Jig head shapes.

Does the shape of the head affect the action of jigs?

I use Curtis Hobbs' tri- head for long lining and his round heads for casting and shooting docks. Am I over thinking the importance of the shapes?

I don't worry about head style, I pour both minnow heads and round heads and fish with whatever one comes out of the jig box when I grab it.

i guess it could, but i just use round heads mainly

Minnow shaped heads have a slight darting action when moving, while rounds move straight. As a general beginning point, I mostly use rounds when jigging in thick brush because their straight fall helps just a little bit from hanging as much. However, there are times when a darting action will help.

I use Matzuo's sickle hooks on my jigs. They are thin wire, very sharp and they pull loose most of the time, so it does not matter nearly as much. I use both styles in open water. That's my view point but I am sure other, more refined anglers, can get deeper on this subject matter.

I long line almost all year round and the shape of the jig head does influence how deep the jigs troll. Bullet shape sink faster and run deeper, ball head more resistance for example. I have weighed different shapes on a postal scale to make sure they weigh the same and then trolled them with the same grub bodies and different shapes will run at different depths.

Hazardous Duty is exactly correct. Ball heads will pull higher in the water column and they will fall slightly slower because of the resistant in the water. Excellent point, which I failed to mention. I will add, this holds true to size and shape of what is added to the jig, as well.

Round heads are better for shooting docks. They skip on the water to get way up under a dock. The crappie I have talked to like the round heads under the docks. LOL.

You are absolutely correct. I think he said he is already using rounds for skipping. Good point, anyway. I may have misunderstood he question and comments.

I'm the same way......If I want to longline deeper then I will use the tri-head. Last week at Blackshear the double tri-heads 3/32 worked just right in the channel.......but Saturday at Eufaula used 1/32 round heads in 30 foot of water......fish were holding 3-6 feet deep around tree tops. The majority of the time......I use round heads but that's me

I prefer the tri heads for the action, but I use both styles in mostly chartreuse and a few other colors.