There are numerous lead heads out on the market today. Many come in different shapes, weights, hook sizes, and even colors. But in my opinion I think the greastest invention to these little fish catching devices has been the addition of the screw lock. The screw lock has helped extend the life of many of my Bass Assassins or any other soft plastic lures I throw. For an example, a few months back I was fishing with Steve AKA Spotsndots up in upper West Bay. The Trout were feeding hard and heavy. The first plum/char Assassin I rigged up caught 15 Trout between 15 to 24". After 7 or 8 Trout the bait looked totaly wore out but I told Spotsndots I was going to keep chunking it until it fell off the hook by itself. There was not another lead head on the market without the screw lock that would have kept this bait on the lead head in the right position during the cast in order for it to have worked. About 2 weeks later I set another personal best landing 18 keeper Trout on 1 Bass Assassin. I know soft plastics are cheap but if you can get an extra fish or two out of each bait, thats even better.
Pic 1-- The Bass Assassin's screw lock lead head in 1/8 ounce with the 5/0 Mustad Hook. (My favorite in weight and hook size with no color)
Pic 2-- Take the point of the hook and place it dead center of the bait.
Pic 3-- Push the hook through the bait until the hook gets about 1 3/8 to about 1 1/2" from the top of the bait. Make sure the hook exits dead center in the middle of the back of the baits body. A hook that is not in the center can cause the bait to spin when worked and not perform to its full potential.
Pic 4-- Once the hook has exited the body, push the bait up towards the wire comming out of the lead head.
Pic 5-- The final step will be screwing the soft plastic bait on to the screw lock. Bend the bait behind the hook the twist the body of the bait until its snug agait the lead head.
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Pic 1-- The Bass Assassin's screw lock lead head in 1/8 ounce with the 5/0 Mustad Hook. (My favorite in weight and hook size with no color)
Pic 2-- Take the point of the hook and place it dead center of the bait.
Pic 3-- Push the hook through the bait until the hook gets about 1 3/8 to about 1 1/2" from the top of the bait. Make sure the hook exits dead center in the middle of the back of the baits body. A hook that is not in the center can cause the bait to spin when worked and not perform to its full potential.
Pic 4-- Once the hook has exited the body, push the bait up towards the wire comming out of the lead head.
Pic 5-- The final step will be screwing the soft plastic bait on to the screw lock. Bend the bait behind the hook the twist the body of the bait until its snug agait the lead head.
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