Head Color

[litewirehooker]

Color has got to make a differance to fishermen because I've never sold a painted jighead to a fish.

lightwirehooker

[skeetbum]

Paint-----schmaint !!! Can't you clean out the eye of the showpiece jig for your website!!! lol The color has some to do with it, but the majority of it is in the most important factor yet to be mentioned. Confidence. If you have confidence in what you use you'll be tough to beat, and you'll catch fish when others sit on their thumbs. I use some colored, but a small percentage. Blue/white and black /chart and pink/white I use colored heads.

[skiptomylu]

It keeps them from oxidizing too. Also I feel most of the time it will not matter, but have seen time that it did make a difference. I was tying for some local guys last spring and they had some Chart/black/chart and also some black/black/chart and they could get bit on the ones with black heads, but could on chart heads. So I think sometimes it matters, but most of the time it just keep the lead from oxidizing which I really don't like jig heads to do so every time I get an order for unpainted heads I ask if it's okay if I just clear coat them and most say fine.

Guess I should add I don't think you will fund out on just one time trying it and may take much longer to really find out.

Skip

[jimp]

I used to use slider jigs alot, and orange was the color I always picked up except for the occassional red or black when I could find 'em. Been using unpainted jigs this year for the most part. I would use painted/colored heads if I was trying to mix or match for a certain combo if I can't seem to find a color the fish like.

[PBUG2009]

well guys got to where I was going, go out and got my poles. Just as I started down the hill I realized I didnt have my wallet. Meaning no fishing lic on me. So instead of fishing I passed out a few jigs and just talked.... Nothing really biting they said.

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

If painted heads don't make a difference then the body and tail colors must not either.Save your money and just buy black,white and gray. I think color makes a big difference.

[STUMP HUNTER]

I used to use slider jigs alot, and orange was the color I always picked up except for the occassional red or black when I could find 'em. Been using unpainted jigs this year for the most part. I would use painted/colored heads if I was trying to mix or match for a certain combo if I can't seem to find a color the fish like.

Last year a chartreuse or pink head worked great, this year an orange and black worked the best. Something made the fish change the color head they would hit and it wasn't the color of the water neither. Just saying.

[Nightprowler]

A plain grey head is a neutral color. Some days neutral colors work best. Other days, not so much.
NightProwler

[shipahoy41]

Ive asked this question many many times...And I seem to get the same response from everyone. Ive tied a bunch of jigs with colored heads and the same jigs without painted heads. Going out this evening and see if it makes a bit of difference here.

It makes a difference to me because it helps when showing fish different color head and body configurations. You have to attract the fish before you can entice them to bite. What it comes down to is confidence. Never leave home without it. If you are confident in a lure it makes you fish it better. Also, eyes look better on a painted jig head. Baitfish have eyes. My jigs imitate baitfish so they have eyes too.

[Bronson]

I agree with Skip about wanting to keep them from oxidizing. I've got close to 1,000 in one Plano box. If one goes, you come back in a few weeks, it will have spread to the rest.

I think the silver flash of an unpainted jig, especially if it has been clear coated (I do this a lot so they will last) attracts fish too. Otherwise, I don't think the head is the primary color but I've seen days when they would hit a jig painted one color much better than another color. A few days later, you may come back and then they want the other color.

I do see the jighead as being a complementary color instead of the primary color. I have also caught a lot of crappie on plastics like the panfish assassin which has no movement when curly tailed grubs weren't paid any attention. Depends on the mood of the fish.