Question about hooks and HitchHikers. Find out that Tru-Turn, or should I say the parent company (TTI Companies) has the patent #4841665 on the "screw-lock" idea. I couldn't justify my time to turn them out in stainless, but finding there's a patent on the idea, pretty much makes that decision for me. If enough guys want the large size HitchHikers, I might consider ordering the 1000 minimum. They will work well, but a couple big stripers or larger blues tend to straighten them out, as they are copper not stainless.
On the hooks, I'm waiting for Owner to get back to me with an answer on their 5319 jig hooks, which are my favorite. Again, they want me to order in pro packs and then full cartons, which is some 1000 hooks. That's assuming I offer them in 3/0, 5/0 and 7/0 sizes. I've asked if they will sell less, but then again most of you guys use jigheads, so I question the logic of me stocking hooks. If I'm wrong tell me and I might see about bringing some to the show. If not maybe MikeCC stocks them and can bring some along.
There were some sweet looking metal jigs in the Owner catalog they sent me. Any of you metal nuts throw those Jig'N Minnows or the Jacky Jigs, nice paint jobs and big doll type insert eyes. Then I saw all the Saiki rigs and thought of FW, you ever use the Squid Skirts. They look neat and I don't think I've ever seen them in any of the tackle shops around me. Many nice hook designs I never saw before, one in particular looked sweet, because it has a built in screw lock or Twist "N" Hold Shank as they call it. It's their Sled Head and comes in 1/8 to 1/2 oz and 2/0 to 4/0 hook sizes. They say fresh or saltwater, anyone use those style heads, I've got to try some in the 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 oz size but the minimum order will kill me.
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