Good Hooks Make a Jig | owner cutting point hooks

In my opinion, there are three main parts that make a jig good or bad: head design, the skirt, and the hook.

I, like most anglers, have yet to find a perfect jig head design.  This can be overlooked because of the numerous different head design choices out there.  While you can't carry one jig to cover all your fishing situations, you can get by pretty well with around 3.

The skirt is probably the least important aspect to me. Shortcomings with a jig skirt can be overlooked.  Skirt too long or short? Too short or long?  Many issues that arise about skirts can easily fixed by modifying them, or changing them to a better one.

But one thing that really makes or breaks a jig is the hook.  I wouldn't use a jig that isn't armed with a hook from the top three hook manufacturers: Mustad, Gamakatsu, or Owner.  Mustad has been making hooks for a long time, and is a good hook for a good price.  You will pay a premier for jigs with Gamakatsu or Owner hooks, but I feel it is definitely worth it.  I made the switch to Owner Cutting Point hooks not too long before Cabin Fever Lures starting offering our jigs with them.

I had been using Owner's Cutting Point EWG hooks for a while and when I learned I could get CP jig hooks, I jumped on it.  I poured myself a box full of jigs on them and nearly replaced my Mustad and Gamakatsu hooked jigs.  In my opinion, these truly are one of, if not the best jig hook on the market.  That's why I make my own jigs with them.