Jig hooks and jig heads: Swim jigs

A pointed head with the line tie at the nose, so it comes through grass and swims level. Fished like a swimbait with a skirt.

ItemDetail
HeadPointed or bullet, line tie at the nose (30°–0°)
Hook4/0–5/0, light guard
Weight1/4–1/2 oz (7–14 g)
TrailerPaddle-tail swimbait, double-tail grub
WhereGrass edges, over submerged grass, shallow wood; pre-spawn to fall
HowSteady swim, twitch, kill it next to cover
Rod / line7'–7'3" (2.13–2.21 m) MH, 30–50 lb braid or 15–20 lb FC
SpeciesLargemouth bass, pike (with a leader)

Match the trailer to the baitfish: a slim paddle tail for shad, a bulkier one for bluegill.

Top 10 dans quatre marchés

États-Unis

  1. Dirty Jigs Compact Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #1. Compact lead-forward minnow head with 3D eyes, 4/0 Gamakatsu hook, wire keeper, fiber weedguard. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  2. Dirty Jigs Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #2. Bullet head with vertical line tie and painted eyes, 5/0 VMC 30-degree heavy hook, 50-strand full skirt, large lead-barb keeper, fiber weedguard. Head: bullet; eyes: yes.
  3. Z-Man EVO Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #3. Pointed fish-head shape with 3D eyes, vertical line tie, medium fiber weedguard, 5/0 heavy-duty black-nickel hook, wire-tied silicone skirt, split-grip + wire keeper. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  4. Dirty Jigs No-Jack Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #4. Bullet head with eyes, heavy No-Jack Gamakatsu hook, matching fiber weedguard, 50-strand full skirt, barbed keeper. Head: bullet; eyes: yes.
  5. Dirty Jigs California Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #5. Pointed swim head with 3D eyes, Gamakatsu No-Jack hook, fiber weedguard; bulkier West-coast profile. Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  6. Dirty Jigs Finesse Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #6. Northern-style bullet head with 3D eyes, 50-strand half-cut slender skirt, VMC hook, fiber weedguard. Head: bullet; eyes: yes.
  7. Booyah Mobster Swim Jig — $4.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #7. Custom pointed head with eyes, vertical line tie, angled weedguard, stout black-nickel hook, dual wire keeper, silicone skirt. Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  8. 6th Sense Divine Swim Jig — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #8. Wide cover-deflecting minnow head with eye sockets, gill plates and 3D eyes, screw-lock keeper, 5/0 black-nickel hook, fiber weedguard. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  9. Beast Coast Hand-Tied Workingman's Swim Jig — $4.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #9. Pointed keeled head with the largest 3D eyes in the class, trimmed weedguard, wire-tied and banded skirt; small profile for 2.8-4 in trailers. Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  10. Missile Jigs Mini Swim Jig — $6.99. Tackle Warehouse "Swim Jigs" sorted by Popularity: #10. Compact keeled head with large 3D eyes, 3/0 VMC 30-degree vertical line tie, fine-cut silicone skirt, spike keeper, fiber weedguard. Head: pointed; eyes: yes.

Canada

  1. Dirty Jigs No-Jack Swim Jig — C$8.99. anglingsports.ca 'jigs' collection best-selling #16 and 'Swim Jigs' collection #1; heavy-cover swim jig: pointed minnow-style head with painted eyes, tow-truck-strong No-Jack hook, fiber weedguard, 3/8 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  2. Ever Green International Grass Ripper — C$12.99. anglingsports.ca 'jigs' collection best-selling #18 and 'Swim Jigs' collection #2; Japanese grass swim jig: pointed head with a durable paint and 3D eyes, glides through vegetation, light fiber weedguard, 1/4-1/2 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  3. Berkley Swim Jig — C$8.99. anglingsports.ca 'jigs' collection best-selling #29 and 'Swim Jigs' collection #5; Gary Klein swim jig: pointed streamlined head with painted eyes, Fusion19 hook, light fiber weedguard, PowerBait skirt, 3/8-1/2 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  4. Freedom Tackle FT Swim Jig — C$5.99. anglingsports.ca 'Swim Jigs' collection best-selling #3 (Ontario maker; not stocked by fishingworld.ca); pointed head with 3D eyes and a vertical 30-degree line tie through the centre of the head, no-slip trailer holder, fiber weedguard, 1/2 oz listed; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  5. Strike King Hack Attack Heavy Cover Swim Jig — C$7.99. anglingsports.ca 'Swim Jigs' collection best-selling #4 (not stocked by fishingworld.ca); Greg Hackney heavy-cover swim jig: pointed head with 3D eyes, super-strong Gamakatsu Siwash hook, heavy fiber weedguard, 1/2 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  6. Dirty Jigs California Swim Jig — C$8.99. fishingworld.ca 'Swim Jigs' collection best-selling #1 (not stocked by anglingsports.ca); lifelike baitfish-sculpted minnow head with 3D eyes and realistic paint, X-tra heavy Gamakatsu hook, fiber weedguard, 3/8 oz; eyes yes. Store's larger (1040 px) crappie-pattern photo used, the colour thumbnails are 275 px Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  7. Z-Man Midwest Finesse Swim Jig — C$6.99. anglingsports.ca 'jigs' collection best-selling #49 and 'Swim Jigs' collection #7; finesse swim jig on Z-Man's StabilTrack head: pointed head with a grooved underbelly that stops rolling, 3D eyes, agile fiber brush guard, sparse skirt, 1/4 oz; eyes yes. 345x365 px store photo, the only one available Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  8. SPRO CJ Swim — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'jigs' collection best-selling #66 and 'Swim Jigs' #11; fishingworld.ca 'Swim Jigs' #8 (C$8.99 there); Chris Johnston (Ontario Bassmaster Elite) swim jig: pointed head with 3D eyes, hand-tied skirt, light weedguard for easy hooksets, Gamakatsu RB hook 3/0-5/0, 1/4-1/2 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  9. Dirty Jigs Compact Swim Jig — C$8.99. fishingworld.ca 'Swim Jigs' collection best-selling #3 (not stocked by anglingsports.ca); compact, lead-forward pointed head with 3D eyes, Gamakatsu 4/0 hook with a wire bait keeper, light fiber weedguard, 3/8 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  10. The Perfect Jig Swim Jig — C$7.99. anglingsports.ca 'Swim Jigs' collection best-selling #8; fishingworld.ca 'Swim Jigs' #11 (C$8.99 there); Ontario-made swim jig: slender pointed head with 3D living eyes, Owner 5/0 hook, fiber weedguard, 3/8-1/2 oz; eyes yes Head: pointed; eyes: yes.

Japon

  1. HideUp HU-スライドスコーンジグ — ¥968 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 12 g shown, 5–12 g). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #2. Swim jig for the Stagger 'scorn' retrieve and slide fall: resin-tungsten pointed head, 4/0 Nogales strong hook, stiffer weed guard than the Slide Fall Jig; no eyes. Head: pointed; eyes: no.
  2. Daiwa ラピッズスイマー — ¥530 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1/4 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #27. Standard swim jig for rivers: 'downforce' minnow head with side wings that hold depth, 3D eyes, brush guard. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  3. Evergreen スイミングトゥルーパー — ¥1,150 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1/2 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #28. Morizo Shimizu's tournament swim jig: minnow head with eyes, #4/0 hook on a #2 ring eye, brush guard. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  4. Zappu PDチョッパー改 デッドスロー — ¥858 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 5/16 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #32. PD Chopper head cast in light 'space metal' so it can be retrieved dead-slow over weed: semi-flat Arkie head, brush guard, no eyes; a swimming-tuned version of a casting jig, filed here by its stated use. Head: Arkie; eyes: no.
  5. Tiemco PDL ロベルタスイムジグ — ¥520 (naturum list price, 1 jig). naturum ラバージグ genre sorted by sales #33 and #1 for the keyword スイム. 'No-weight' swim jig: plastic minnow head with eyes for sub-surface and dead-slow retrieves and skipping, nylon guard, #4/0 hook, stabiliser fin. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.
  6. Deps マツラバ — ¥880 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 3/8 oz #4/0). naturum ラバージグ genre page 2 (position 41–64), #14 for the keyword カバー. Masayuki Matsushita's cover swim jig: rear-offset weight in a cone head with eyes, brush guard, #4/0 hook. Head: pointed; eyes: yes.
  7. Imakatsu モグラスイムジグ — ¥500 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 3/8 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre page 2 (position 41–64), #2 for the keyword スイム. Update of the 10-year Mogura Jig Swimming: pointed cover head, re-set brush guard, PTFE-coated hook, no eyes. Head: pointed; eyes: no.
  8. ISM (Infinite Seeds Makers) CARVER Feco — ¥1,045 (naturum list price, 1 jig; 1/4 oz). naturum ラバージグ genre page 2 (position 41–64), #22 for the keyword カバー. Offset-hook swim jig: jointed minnow head with eyes, hook embedded in the head with limited travel; weedless by the offset hook, no brush guard. Head: minnow; eyes: yes.

Chine

  1. Lureholic Weedless Design Swim Jig 防挂胡须佬铅头钩 7g/10g/14g — ¥15 / 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 3 of 20; shop 十番进出口路亚. The only skirted jig the lists sell as a swim jig: pointed minnow-style head with painted eye, light fibre weedguard, silicone skirt. Head: pointed; eyes: yes.

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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