Gamakatsu Jobee Pro Hook- Rolls over when retrieved...

[ib_of_the_damned]

I have tried using these hooks that look like this:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90001_100010000_100000000_100010000_100-10-0

For some reason, no matter what I rig on them, they want to roll over so the hook bend faces up.  Does anyone else have this problem with these types hooks? And how do you rig them so that they run straight and true? Thanks!

[Wayne P.]

Post a picture of one rigged for analysis.

[RockvilleMDAngler]

Are you rigging this with a soft plastic swimbait?  The hook you pictured looks like a slider head which I love to use on finesse worms but normally would not use on a swimbait.  If these are what I think they are then they are designed to be fished like a texas rig or s-l-o-w-l-y swimmed along the bottom, if they are rolling you are probably fishing them too fast and should switch to a standard texas rig or weighted hook.  Try rigging a zoom finesse worm on a 1/8 ounce head and skipping it under a dock, they are spectacular for dock fishing.

[Fishes in trees]

Think of Jobee hooks as a bubba version of the Brewer slider hook.  But they are for a different purpose.  They are a soft plastic flippin and pitching hook.   Use any decent sized, soft plastic.  7 to 10 inch worms   Brush hogs   Bacon  rinds  bigger tubes.

I don't think it matters which way the hook turns.  Pitch to target, drop to bottom, shake it a few times, deadstick a few seconds, reel in for the next target.  I've used these some.  The majority of your hits happen on the initial drop, like most baits.  I don't have a clue which way the hook is facing while the bait is dropping.

Most of my experience with these hooks is in the 1/4 and 3/8 sizes.  I don't have any experience with the lighter weights.

They also market a Jobee finesse hook, which is smaller, roughly the same size as a Brewer slider hook.  I think Walmart carries them, at least they used to.  I've got a whole bunch of Jobee finesse hooks 3/16 size I got at a Walmart close out.

[CWB]

Like Wayne said, post a picture if possible.

I use these and have no problems. The bait you are using could be causing it to roll over.

Also, how are you retrieving the rig. the faster the retrieve, the more chance for rollover.

[RoLo]

Due to poor workmanship, Jobee Heads have been phased out by most major distributors.

Grab the hook in one hand and grab the leadhead in the other hand.

Now twist the head against the hook and without exerting a great deal of pressure

the bond will be broken and the head will rotate freely around the hook shank.

What's more, the jobee head uses a long thin and very rubbery hook AVOID!

The identical jighead has been farmed out to Luck E Strike but to no avail.

The hook is still long, thin and rubbery with no backbone. After you've lost several wall-hangers

and retrieve an empty jig with a straightened hook, you'll share the same sentiment.

Owner is the finest name in hooks, and they produce two jigheads for shaky worming:

1) Owner Ultrahead Shaky Type

http://www.performancetackle.com/freshwater-fishing/terminal-tackle/jigheads/ultrahead-shaky-type/prodOHUSHAKYHEAD.html

2) Owner Ultrahead Bullet Head

http://www.performancetackle.com/freshwater-fishing/terminal-tackle/jigheads/ultrahead-bullet-type/prodOHUBULLET.html

While most anglers would opt for the "shaky type head" I personally use a heavy-duty version

of the bullet head I listed below. The Owner Bullet Head above uses a thin-wire hook,

but I prefer the Owner "Type-Z" Bullet Head which uses "medium-wire hook",

a finesse jig capable of landing Kurita's bass. This is the jig I'm referring to:

Owner Bullet Head "Type-Z"

http://www.performancetackle.com/freshwater-fishing/terminal-tackle/jigheads/ultrahead-bullet-type-z/prodOHUBULLETZ.html

On the downside, Owner's fine-wire bullet head is available in 1/16oz, whereas

Owner's type-Z Bullet Head starts at 1/8oz.

Based on clear water study, when a high-floating worm is used, the worm tail

will be held upright above the head regardless of the jighead configuration.

Oppositely, if the worm is made of neutrally buoyant or sinking plastic

there is no jighead configuration that will hold the tail aloft for more than a moment,

without falling over and settling on the bottom.

I could go to jail for that remark, so keep it under your hat ;D

Roger