head types?

[TreednNC]

What heads do you guys use normally use to tie your chenille jigs?

I have a standard round head with a barb, and generally trim the barb, and sometimes the shank depending on style, but it's too much trouble and cumbersome. The only reason I do this is I have had this mold since before I was tying and used to use a lot of curly tails. I have caught a ton of fish, but I am sacrifising half the weight when I cut the shank off, not to mention the time.

Think I am just going to bite the bullet and buy a ball head mold and be done with it. I have a few soft plastics that are thin bodied that tear if you use a barbed jighead anyway. Will certainly make tying much easier.

So, what is YOUR go to mold?

[TreednNC]

Forgot to mention that it works well for a "pop-eye" style jig I use too.

[skeetbum]

If you use one size primarily, the do-it pro molds work real good for me. They also come in split sizes with two sizes in one mold, and then the onesies, where they have one of 7 or 8 different sizes. These are slow but versatile. The head size doesn't change much when you go to ball from collared. Also look at some of the walleye molds. There are tons of options. Zeiners, barlows, and do-it all have web sited offering different molds and prices. Have fun with it.

[TreednNC]

I've got the round head 1/32 (4) and 1/16 (4) with the collar from Do-it....but I hardly ever use the 1/16. I think I'm just going to get the 1/32 no collar with 7 all alike.

[Fatman]

It's a good mold but you'll have a hard time if you want to use anything bigger than a 2 or 4 size hook. The new ones have a warming chamber on the bottom of them now. Talking to a guy about grinding it off for me.

[TreednNC]

I was going to ask...for 1/32 it says to use 6 or 8 size hooks...Id like to use #4...will they work? Also, what model sickle would I use if I wanted to go that route?