more finesse presentation in calm or light chop conditions.
- Stands upright longer on a long pause, looking more natural.
- Drops straight down on pauses.
- Has an exposed hook that can hang up more easily but has a better hookup ratio.
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Very good demonstration and examples Pat and I can see where both examples will work very well in the conditions they are being fished …. Thanks Pat
Thanks for the information and demonstration of both set ups, Pat
Good information on the lure wobble comparison. Didn’t know that.
Honestly it surprised me that it was that much of a difference.
Thanks Pat. My experience with jig heads here at IRL and Mosquito Lagoon is that I get too much debris on each cast As a result I use Hoss weedless weighted hooks 1/8 oz 3/0 and 4/0 Thank you for sharing this video
Same with me Terry. When I fish elsewhere, I use a lot more of the round eye or the Football jig heads but at home, I have to go with the Helix! Thanks for sharing!
Pat, you implied it without saying it directly – the open hook is just flat out better at hooking and landing fish than the weedless style. I have a very poor conversion rate (% of fish landed once hooked initially) with the weedless style, 50% if that. Open hook conversion rate is well north of 75%, far fewer fish lost during the fight.
You are 100% right on that one. Open hooks will have a better hook up ratio than weedless. When possible always use an open jig head. Unfortunately where a lot of us fish we can’t so we are stuck with the weedless option. Great point!
Kina strange because you just did a hook comparison like this one a little more then a week ago on the 15th where you compared jigheads to weedless hooks why the same kind of report so soon?
This one was geared more towards the action of the lure while rigged up and the other was a general guideline
I first noticed the swiming action when I paired a 2.0 on a Trout Eye jig head as well. Here in the Chesapeake region we have a local builder that makes jigheads and other lures for saltwater applications. https://www.geyejigs.com/products. The sizes range from 3/16 oz to 4 oz. From panfish to cobia. They are popular with the striper fisherman due to the large eyes and the different contrast between the jighead and the soft plastic you rig them on. Looking the tackle shops, there are a few tackle stores in FL that sell them.
I’ll make sure and take a look at those. Thanks for sharing!