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Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish => Tackle & Techniques => Topic started by: Brandon Khoo on October 26, 2007, 08:36:09 AM

Title: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Brandon Khoo on October 26, 2007, 08:36:09 AM: Does anyone here use these jigs and if so, what is the best way to work them?
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: DarrenC on October 26, 2007, 12:14:28 PM: Like Matsutani does! Long stroke - 3 cranks! But it's pretty physically demanding!

They are classified as darting jigs and although the 'long jerk' will bring out its best, the typically faster 'short strokes' also work well for the local guys i know, so long as the jerks are rapid enough to get the jig to dart on every lift...

Just my 2 cents. ;)
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Mark Stotesbury on October 29, 2007, 11:20:18 PM: Hi Brandon
i use a fast shortstroke retrieve[rodbutt in a blackmajic bucket]and crank as fast as possible,but also a yo-yo type retrieve fairly slow both work well on yellowfin tuna and albacore .try to lay your hands on some pink hookers the blue /gold works well for us
cheers mark
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Brandon Khoo on October 30, 2007, 07:38:57 AM: thanks Darren/Mark

Every time I look at my big jigs, I wonder why the hell I do this to myself. When I look at a nice popper (say 130g, reasonable but not ridiculous cup mouth), I feel happy. When I look at a jig (300g+), it's like looking at a Hammerhead I Cup or Fisherman Bigmouth HP - I only think of pain and worse, when it looks suspiciously like a high speed jig, I get this sinking feeling of two or three drops and I'm dead! :D

I also have this really bad habit of hooking up on the drop before I'm intending to have a rest!
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: DarrenC on October 31, 2007, 01:05:19 PM: Well Brandon, that's what makes jigging so addictive don't you think? ;D ;D ;D

And Hookers have an uncanny knack of outfishing most others on board!
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Hon-Su Chin on October 31, 2007, 01:35:49 PM: thats why they're called HOOKERS.....they have the uncanny knack of "hooking" up. ;D 8)

To answer your question... I use long strokes via the gimbal belt or just a straight quick retrieve. Most of the hookups actually comes from the drop becoz it has a very tantalizing fluttering drop.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on November 20, 2007, 11:02:48 PM: Got a yellow/white one a Japanese mate gave me back in 2003.
Got my " deepest capture" on it....287m off Break Sea spit...weighs 300gm and was using a GT rod for snapper AJ's, yellowtail kings and pearlies..an awesome jig that seems to work well by 3 quick lifts then a quick drop/flutter....most baitfish don't fall backwards though the fish chasing these things don't seem to mind!!!
A simple fast "kingie" rip up.stop.rip up works well too!
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Brandon Khoo on November 22, 2007, 06:00:03 AM: 287m?! :o
for me, that's best left as a spectator spot! :D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on November 26, 2007, 08:42:02 PM: Brandon,
When Damon fitted the 3400 Kevlacat with a 1kw transducer, all of a sudden we were seeing things down the continental shelf that we never saw before, so we thought we might try and catch them....had a little puff n pant after the AJ!!!!

IT IS DEEP FOR MANUAL GEAR....been there done that box is ticked!!
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Brandon Khoo on November 26, 2007, 10:17:14 PM: Aaron, all I can say is that I am most grateful he didn't take me to that spot in February. I think Damon saw my pitiful jigging technique and decided I wasn't up to it! :D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on November 27, 2007, 10:45:58 PM: Brandon,
The fish were damn hungry...not a heck of a lot of action was needed to hook up!
I lifted once to hook a 12kg AJ...Tim Baker was SNAGGED in 230m of water. We drove off and the jig pulled free, he lifted and hooked up on an AJ...Eddie(50cigarette man a day) Kazama pulled a 6kg snapper out of 240m....it WAS fun!!!
Ridiculous!! But fun!!

Aaron.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Tim Mitsopoulos on December 11, 2007, 09:59:52 AM: Quote from: Aaron Concord on November 27, 2007, 10:45:58 PM
Brandon,
The fish were damn hungry...not a heck of a lot of action was needed to hook up!
I lifted once to hook a 12kg AJ...Tim Baker was SNAGGED in 230m of water. We drove off and the jig pulled free, he lifted and hooked up on an AJ...Eddie(50cigarette man a day) Kazama pulled a 6kg snapper out of 240m....it WAS fun!!!
Ridiculous!! But fun!!

Aaron.

Gee guys , being quite new to the forum i didn't realise who some of you were.
Aaron i just watched 5 Days at Fraser , that Eddie had me on the floor in tears , especially the part were you guys are jigging and he is doing it from a fold out camp chair pumping the rod with cigarette in hand.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Brandon Khoo on December 11, 2007, 01:47:15 PM: Eddie is my hero ;D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on December 12, 2007, 06:30:31 PM: Tim,
Just tried to upload a pic of the Eddie Lama, Spirtual Guide....184kb and I got rejected!!!!
I'll need to talk to Luke...said upload folder was full or something...

The Eddie Lama is karama & mojo gifted.....he's a crack up to film & fish with....a great friend.

When we get the tech difficulties of the pic sorted I'll post it...he DOES look like a GT/Jigging spiritual guide!!

Cheers

Aaron.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on December 12, 2007, 07:06:42 PM: Should be resolved now guys ;)
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Tim Mitsopoulos on December 12, 2007, 08:23:49 PM: Quote from: Aaron Concord on December 12, 2007, 06:30:31 PM
Tim,
Just tried to upload a pic of the Eddie Lama, Spirtual Guide....184kb and I got rejected!!!!
I'll need to talk to Luke...said upload folder was full or something...

The Eddie Lama is karama & mojo gifted.....he's a crack up to film & fish with....a great friend.

When we get the tech difficulties of the pic sorted I'll post it...he DOES look like a GT/Jigging spiritual guide!!

Cheers

Aaron.

Will be great to see the pics .
Man he is so relaxed and certainly looks like a hoot to have on a trip , wish i was that laid back.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on December 14, 2007, 12:03:47 AM: Tim, Brandon & Luke....

THE EDDIE LAMA.....Bird Island, Wreck Reef.....

If I too could be sooooooooooo laid back!!!!!!

Cheers

Aaron.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Peter Lowe on December 14, 2007, 04:01:10 PM: :D :D :D :D :D :D You crack me up :D :D :D :D :D :D

That's so funny.......

Eddie is THE MAN........

H e y M a n, c a n w e h oo k u p o n e o f t h o s e 2 p e r s o n G e e e e T e e e e e , s
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Tim Mitsopoulos on December 14, 2007, 05:17:37 PM: I was just having a laugh at the pic when my wife walked in , she looked at the pic then back at me like i was crazy.
I then put the 5 days at Fraser dvd on so she could understand what i could see in the pic of Eddie, she isn't into fishing much but when she saw Eddie on the dvd she was in histerics and reckons he should be a stand up comedian ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on December 15, 2007, 10:08:39 AM: The Eddie Lama is exactly what you see on Five Days @ Fraser....he is hilarious and it just comes naturally out of him like that!!!
The best description I could give to people who had never seen the man or movie was " Chong" out of Cheech & Chong....
He's tall for Japanese...he's got the Hawaiian/Southern Californian Accent since his dad was USA military....also he likes to smoke A LOT!!

I had to up his profile after the "Eddie Lama heavy popping strategy" worked at Wreck Reef...I watched Mark Shannon, Malcolm Crane & Chris Harrison go hard from dawn till dusk...Eddie would sleep in until noon...."commune with the birds" ....just look at the place at his pace.....he ended with the biggest GT of the week...a 40kg hooter that tied him in knots....

It's all about his KARMA guys!!!!!!......And he SHOULD be a stand up comic!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter,
in you word graphic, I can just HEAR him say it like that....right now.....

He's a funny guy to have on a jig/GT trip!!!

Aaron. ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Jon Jarvis on January 07, 2008, 10:02:54 PM: Anyone know where I can get some of the smaller sizer hookers? Work great in the NT, just a little hard to find.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Mick Cunningham on January 07, 2008, 10:23:42 PM: yea i was there and he is so lazy ... ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

but this picture look better ;D ;D ;D as aaron changed the back ground it look so good ...
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on January 07, 2008, 10:27:25 PM: Quote from: Mick on January 07, 2008, 10:23:42 PM
yea i was there and he is so lazy ... ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

but this picture look better ;D ;D ;D as aaron changed the back ground it look so good ...

Mick do you have any pics of your captures from that trip? Would love to see them! ;D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Aaron Concord on January 08, 2008, 01:02:05 AM: Ah The EDDIE LAMA....
Spent most days drinking Saki or chain smoking and STILL lands the biggest GT on a popper, a true 2 person 40+ er...he had a cast done by an American company with the lure in it's gob....looks cool!!

He just has MOJO Mick....and he's not lazy...yeah well, his idea of relaxation is being lazy!!

Cheers

Aaron.
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Greg Burt on January 08, 2008, 08:21:36 AM: Quote from: Jon Jarvis on January 07, 2008, 10:02:54 PM
Anyone know where I can get some of the smaller sizer hookers? Work great in the NT, just a little hard to find.

Check out Neil at Jones Tackle, if not Duncan at Fish Head as he also has the Patriots.

Yesterday I christened a Patriot on a 10+kg [after 1/2 got sharked] Ambo on its 1st drop, that followed up my 1st time with a Hooker on a Kingie [4 weeks ago], they and the Hookers are both easy working jigs
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on January 08, 2008, 08:29:20 AM: Gotta love HOOKERS ;D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Mick Cunningham on January 08, 2008, 08:47:08 PM: Quote from: Luke Wyrsta on January 07, 2008, 10:27:25 PM
Quote from: Mick on January 07, 2008, 10:23:42 PM
yea i was there and he is so lazy ... ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D

but this picture look better ;D ;D ;D as aaron changed the back ground it look so good ...

Mick do you have any pics of your captures from that trip? Would love to see them! ;D

sure thing ther you go ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Sevenseas Hooker jig
Post by: Luke Wyrsta on January 08, 2008, 09:45:47 PM: Quote from: Mick on January 07, 2008, 10:23:42 PM
sure thing there you go ;D ;D ;D
guess who this is ?? ::)

A MIME? ;D