What the heck even is a Titan Diver+ ?
They look a bit unusual, and it’s not immediately clear how they work, so it’s understandable that anglers have a few questions when they come face-to-face with our newest innovation.
To fully understand the concept of a Titan Diver+, you first need to understand the idea of a wormhook in general.
To start, it helps to think of the classic wormhook as the original softbait hook. They were around well before the new standard lead-weighted jighead came along, so the idea of a wormhook is nothing new, and they’re both used in similar ways for the most part.
The classic wormhook has several advantages over a more modern softbait jighead. The weedless design, precise adjustment of softbait position, deeper bite, and more open gape make for some pretty desirable characteristics for a rig that is commonly thrown into snag-filled areas like estuaries and rocks/reefs. Our Titan Wormhook is an example of a wormhook shape & design.
The weedless design of a wormhook makes it ideal for use in areas where snags are common.
The Titan is BKK’s take on the wormhook design.
But what if you want your bait to sink faster?
This is where weighted worm hooks come into play. The same classic weedless wormhook shape now has a tidy little lead weight moulded into the shank, changing the sink rate and ensuring the bait swims in the correct orientation when underwater. A weighted wormhook shares the same advantages as the classic wormhook, so now you have something with a similar function to a common softbait jighead, but now it’s weedless, has a deeper bite, and wider gape. There are a few brands that make these hooks, including us with our Titan Diver Wormhook.
The weighted belly provides a sinking action, but similar to a jighead, it can’t be tuned.
Cool, this option works great when you either have a big collection of sizes, or fish the same conditions & locations regularly.
But what if you want to go even further? What if you want to change your sink rate AND swimming action?
This is where we leave behind the jighead style of softbait hook, and start to really fine-tune our softbait rig. The next step in the adjustment is the position of the weight on the shank of the hook. There are a couple of options out there that allow custom positioning of the weight forward or back, effectively changing the swimming action of the bait.
Bottom fishing in slightly deeper water? You can choose a heavier weight and position the weight forward to imitate a bait fish sifting around on the ocean floor.
Cast and retrieve fishing around the rocks and wash? Use a lighter weight and position it in the middle so your bait swims more level.
That’s a lot of control over your fishing already. BUT there’s no mixing and matching of sizes and weights. You must have the right weight on the right size hook for your style of fishing.
This is where the Titan Diver+ comes into a league of its own! Our innovative lead weight swapping system allows you the freedom to mix and match weights, hook sizes, and weight positions; giving you absolute and unmatched control over the tuning and performance of your softbait.
The Titan Diver+ weight system is backwards compatible to the standard Titan Wormhook, meaning once you have a collection of weights, you can replace the hooks themselves with the size Titan that you use (or lose) the most.
The BKK Titan Diver+ with swappable weight system.
So what the heck even is a Titan Diver+ ?
We call it an entirely new way to fish softbaits.
Where you have complete control over the performance and balance, and can build your own rig to what works best in the places you love to fish.
The lead weight system is backwards compatible to any 4/0+ size of BKK Titan Diver wormhook, and come in weights ranging from 1/4oz to 1-1/2oz, unlocking a massive combination of potential weight-to-hook options.
The Titan Diver+ provides a truly weedless style of fishing softbaits, while allowing fine-tuning of your softbait action and sink rate.