assists hooks-size

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by Green Hornet

I tie my own assists using Daiichi 2171-B hooks in mostly size 6, but do tie 8's for smaller than usual lures. All the pre-made ones I've tried seem to have extremely brittle hooks and the points keep snapping.
Old spinner baits are handy for the dangly rubber bits.

Yeah I like the sound of that - what knots do you use to attach the hooks - and what do you make the assist cord out of -

the videos I've watched use really simple knots with a dab of super glue - and heat shrink over the knot for the really heavy line classes

And Budget - If you do decide to make your own and dont have any old spinner baits lying around - you can just buy the skirts on ebay or ali express - the ones below are $3.10 USD or ($4.34 AUD) for 12 bundles on ali express

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/12-B...b9f8ad89724d-0