Hook gap is overlooked by many anglers as something that is not that important, but if you want to catch more fish this season you should pay attention to this little detail. Hook gap is the distance between the hook shank and the point of the hook. I know what you are thinking. Take a glance at most jigs. The point of the hook is in line directly behind the line eye, especially on most round head and bullet head jigs.
Some jigs even have the points below the line eye.
This type of jig even makes it harder to hook fish. A walleye will many times ingest water with the bait and pull the entire bait into its mouth. Watch a walleye feed. They will suck in the bait and expel the water through their gills. If the walleye feels anything foreign in the meal he has consumed he will quickly spit out the jig.