Jig hooks and jig heads: Original football heads

The original build: the shape as it first appeared. Every variant on the sibling pages started from this one: some fit a rig (Texas-rigged), some get through cover (weedless), some add a way of fishing it (swing).

The basic football head: exposed hook, no guard.

ItemDetail
Weight1/4–3/4 oz (7–21 g)
BaitsCraws, creatures, double-tail grubs
WhereRock, gravel, ledges

Top 10 en cuatro mercados

Estados Unidos

  1. Gamakatsu Football Jig Heads 5pk — $7.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Football Jigheads' (6 items) sorted by Popularity: #1. Plain football head on a standard-shank light-wire Gamakatsu hook, exposed point, no guard; no eyes; moulded barbed collar keeper Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. Great Lakes Finesse Stealth Football Jig Head 3pk — $6.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Football Jigheads' (6 items) sorted by Popularity: #2; 4.7/5 avg rating (3 reviews). Finesse football head on a 1/0 Gamakatsu 604, exposed, no guard; no eyes; oversized unpainted double-barb collar Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  3. VMC Finesse Football Jig Head — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Football Jigheads' (6 items) sorted by Popularity: #3. Traditional football head sized for tubes and ned baits, exposed hook, no guard; no eyes; beveled-edge conical collar keeper Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  4. Northland Tackle Elite Series Finesse Football Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Football Jigheads' (6 items) sorted by Popularity: #4. Compact football head on a 90-degree 1/0 Gamakatsu hook, exposed, no guard; no eyes; wire bait keeper plus a moulded skirt collar Eyes: no; keeper: wire keeper.
  5. Owner Ultrahead Football Jig Head — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Football Jigheads' (6 items) sorted by Popularity: #5; 5.0/5 avg rating (1 reviews). Football head on a 90-degree Owner Super Needle Point jig hook, exposed, no guard; no eyes; moulded-in collar keeper Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  6. Rebel Keg Football Jig Head 3pk — $3.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Football Jigheads' (6 items) sorted by Popularity: #6. Keg-shaped (football) head that rocks and deflects off rock, exposed hook, no guard; no eyes; on-shank wire bait keeper Eyes: no; keeper: wire keeper.
  7. Owner Football Finesse Head 4pk — $5.69. Tackle Warehouse 'Non-Screw Lock Shakey Heads' (48 items) sorted by Popularity: #28. Listed under shaky heads but it is a plain finesse football head on an exposed Owner hook, no guard and no keeper except the Z-lock shoulder bend; no eyes Eyes: no; keeper: none (Texas-rigged).
  8. WOO! Tungsten Football Jig Head — $9.99 - $14.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Non-Screw Lock Shakey Heads' (48 items) sorted by Popularity: #31. Listed under shaky heads but it is a plain 97% tungsten football head on an exposed Gamakatsu hook, no guard; no eyes; single moulded barb keeper pointing up toward the eye Eyes: no; keeper: barb up.

Canadá

  1. BKK Silent Chaser Football Head — C$7.49. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #76 (re-checked 2026-09-27) (also fishingworld.ca bass-jigs #74); plain build: bare football head, exposed 0.8x fine-wire hook, no guard; no eyes, molded ball-chain bump keeper Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. Strike King Tour Grade Football Jig Head — C$6.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #91 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: powder-coated football head on a 60-degree flat-eye Gamakatsu hook, point exposed, no guard; no eyes, single upward barb that stands the bait up Eyes: no; keeper: barb up.
  3. Great Lakes Finesse Stealth Football Head — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'Football Jig Head' tag, best-selling sort #1 (not in the jig-head collection; read 2026-09-27); plain build: matte finesse football head on a fine-wire Gamakatsu jig hook, exposed, no guard; no eyes, ribbed cone bump keeper Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  4. Berkley Fusion19 Football Head — C$6.75. anglingsports.ca 'Football Jig Head' tag, best-selling sort #12 (not in the jig-head collection; read 2026-09-27); plain build: small flattened football head (Berkley calls it a football shakey head) on a plain Fusion19 hook, point exposed, no guard; no eyes, plastic talon keeper pointing down Eyes: no; keeper: barb down.
  5. The Perfect Jig Tungsten Alive Series Football Jig Head — C$16.99-17.99. anglingsports.ca 'Football Jig Head' tag, best-selling sort #14 (not in the jig-head collection; read 2026-09-27); plain build: compact tungsten football head with sonar-intensifier coating, exposed hook, no guard; no eyes, small upward barb keeper Eyes: no; keeper: barb up.
  6. The Perfect Jig Lead Football Head — C$7.99. anglingsports.ca 'Football Jig Head' tag, best-selling sort #15 (not in the jig-head collection; read 2026-09-27); plain build: unpainted lead football head, exposed hook, no guard; no eyes, small upward barb keeper Eyes: no; keeper: barb up.
  7. The Perfect Jig Goby Football Head — C$7.99. anglingsports.ca 'Football Jig Head' tag, best-selling sort #16 (not in the jig-head collection; read 2026-09-27); plain build: goby-painted football head with painted eyes, exposed hook, no guard; small upward barb keeper Eyes: yes; keeper: barb up.
  8. Freedom Tackle Football Head — C$6.99. anglingsports.ca 'Football Jig Head' tag, best-selling sort #17 (not in the jig-head collection; read 2026-09-27); plain build: football head with a quick-change plain hook, point exposed, no guard; no eyes, screw-lock spring keeper (shape wins over the shaky-style keeper); 2 per pack Eyes: no; keeper: screw-lock spring.

Japón

  1. Decoy (Katsuichi) エッグ21 VJ-73 — ¥550 (naturum list price per pack). naturum hooks, keyword football, sorted by best-selling order (best-selling): #14 (first plain football head; #1–#13 are joint heads, guarded heads, sinkers or a shaky head). Heavy football head on an up-point jig hook, no guard, two-step moulded keeper for bulky worms — plain exposed build. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. 常吉 Tsunekichi 海太郎 根魚玉 L.G.フットボールヘッド — ¥529 (naturum list price per pack). naturum hooks, keyword football, sorted by best-selling order: #2 (and #1 for football jighead; amazon.co.jp football jighead #6). Light-game football head (3.5–6 g, #8 hook) with an exposed gold hook and a moulded collar keeper; marketed for rockfish but sold in the same jig-head genre. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.

China

  1. 蓝旗鱼 跳逗铅头钩 (橄榄型规格) — ¥18 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'football jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 1 of 20; shop 西子进出口有限公司. Plain football/olive head, 3X hook exposed, no guard; ribbed moulded collar keeper. Same listing also sells ball and arrowhead shapes. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. OWNER 欧纳 JH-25/JH-14 黑豆橄榄球铅头钩 — ¥24.35 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'football jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 5 of 20; shop 白沙洲路亚基地. Owner black-diamond football head on an exposed 90-degree hook, no guard; moulded collar keeper; no eyes. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  3. 领水路亚 (shop) 6 倍加强 钨钢橄榄型铅头钩 — ¥28.8 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'football jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 8 of 20; shop 领水路亚渔具. Tungsten olive head on a 6X heavy hook, point exposed, no guard; single moulded barb on the shank pointing away from the eye; no eyes (listing photo is on a wood plank). Eyes: no; keeper: barb down.
  4. 破川 战锤钨钢橄榄头铅头钩 — ¥80 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'football jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 14 of 20; shop 破川路亚. High-purity tungsten olive head with a flat base that stands up on the bottom, exposed hook, no guard; two moulded barbs on the shank; no eyes. Eyes: no; keeper: barb down.
  5. 环球路亚 (shop) 大钩门橄榄型根钓铅头钩 — ¥19.8 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'offset jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-27): original position 13 of 20; shop 环球路亚渔具. Plain lead olive/football head in a wide-gap and a narrow-gap version, exposed hook, no guard; moulded shank barbs; no eyes. Found in the offset jighead list, kept because the head is a football. Eyes: no; keeper: barb down.
  6. 破川 微铅战锤钨头钩 小克重大钩门 — ¥70 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'hammer-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 3 of 20; shop 破川旗舰店. Small tungsten olive head on a wide-gap 90-degree hook, exposed, no guard; two moulded shank barbs; no eyes. From the hammer-head jig list. Eyes: no; keeper: barb down.
  7. ROVORO 敬畏者 9099 橄榄型摇摆钝角钩 (Olive Shaped Shaky Head) — ¥18 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'football jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 11 of 20; shop ROVORO敬畏者进出口路亚. Maker names it a shaky head: olive/football weight that lands and stands the worm up, obtuse-angle wide-gap hook exposed, no guard; moulded collar keeper; no eyes. Was filed under jighead-football. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar. Re-filed as a football head: the maker calls it a shaky head but it is a football head (owner).

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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