<h2>Screwed in Holds Better</h2><p>Anyone who has ever tried forcing a size 10/0 jig hook into a tough 25 cm soft lure knows it is no fun at all. On top of that, oversized jig heads frequently kill the action of the lure, and the hook-up rate leaves a lot to be desired. When a pike does stay on long enough for a proper fight, the soft lure often tears along the back and has to be thrown away afterwards.</p><p>At some point, someone in Sweden had the idea of casting a head with a stainless steel coil that could be screwed directly into the lure. Early versions were a little flimsy, but the screw-in systems available today are well engineered and extremely robust. Most feature a long coil of stainless steel wire and two solid moulded eyelets, so you can attach the lure securely and set up a reliable hook arrangement. The coil is screwed several centimetres into the soft lure and <strong>holds its position even under the most powerful long-distance casts</strong>. Nothing pulls out, and the lure stays firmly in place in every situation. The separate hook arrangement also cuts the missed-bite rate sharply, and fish that are hooked come off far less often during the fight. After the take, the hook arrangement usually detaches from the lure, moving it well clear of a pike's sharp teeth - which does wonders for how long the lure lasts.</p><p>Another benefit is that you can <strong>swap screw-in weights very easily</strong> without damaging the lure. Simply unscrew the current weight and screw in the one you need. Hook arrangements can be changed just as quickly. It is hard to get more flexible than that. In the long run this saves time and, because lures last much longer and blunt hooks can be replaced individually, money too. A genuine bonus for pike anglers.</p><p>Alongside screw-in heads for hook arrangements, there are also weights designed to be screwed in to fine-tune the action and <strong>running depth</strong> of a soft lure to suit the conditions. They work particularly well <strong>as keel weights</strong>, for example, to stop a lure with a strong flank-to-flank action from rolling over. They also add a little extra running depth without any need to change the screw head or the hook arrangement.</p>