I WAS an avid "painted jig head" person until lately. I'm finding out that an unpainted head catches as many (if not more) fish than painted heads. I believe alot of strikes are at the heads of painted jigs whereas with unpainted the plastics are getting the bites and that's where the hook is. I do still fish with painted heads as I have a few hundred of them. My favoirite colored jig heads are pink, Flo. green, and orange.