Tuna jig hook placement
 

Venturing off to my summer Tuna jig trip. To this day i still have never hooked a tuna on jig.

I'm wondering is it wise to ever put a hook on the bottom ring of the jig? I figure with Tuna being so line shy, putting a hook on the bottom part would scare them away from from striking?

Thanks in advance.

Re: Tuna jig hook placement
 

Many times it will cause it to foul with the line .
And then you’re relying on the strength of the jig wire to fight the tuna .

Sometimes having the top assist hook longer so it reaches almost mid jig is best .
As is using a larger wider gap hook .


ALWAYS tie to a solid ring or grommet as shown .
Many guys tie to a split ring which is an easy way to lose a big fish


Here is a simple demonstration

https://youtu.be/rCoYz6805JM





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Re: Tuna jig hook placement
 

I spoke with Eric from The Reel Seat in Brielle and this is how he told me how to rig up when jigging tuna;

-At the end of your leader attach a #220 Spro swivel.
-On the other end of the swivel attach a split ring.
-Attach a solid ring to the split ring.
-Attach your assist hooks to the solid ring.
-Attach your jig to the split ring.

The above allows you to change jigs by just removing the old jig from the split ring & replacing it with your new jig.

Re: Tuna jig hook placement
 

That's what I've been seeing on most 90/120 gram jigs.

How about a 140 gram JYG jig??? They hook them a little different. Any input????


Meat Hunter

Re: Tuna jig hook placement
 

140 is far from a heavy jig .
Seen their rigging that’s split ring to split ring assist hooks .
NO WAY am I ever rigging a hook or my main line to a split ring for tuna .

Seen way too many times the hooks cord or the lane slips into the split ring and it fails .

Hooks , main line always to a solid ring (same solid ring )
Jig to a split ring that’s attached to the solid ring .
Jig never has any weight on it

Re: Tuna jig hook placement
 

You lost me there on the split ring to split ring. I know thier twin hooks have split rings, so you can either put a Spro on the split ring, or put another solid ring on the split ring instead of the swivel.

The other thing I've seen is SeaBuoy swivels with solid rings on them.


Meat Hunter

Re: Tuna jig hook placement
 

A lot their pics showed a split ring for jig attachment , and split rings on their assist hooks also .
But when I look deeper in their site all their assist rigs show solid rings (as they should be )
Only thing that should be attached to a split ring is the jig .

Hooks and main line should go to a solid ring