Savage Voyageur: "I have a question for everyone here that uses the Jerk Minnows like Z-Man, Zoom Fluke. I’ve read posts from QueticoMike and others how good these baits are. Do you use a weighted offset hook, or just an offset hook? I would like to add these to my tackle box but I’m not sure about the hooks. I will be targeting Bass and Walleye with these. Maybe I need both weighted and unweighted hooks. Please explain the reasons I would need one or the other or both. Thanks for your help. "
My rig is typically a 1/0 Gamakatsu offset worm hook, 10 inches of line leader, tied off to a size 4 SPRO ball bearing swivel. If you want to work it deep you can use a weighted hook, a jig head, Carolina rig, or a split shot about 18 inches up the line, are a few examples of how to fish a ZMAN ShadZ deeper than just subsurface how I normally fish the ShadZ.