Jig hooks and jig heads: Original swimbait 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 swimbait head: exposed hook, no guard, a keeper for the paddle tail.

ItemDetail
Weight1/8–1/2 oz+ (3.5–14 g+)
BaitsPaddle tails, flukes
WhereOpen water, grass tops

Top 10 in four markets

United States

  1. Dirty Jigs Guppy Swimbait Jig Head 3pk — $3.00 - $7.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #1; 3.0/5 avg rating (12 reviews). Fish-shaped guppy head on a 90-degree VMC hook, exposed, no guard; 3D eyes; stacked-cone moulded keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. Dirty Jigs Matt Allen Tactical Bassin Swimbait Jig Head — $3.00 - $7.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #2; 4.0/5 avg rating (3 reviews). Lifelike swimbait head with textured gills on a 30-degree VMC hook, exposed, no guard; eyes; moulded barb keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  3. 6th Sense Juggle Jig Head — $2.00 - $5.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #3. Scooped minnow head with 90-degree tie for FFS minnows, exposed, no guard; 3D eyes; barbed plastic keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  4. Northland Tackle Smeltinator Elite Series Jig — $3.00 - $9.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #4; 4.3/5 avg rating (3 reviews). Slender baitfish head on a Gamakatsu hook, exposed, no guard; 3D holographic eyes; ribbed bait keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  5. Dirty Jigs Tungsten HD Guppy Swimbait Head — n/a. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #5; 3.3/5 avg rating (3 reviews). Tungsten-resin guppy head on a heavy-gauge Mustad hook, exposed, no guard; 3D eyes; moulded barb keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.
  6. Z-Man Finesse Eyez Minnow Style Jig Head 3pk — $3.00 - $7.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #6; 4.7/5 avg rating (52 reviews). Low-centre-of-gravity minnow head with Stabiltrack groove, exposed, no guard; oversized 3D eyes; wire keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.
  7. Dirty Jigs Tactical Bassin' Finesse Swimbait Jig Head — $3.00 - $7.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #7; 4.0/5 avg rating (1 reviews). Light-wire version of the Tactical Bassin swimbait head, 30-degree tie, exposed, no guard; eyes; moulded barb keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  8. Dirty Jigs Pure Tungsten Guppy Swimbait Head 2pk — $7.98 - $9.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #8. Pure-tungsten guppy head, exposed, no guard; 3D moulded eyes; wire bait keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.
  9. Dirty Jigs Tactical Bassin Screwed Up Swimbait Head — $3.00 - $7.49. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #9; 4.5/5 avg rating (2 reviews). Detailed swimbait head with an oversized screw-lock keeper, exposed hook, no guard; eyes (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: screw-lock spring.
  10. Outkast Tackle Goldeneye Swimbait Jig Head 2pk — $5.99. Tackle Warehouse 'Swimbait Jigheads' (186 items) sorted by Popularity: #10; 5.0/5 avg rating (4 reviews). Balanced swimbait head on a Gamakatsu hook, exposed, no guard; 3D panic-pupil eyes; double-barb keeper plus a wire keeper (re-checked) Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.

Canada

  1. Nishine Lure Works Smelthead — C$7.49. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #8 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: fish-shaped smelt head with 3D eyes, exposed hook, ball-chain bump keeper (1/8 oz listing; 5/8, 2/7 and 3/7 oz listings are #41, #52, #55), no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. Freedom Tackle Swimbait Jig Head — C$5.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #9 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: swimbait head with 3D eyes and a quick-change exposed hook, plastic arrow keeper on the pin (4/0 listing; 2/0 is #11), no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.
  3. Dirty Jigs Guppy Head — C$11.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #10 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: minnow-profile head with eyes, 90-degree VMC hook exposed, ribbed collar keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  4. VMC Boxer Jig — C$7.99-10.49. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #15 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: swimbait head with eyes, exposed hook, molded upward arrow barb keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: barb up.
  5. Northland Smeltinator — C$10.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #18 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: smelt-shaped head with eyes, exposed hook, ribbed bump keeper (1/4 oz listing; 3/8, 1/8 and 1/2 oz are #22, #24, #36), no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  6. Great Lakes Finesse Sneaky Swimbait Head — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #23 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: swimbait head with 3D eyes, exposed hook, bent wire keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.
  7. Great Lakes Finesse Hanging Head — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #26 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: minnow head for hanging/moping a minnow horizontally, metallic eye, exposed hook, wire keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.
  8. Berkley Fusion19 Hybrid Jighead — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #33 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: hybrid realistic swimbait-style head with eyes on a forged 90-degree light-wire hook, exposed, ribbed bump keeper (1/8 oz listing; 1/4, 3/8, 1/16, 3/16 oz are #34, #38, #56, #72); newly added, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  9. Dirty Jigs Tactical Bassin' Swimbait Head — C$9.99. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #39 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: swimbait head with eyes, exposed hook, ribbed collar plus wire barb keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.
  10. VMC Swimbait Jig — C$5.00. anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #45 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: swimbait head with 3D eyes, exposed hook, double wire barb keeper, no guard Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.

Japan

  1. DSTYLE D-SWIMMER HEAD(ディースイマーヘッド) — ¥1485 (naturum list price per pack). naturum jig-head genre, keyword swimmer, sorted by best-selling order: #3 (first bass swimbait head; #1–#2 are a surf head and a treble-hook head). Baitfish-form head with painted eyes and a 45-degree front arm; exposed wide-gap 4/0 or 2/0 hook with a barb keeper — plain build. Eyes: yes; keeper: barb up.
  2. Nishine Lure Works スメルトヘッド — ¥1078 (naturum list price per pack). naturum hooks, keyword swimbait jighead, sorted by best-selling order: #2 (first actual head; #1 is an assist hook). Fish-shaped swimbait head with eyes that swims slightly nose-down to hold its range; exposed hook, ribbed collar keeper — plain build. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  3. ValleyHill ベイドライブ スイマーヘッド — ¥825 (naturum list price per pack). naturum jig-head genre, keyword swimmer, sorted by best-selling order: #1 (#2 for flounder). Low-centre keel head in hard lead for paddle-tail swimming over sand; exposed tin-plated hook with a ridged collar keeper and an assist eye — plain build, sold for surf flatfish. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.
  4. 常吉 Tsunekichi 海太郎 スイミング根魚玉 — ¥682 (naturum list price per pack). naturum hooks, keyword rockfish jighead, sorted by best-selling order: #5. Keel-shaped swimming head with the line eye on top for a level swim and a belly eye for blades; exposed hook with a barb keeper on the shank — plain build. Eyes: no; keeper: barb up.
  5. Ecogear サーフヘッド — ¥551 (naturum list price per pack). naturum jig-head genre, keyword flounder, sorted by best-selling order: #5. Fish-head swimbait head with moulded eyes for 4–5 in paddle tails, long-shank narrow-gap exposed hook, ridged collar keeper, belly eye for an assist — plain build. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  6. MARS 32ヘッド(サンニーヘッド) — ¥770 (naturum list price per pack). naturum hooks, keyword swimming head, sorted by best-selling order: #6. Second-generation bullet swimming head made for the R-32 shad tail: low centre of gravity, cast-stable, exposed hook with a collar keeper — plain build. Eyes: no; keeper: moulded collar.

China

  1. 小米渔具 鱼头铅头钩 40/50g — ¥7.36 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 2 of 20; shop 小米渔具. Painted fish-shaped head with 3D eyes, exposed single hook plus a stinger treble, no guard; moulded collar keeper. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  2. 小米渔具 鱼型铅头钩 (香蕉鱼软饵用) — ¥14.5 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 3 of 20; shop 小米渔具. Fish-shaped painted head with eyes for banana-fish swimbaits, exposed hook, no guard; moulded collar keeper. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  3. 小米渔具 鱼头铅头钩 40/50g 夜光血槽 — ¥4.2 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 4 of 20; shop 小米渔具. Glow-painted fish head with eyes on a long-shank sickle hook, exposed, no guard; moulded collar keeper. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  4. 浩江渔具 (shop) 夜光仿生鱼头大眼铅头钩 — ¥12.85 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 5 of 20; shop 浩江渔具店. Unpainted fish head with a large glow eye, exposed gold hook, no guard; moulded shank barb. Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.
  5. 轻舟渔具 (shop) 夜光鱼头型血槽铅头钩 — ¥9.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 7 of 20; shop 轻舟渔具. Glow fish head with eyes, exposed hook plus stinger treble, no guard; moulded collar. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  6. 渔班竹 夜光鱼头根钓铅头钩 (微物) — ¥16.6 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 8 of 20; shop 渔班竹运动户外旗舰店. Finesse fish head with a glow eye, exposed hook, no guard; moulded shank barb. Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.
  7. This is 路亚 加长大钩门鱼头铅头钩 7-30g — ¥16 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 11 of 20; shop This is 路亚. Painted fish heads with eyes on extra-long wide-gap hooks, exposed, no guard; moulded collar. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  8. 黑马钓具 夜光鱼眼鱼头长柄铅头钩 — ¥19.99 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 15 of 20; shop 黑马钓具. Glow fish head with red 3D eyes, long-shank hook exposed plus stinger treble, no guard; moulded collar. Eyes: yes; keeper: moulded collar.
  9. 英姿路亚 (shop) 夜光大眼鱼头根钓铅头钩 — ¥3.38 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-head jig' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 16 of 20; shop 英姿路亚用品工厂店. Finesse fish head with a big glow eye on a gold hook, exposed, no guard; moulded shank barb. Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.
  10. lure钨钢部落 钨钢鱼形钝角钩铅头钩 — ¥30 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'fish-shaped jighead' sorted by sales (fetched 2026-09-25): original position 17 of 20; shop lure钨钢部落. Tungsten fish-shaped head with a painted eye on a wide-gap obtuse-angle hook, exposed, no guard; two moulded shank barbs. From the fish-shaped jighead list. Eyes: yes; keeper: barb down.

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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