SJ41 Vs SJ43

[Ben Rivers]

Guys

Does anyone know the difference between them?

Cheers Ben

[Dmitrii Novgorodtcev]

They are of different shape. SJ-43 has longer shaft.

[Tak Otsuka]

SJ43 is offset hooks I think

[Brandon Khoo]

Yes it is.
It is like asking what is the difference between the Decoy GT and Gamakatsu Recorder - they are completely different hooks!

[Mark Harris]

Pretty big difference Ben. Do an internet search and check the pictures.

What are you looking to use these hooks for? 

Personally I would regard SJ41 (and SJ51) with its very short shank and relatively large gape as a jigging hook or with an assist cord on a lure.

SJ43 with its longer shank , I would seem more as a single to use on a lure with no assist cord or as a back-to-back Baker rig.  Although I would usually prefer Owner Jobu for both those functions.

Just my views of course.

[Ben Rivers]

Everyone seems to recommend the SJ41 for Poppers (Back to back), I though the SJ43 looked like they might be more suitable.

[Dmitrii Novgorodtcev]

Originally, SJ43 was designed by Kei Hiramatsu for Owner for jigging purpose.

[Mark Harris]

I am probably not the best person to be commenting on singles for GT lures as I don't like using them, but SJ41 as a Baker Rig hook looks strange to me (because of the very short shanks).

Nomad have been a key driving force behind fitting singles on poppers and if their videos are anything to go by they prefer Jobus (very long shanked), which is a similar shape to SJ43.

[Ben Rivers]

Thanks Mark - I'll buy a couple of packs and see how they go!

[Brandon Khoo]

They use Jobus as single rigged assists, not as baker rigs.
My only reservation is that a 10/0 Jobu on a long assist rig really does strange things to the balance of the lure.

I am probably not the best person to be commenting on singles for GT lures as I don't like using them, but SJ41 as a Baker Rig hook looks strange to me (because of the very short shanks).

Nomad have been a key driving force behind fitting singles on poppers and if their videos are anything to go by they prefer Jobus (very long shanked), which is a similar shape to SJ43.

[Mark Harris]

Thanks for that Brandon.

On the old Nomad website, there was a popper rigging video where Jobus were being used as singles without assist cords. Cannot find that video on the new website. I guess it was very old and things have changed at Nomad.

With such a long shank, a Jobu on an assist cord looks very strange to me!  That might just be my jigging background coming through (long shanks = bad jigging rig in my opinion) though .  I know others think differently and the massive long shanked Decoy singles are thought by some to be the best jigging hooks.

[Ben Rivers]

Mark - Here is a link to their website where they show you what combinations they recommend for their lures:

http://www.nomadtackle.com/lurerigging.htm

[Chris Young]

SJ41 are imo better suted to baker rigged on most poppers,

SJ43 has a longer shank that can get hung up on the lure

[Dmitrii Novgorodtcev]

Yeh, i would also use short shaft hooks for baker rig, though I do not often use singles... As for long shafted hook, they do good in rear....

[Sam Morrison]

SJ41 are imo better suted to baker rigged on most poppers,

SJ43 has a longer shank that can get hung up on the lure

X 2 Chris,

I use SJ41's on both poppers and stickbaits, mostly 11/0 size.

Remember you want hook exposure not length, so if you go to hooks with longer shanks check your tail hook won't foul with those on the belly.