Head Color

[PBUG2009]

Do you think a colored head makes a difference, from a plain silver head?

[gabowman]

I used to ALWAYS fish painted heads (cause I was buying 'em that way) but as of recently I've been using out of a stash of unpainted heads (to use 'em up) and found the unpainted lead head hasnt really made any difference. I would suppose that at time the contrasting colors might help some though. Painted heads certainly look better to me...but maybe not to the fishes.

[Mike Andrews]

On a feather jig I like a painted head but when I fish plastics all my jigs are unpainted....doesn't make sense I know but there it is.

[Jigging15]

I never used painted heads until I got into painting myself and now started a tying business. Here in MO with mostly dirty water lakes around me I sell a ton of Orange jig heads and tyed jigs. Never fished Orange that much until about 85% of the jigs I make were ordered with that color head. So a lot of people do think it makes a differance. But I sure have caught a lot of fish with a plain lead head over the years. I think it appeals more to the fisherman than the fish.

[PBUG2009]

Thats what I have been thinking also, it catches the fisherman

[waxnslabs]

All color matters. I tip with shiners and catch fish on some colors way better than others right down to the head color being paired with certain jig colors. If they care about the color even tipping with live bait. I'd say it matters.

[snake River]

I don't think it makes a difference to the fish if they are hitting I think they are after the tail action over 45 years I have fished with jigs a good majority of those years I did not paint my jig heads and have caught just as many fish as I did with the pain it jig heads I believe it's very appealing to the fellow fishermen you might say it looks better to you than a on painted jig head.

[PA_Slabs]

I don't think it makes a difference to the fish if they are hitting I think they are after the tail action over 45 years I have fished with jigs a good majority of those years I did not paint my jig heads and have caught just as many fish as I did with the pain it jig heads I believe it's very appealing to the fellow fishermen you might say it looks better to you than a on painted jig head.

I agree 100%.

[PBUG2009]

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.

[snake River]

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.

please let us know what happens.