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Old 13-12-2011, 01:57 AM
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squidgy heads with gulp sp's

Hey guys,
Just went to buy some supplies and my shop was fresh out of tt jigheads in the weight and size that I wanted. Devastated. I had to settle for squidgy jig heads. Not product bashing, but in comparison to tt, they don't raise my confidence levels with big.fish in mind, I've just never liked the look of the barb that holds the placcy.
Anyway, my first query is will a squidgy jig head hold a gulp sp effectively with its wire hook thingy?
And secondly, are the hook sizes different between the two brands throughout the range? Squidgy 2/0 seems way bigger than tt 2/0. Maybe I'm a tard
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Old 13-12-2011, 02:00 AM
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you are a tard !!!!!!
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Old 13-12-2011, 02:05 AM
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Please explain?
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Old 13-12-2011, 02:45 AM
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same DohDohDohDoh diff smell IMO

I find i do have to sharpen my hook points after they've been used a few times .. i use tt and squidgy jigheads interchangeably

slight diff in hook sizing too as you've noticed

both catch fush for me
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Old 13-12-2011, 02:54 AM
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No doubt they catch fish
Just curious as to whether the keeper on the squidgy jig head would hold a gulp as well as a tt keeper?
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:09 AM
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i have no problem hooking stonk bream with squidgy jigheads, they work well on wrigglers, although this year i have had the loop knot pop out of the jighead eyelet 3 times, all were big bream and left me devo.
Cant comment on them with gulps though sorry
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:13 AM
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They hold on fine mate. I've used normal and resin head squidgy jigs with gulp placcys and they're fine.
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Old 13-12-2011, 03:44 AM
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i actually prefer the squidgy style keeper to the tt !
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Old 13-12-2011, 04:20 AM
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Mate, if you're having trouble with the squidgy keepers just put a dab of super glue on the hook before you push the plastic on fully, always works for me If you're talking about the round ball heads, you'd be very surprised how strong they are! They look like a flexy piece of crap but I've caught 4Kg+ Salmon on them with no dramas. Btw all the squidgy jig heads are built on vmc's so your not getting no-name brands, i rate them with the tt's, nitro's gammas...what ever else.....
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Old 13-12-2011, 04:32 AM
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Don't leave them in the gulp packet!!! made that mistake once and the entire hook deterierated including the lead! But they are fine and people have been catching massive 1m+ jewfish on them for ages. TT are a great brand and the hooks are really nice but squidgy heads are just as good.
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Old 13-12-2011, 05:02 AM
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i use squidgy jig heads a fair bit caught 4kg+ silver trevally on them they just as good as the rest although the metal prong that keeps the plastic on does fall off after a couple of decent fish
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Old 13-12-2011, 05:13 AM
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Ive cought plenty of massive fish on the squidgies heads. Even Kings. I prefer the TT's
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Old 13-12-2011, 05:48 AM
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personally i prefer other brands to squidy i have bigger squidgy heads for snapper but i like other brands like nitro tt and ecogear they have finer gauge hooks
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Ive staigtend squidgy heads hooks in the smaller sizes, try the new atomic seekers. They have an exelent keeper and a strong gamakatsu hook. Otherwize I use nitro or tt
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Old 04-01-2012, 10:55 AM
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i got what must have been a dodgy batch of squidgy heads and bent every last one of them on bream that were only just over legal size. Now i use tt heads exclusively and have never had an issue
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