I have heard anecdotal stories and read articles that suggest the importance of head color. I have used a few painted heads over the years. But I have fished in the boat with several people over 30 years and have never been shown that the head color mattered. I used plain heads. My experience says that the body color and type matter. The body type (plastic, hair, etc) is more important followed by color.

On some lakes the BG plastic bait will outperform, while on other lakes the hair or feather style is better. Then specific colors will vary from condition to condition (ie., cloudy, bright, etc.)