I'm not an expert either, but for a long time I did not think the head color was important, but after I started slow trolling four rods with jigs out front I notice that some days even with all baits at the same depth and same body color one rod would keep getting 95% of the bites no matter which position I had it in (#1,#2,#3,#4) I would notice that rod was the only one with a Chartreuse or maybe Orange jig head. I now think it can make a big difference. For just those few days,,,,, is it really worth it to spend the extra cash and you still have to figure out on that day. That's up to each person. It's hard to argue with Ranger's success. I do think an unpainted jig head would be a good natural color for Tenkiller but he is also very successful at Big E. Just My $0.02