Swimbaits (paddle tail, hollow body, line-through, umbrella, lipless/VIB, kicking frog) · Hooks and jigheads · Canada

Swimbaits (paddle tail, hollow body, line-through, umbrella, lipless/VIB, kicking frog) — Choose hook shape, wire gauge and head weight for this presentation. Match the exact hook size to the bait; a product series can contain several incompatible sizes.

Rig guide · Swimbaits (paddle tail, hollow body, line-through, umbrella, lipless/VIB, kicking frog)

Products for this rig

Market

  • Nishine Lure Works Smelthead — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #8 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: fish-shaped smelt head with 3D eyes, exposed hook, ball-chain bump keeper (1/8 oz listing; 5/8, 2/7 and 3/7 oz listings are #41, #52, #55), no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  • Gamakatsu Deep Throat Wide Gap — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #101 (single store, position 101); forged heavy-wire offset hook with a locking Z-bend and a deep, wide throat for soft-plastic frogs and bulky baits, 3/0-5/0; Gamakatsu sells it as a Wide Gap, separate from its EWG lines. Gap: wide (deep throat); wire: heavy; weighted: no; keeper: none.
  • Berkley Fusion19 Swimbait Hook (unweighted) — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #70; kept only spring-lock hooks from that list; center-pin screw lock, no weight Gap: wide; keeper: TwistLock-type.
  • Berkley Fusion19 Weighted Swimbait Hook — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #45; kept only weighted-swimbait hooks from that list; keel weight + screw lock, no blade
  • Freedom Tackle Swimbait Jig Head — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #9 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: swimbait head with 3D eyes and a quick-change exposed hook, plastic arrow keeper on the pin (4/0 listing; 2/0 is #11), no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.
  • 6th Sense Stout Wide Gap — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #165 (single store, position 165; also in the store's 'ewg-hook' and 'extra-wide-gap-hooks' collections); forged heavy-wire wide-gap worm hook with a dual-angle point, 3/0-5/0, 5 per pack; filed the same way as the US list. Gap: wide; wire: heavy; weighted: no; keeper: none.
  • BKK ArmorPoint Permalock — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #130; kept only spring-lock hooks from that list; Permalock screw keeper, unweighted Gap: wide; keeper: TwistLock-type.
  • VMC Heavy Duty Weighted Swimbait Hook — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #126; kept only weighted-swimbait hooks from that list; keel weight, no blade
  • Dirty Jigs Guppy Head — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #10 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: minnow-profile head with eyes, 90-degree VMC hook exposed, ribbed collar keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  • Eagle Claw TroKar HD Offset (TK619) — anglingsports.ca 'bait-hooks' collection, best-selling sort #226 (single store, position 226); forged heavy-wire offset wide-gap hook with the surgically sharpened TroKar point, sold in 7/0-9/0 for big soft plastics; Eagle Claw markets it for saltwater but it is the same offset wide-gap pattern in musky/big-bait sizes. Gap: wide; wire: heavy; weighted: no; keeper: none.