Sakura Screw Head

Sakura Screw Head

The Ultimate Rigging Solution for Large Pike Soft Baits

The Sakura Screw Head is a specialized weighted system designed for the “shallow rigging” and deep-water presentation of large soft plastics. Unlike a traditional jig head that uses a fixed hook, the Screw Head allows you to mount your lure using a stainless steel corkscrew, leaving the body of the lure completely flexible. This maximizes the swimming action of your paddle-tails and grubs, providing a much more natural movement that wary Pike find hard to resist.

By separating the weight from the hook (using a stinger system), you significantly improve your hook-up ratio and reduce the fish’s ability to use the weight of the jig head as a lever to shake the hook free during the fight.

Key Specifications

Why Use a Screw Head Instead of a Standard Jig?

• Enhanced Lure Action: Because there is no long metal hook shank running through the middle of the soft plastic, the lure can flex and roll naturally from nose to tail.

• Versatile Rigging: The bottom eyelet is designed specifically for attaching Stinger Rigs (wire traces with treble hooks). This allows you to position your hooks exactly where the fish are striking—often the belly or the tail.

• Increased Durability: Standard jig heads can tear the nose of a soft plastic after a few fish. The wide-gauge corkscrew on the Sakura Screw Head provides a massive amount of “grip,” spreading the tension and keeping your lure secure for longer.

• Customizable Depth: You can quickly swap weight sizes (e.g., moving from a 10g to a 20g head) to fish different depths without having to unrig your hooks or damage the lure body.

Where & How to Use It

• Pelagic Vertical Fishing: Use the heavier heads (20g–40g) to hover large lures directly over suspended Pike marked on your sonar.

• Shallow Bay Searching: Use the lighter heads (5g–10g) to work big soft baits just over the top of submerged weed beds.

• Heavy Timber & Cover: By using a screw head with a top-mounted stinger, you can make your rig relatively “weedless,” allowing you to pull big plastics through lily pads and fallen trees.

Gerry’s Pro Tip:

“The Screw Head is the gold standard for modern Pike fishing. When you’re rigging these, make sure to center the screw perfectly in the nose of the lure—if it’s off-center, the lure will spin rather than swim. I always add a tiny drop of superglue to the base of the screw before the final turn into the plastic; it makes the connection virtually bulletproof for the whole day