Jig hooks and jig heads: Casting jigs

The all-round skirted jig: a pointed Arkie-style "casting" head that slides through grass and glances off wood, a medium weedguard, and a 4/0–5/0 hook. The pointed nose is the swim jig's nose without the eyes, so a casting jig swims too.

ItemDetail
HeadPointed / Arkie casting head, 60° line tie, usually no eyes
Hook4/0–5/0 medium-heavy wire; medium fibre guard
Weight3/8–1/2 oz (10.6–14 g), 1/4 oz for finesse
Skirt / trailerSilicone skirt; craw, chunk or a small swimbait
WhereGrass edges, rock, wood, docks: one jig for a whole lake
HowCast and hop, drag, swim it, stroke it off ledges
Rod / line7'–7'3" (2.13–2.21 m) MH–H, 15–20 lb fluorocarbon

If the skirt is thin and the hook light, it is being sold as a finesse jig; if the guard is stout and the hook 5/0, as a flipping jig. Casting sits between the two.

Top 10 en cuatro mercados

Estados Unidos

  1. Strike King Bitsy Bug Jig — $3.49. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #1. Compact snagless Arkie-style head, fiber weedguard, inverted (recessed) line tie, silicone skirt, barbed keeper, no eyes; a 1/8-3/16 oz finesse-size jig the store files under Casting Jigs. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  2. Dirty Jigs Luke Clausen Finesse Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #2. Compact "all-terrain" Arkie head, recessed line tie, Gamakatsu 4/0 60-degree flat-eye hook, fiber weedguard, no eyes; sold as a finesse jig but filed under Casting Jigs. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  3. 6th Sense Bodega Jig — $6.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #3. Angular Arkie head that stands up at rest, hand-tied silicone skirt, heavy O'Shaughnessy hook, ribbed keeper, fiber weedguard, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  4. Great Lakes Finesse Skirted Ned Head Jig — $6.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #4. Skirted Ned (mushroom/ball) head, Easy Lift weight-forward design, 1/0 Gamakatsu hook, wire-tied fine skirt, dual wire keepers, no weedguard, no eyes; a skirted Ned jig the store files under Casting Jigs. Head: ball; eyes: no.
  5. Z-Man Shroomz Micro Finesse Jig 2pk — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #5. Mushroom (Shroomz) head with 100% silicone skirt, light-wire size 1 black-nickel hook, no weedguard, no eyes; micro finesse jig filed under Casting Jigs. Head: ball; eyes: no.
  6. Greenfish Tackle Little Rubber Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #6. Arky-style head, sturdy weedguard, hand-tied living-rubber skirt accented with silicone, barbed keeper, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  7. Strike King Denny Brauer Structure Jig — $6.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #7. Cobra-style head: wide bottom footprint, tapered nose, 0-degree line tie, 2X Owner Cutting Point hook, fiber weedguard, thinned skirt in the gap, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  8. D&L Tackle Baby Advantage Casting Jigs — $5.10. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #8. Scaled-down Advantage Arkie head, recessed line tie, 3/0 hook, light-wire fiber weedguard, fine-cut "froghair" silicone skirt, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  9. Keitech Tungsten Guard Spin Jig — $5.59. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #9. Compact tungsten round head, fine fiber weedguard, thin SR-40 silicone skirt, no eyes; a Japanese-style smallrubber finesse jig (no blade despite the name) filed under Casting Jigs. Head: ball; eyes: no.
  10. Dirty Jigs Luke Clausen Casting Jig — $3.00 - $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Casting Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #10. Forward-weighted Arkie casting head, wire bait keeper for a vertical fall, premium fiber weedguard, 60-strand thin-cut skirt, 2X Gamakatsu hook, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.

Canadá

  1. Berkley Skipping Jig — C$8.99. anglingsports.ca 'jigs' collection best-selling #25 and its 'Flipping Jigs' collection #5; fishingworld.ca 'bass-jigs' #69 (C$3.99 clearance there); Gary Klein-designed skipping jig: flat-bottomed Arkie head made to skip under docks and overhangs, medium fiber weedguard, Fusion19 hook, PowerBait-scented silicone skirt, 3/8-1/2 oz; no eyes. Judgement call: Angling Sports files it in Flipping Jigs (a bucket that also holds their finesse jigs) and Fishing World has no sub-collection, but a flat skipping head at 3/8-1/2 oz is a casting/skipping jig by design, so it leads this otherwise thin list. BOOYAH Boo Jig (AS #65 only), The Perfect Jig Elite Jig (#71) and Tactical Fishing Compact Jig (#80) sit past position 60 in one store and are not ranked Head: Arkie; eyes: no.

Japón

  1. Tiemco PDL ベイトフィネスジグ EVO — ¥660 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1.8–10 g range). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #1 (the whole skirted-jig genre). Bait-finesse cover jig: pointed lead head with the silicone skirt tied on, joined by a ring to a replaceable offset hook (Kiro hook #1); weedless through the offset hook, no brush guard; no eyes; 1.8–10 g. Head: pointed; eyes: no.
  2. 常吉 Tsunekichi bibibi マルチ — ¥711 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 7 g). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #3. Multi-purpose casting jig with a #3/0 hook: rounded Arkie head shaped for slipping cover yet sitting stable on bottom, brush weedguard, flat 'dread' skirt strands mixed in; no eyes; swims as well as it pitches. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  3. Deps コンツアージグ — ¥747 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1/2–5/8 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #4. Deps' modern power jig 'from cover pitching to swimming': pointed Arkie head, brush weedguard, silicone skirt, heavy hook; no eyes; 1/2 and 5/8 oz. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  4. Nories タクジグ (Taku Jig) — ¥824 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1/4 oz #2/0 and up). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #5. Taku Ito's (Bassmaster Elite) casting/pitching jig built for slipping through cover on repeated pitches, skipping and jig-stroking around wood: slim pointed head, brush guard, no eyes. Head: pointed; eyes: no.
  5. Daiwa STEEZ フレックスジグ — ¥748 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 10 g shown, 3.5–14 g). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #6. Jointed 'C.J.S.' jig sold as a Texas-rig replacement: pointed resin-tungsten head with the line eye at the tip, skirt on the head, tool-free swap of the Bassers WOS #2/0 offset hook; no brush guard, no eyes. Head: pointed; eyes: no.
  6. Evergreen IRジグ (Mo-DO IR Jig) — ¥795 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 5/16–3/8 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #11 (5/16 oz listing also #13). Morizo Shimizu's all-round compact jig between a full jig and a smallrubber: modified round head, brush guard, no eyes; sold for cover pitching, swimming, dragging and lift-and-fall alike. Head: ball; eyes: no.
  7. Nories ガンタージグ ライト — ¥573 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 11 g). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #14. Light version of the 20-year Gunter Jig series: resin-tungsten Arkie head shaped to slip heavy cover on a swimming fall, brush guard, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  8. Jackall アナーキー パワーフレア — ¥842 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 14 g). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #19 (plain Anarchy #41). 'Two-sword' jig for both bottom and swimming: Arkie head, 20° line-tie angle, rear-barb PTFE hook, brush guard, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  9. Zappu PDチョッパー ジュニア — ¥858 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 3/8 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #26. Takuma Hata's stand-up casting jig: semi-flat Arkie head that stands on bottom for the 'leave it alone' method, corkscrew keeper, brush guard, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  10. Evergreen キャスティングジグ シリコンラバーモデル — ¥868 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1/4 oz shown). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #29. Toshifumi Kikumoto's Casting Jig in its FECO silicone-skirt version: resin-tungsten Arkie head with a dog-walk swim and slide fall, brush guard, no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.

China

  1. Ravencraft 鸦语 危刃 V-Axe JIG (Type-Compact Casting Jig) 紧凑型通用障碍JIG — ¥21 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 9 of 20; shop 千岛路亚. Maker labels it a compact casting jig: pointed-nose, wide flat base (pointed nose and wide base) Arkie-style head, composite fibre weedguard, custom silicone skirt; no eyes. Also skirted jig list #14/#15 and coverjig #3-#9 under other shops; photo is a crop of the 虎锅锅路亚 listing of the same jig. Head: pointed; eyes: no.
  2. TRESZ 三治路亚 Rubber JIG Lure 胡须佬硅胶丝挡草铅头钩 5g-14g — ¥12 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 1 of 20; shop 三治路亚. Top of the weed-guarded skirted jig list. Plain Arkie head with fibre weedguard, silicone skirt, 2/0-5/0 hook by weight; no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  3. O.S.P Zero One Jig 紧凑型障碍JIG — ¥45 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 6 of 20; shop 一尾路亚. Japanese all-round cover jig (Osprey 01 Jig): compact Arkie head, fibre weedguard, silicone/rubber skirt; no eyes. Sold here under the weed guard keyword as a compact cover jig; it would also serve for flipping, but the store makes no such split. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  4. 路饵 LURE-ER GAP Casting Jig 通用jig — ¥12.8 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'football headjig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 6 of 20; shop 路饵路亚. Store names it a casting jig for cover, swimming and general use: rounded Arkie head, fibre weedguard, custom skirt; no eyes. Listing photo has a faint GAP watermark behind the jig. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  5. 慕斯达 (listing brand) 胡须佬挡草防挂底铅头钩 7g/10g/14g — ¥5.5 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 10 of 20; shop 黑熊路亚户外店. Budget Arkie-head skirted jig with fibre weedguard in ten skirt colours; no eyes. Listing claims the Mustad name (unverified). Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  6. 丹瀚渔具 jig铅头钩胡须佬挡草钩 硅胶丝防挂底 — ¥4.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 12 of 20; shop 丹瀚渔具. Budget Arkie-head skirted jig with fibre weedguard, silicone skirt; no eyes. Image is the product row cropped from the listing photo. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  7. YQBUY 禾心嘉裕 跨境硅胶裙带胡须佬 JIG 挡草铅头钩 7g/10g/14g — ¥4.09 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 17 of 20; shop 禾心嘉裕户外精品海钓渔具店. Export-style Arkie-head skirted jig, fibre weedguard, silicone skirt; no eyes. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  8. HIDEUP 胡须佬障碍铅头钩 (cover rubber jig) — ¥43 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 18 of 20; shop 西子进出口有限公司. Japanese cover jig with a round ball head, fibre weedguard and rubber skirt; no eyes. Filed as casting because the store sells it as a general cover (cover) jig. Head: ball; eyes: no.
  9. KEITECH Casting Jig Model I (钨钢通用型JIG) — ¥32 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'weed-guarded skirted jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 19 of 20; shop 未来路亚俱乐部. Multi-product KEITECH listing (Casting Jig / Guard Spin Jig / Model I); the Casting Jig is a tapered fish-head Arkie with tungsten head, fibre weedguard, no eyes. Photo from Baidu image search (一尾路亚 product shot). Head: Arkie; eyes: no.

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Jig hooks and jig heads

Hooks whose shank bends at the eye so a head can be poured on: the bare jig hook, and weighted jig heads for soft plastics classified by head shape and build (ball in four builds, strolling jigs by mechanism, football, swing, stand-up, Ned in four builds, shaky, darter, swimbait, underspin, tube, weedless, grass), because each fishes differently; and the skirted jig itself, by head shape (casting, flipping, football, swim, finesse, punch).

  1. Bare jig hooks
  2. Skirted jigs
  3. Casting jigs
  4. Flipping jigs
  5. Football jigs
  6. Swim jigs
  7. Finesse jigs
  8. Punch and grass jigs
  9. Tuning a jig
  10. Weedguard length and trimming
  11. Modifying the weedguard
  12. Trimming the skirt
  13. Trailer and colour
  14. Fishing a jig
  15. Jig presentations
  16. Reading the bite
  17. Hook set and fish control in cover
  18. Swimbait heads
  19. Original swimbait heads
  20. Underspin heads
  21. Texas-rigged swimbait heads
  22. Weedless swimbait heads
  23. Swing swimbait heads
  24. Darter heads
  25. Damiki rig heads
  26. Ball jig heads
  27. Original ball heads
  28. Texas-rigged ball heads
  29. Weedless ball heads
  30. Swing ball heads
  31. Strolling jigs
  32. Shank-weighted heads
  33. Hover heads
  34. Raised-CoG heads
  35. Ned heads
  36. Original Ned heads
  37. Texas-rigged Ned heads
  38. Weedless Ned heads
  39. Swing Ned heads
  40. Football jig heads
  41. Original football heads
  42. Texas-rigged football heads
  43. Weedless football heads
  44. Swing football heads
  45. Shaky heads
  46. Original shaky heads
  47. Texas-rigged shaky heads
  48. Weedless shaky heads
  49. Swing shaky heads
  50. Stand-up jig heads
  51. Tube heads
  52. Swing heads

Jig hooks and jig heads