Short Report for 1/7/22

[bobby b.]

Fished the lower end yesterday from 7:30 am - 10 am.  It was not as good as it was in previous days but I was able to scratch out 5 keepers and one short - all Spots.  One fish (pictured) went close to 3 lbs.  WT 47 degrees - 2.8 kitech on a damski head worked the best.  Secondary points and a little bit inside the creek/cove.  

Bobby

 

[Dock-in-it]

Bobby, can you show a picture of the Damiki head that works with a 2.8. I bought the Damiki brand heads with a 2/0 hook and their 2/0 hook is the same size as a Gamakatsu 4/0. Damiki also has heads with a 1/0 and I am guessing that might work for a 2.8 as well as a Damiki 3" Armor shad.

[bobby b.]

Dock,

both 1/4 oz and 3/8 oz have 2/0 hooks (see pic) - I was out for just one hour early this morning before Church - caught one Spot but had 4 or 5 disconnect just after the bite - this has been happening lots this year - I changed to a sifter tip and tried waiting a moment to set the hook.  It doesn't seem to happen with the Mooneye hooks.  

[Dock-in-it]

Bobby, the Damiki heads have a heavy duty hook and the Mooneye heads have a nice light wire hook that penetrates much better on the hookset. 

There is probably a knockoff brand Damiki style head that has the proper light wire hook.

[Dutch]

I have a mold that makes that type of head.  If you guys find a hook that suits you I could pour you some heads.

[Bill Babler]

The finest wire hook you can get is by far a much better penetrator. 

Everyone misses some deep bites but a lite wire hook really helps. 

On another front Keitech makes a ball head for swimming its small swim baits. It has a Daiichi hook and it’s really sticky