Jighead Rigs · Hooks and jigheads · Canada

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Rig guide · Jighead Rigs

• Eagle Claw Ball Head Jig — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #1 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain painted round ball head with eyes on a 570 Aberdeen round-bend jig hook, single barb keeper, no guard: the archetypal ball jig Eyes: yes; keeper: shank barb, pointing down.
• Kalin's Pendu Jig — fishingworld.ca 'all-jigs' collection, best-selling sort #5 (not listed in bass-jigs; anglingsports.ca does not carry it); painted round ball head with 3D eye hinged to a free-swinging hook that acts like a pendulum, wire bait keeper on the hook shank; 2 per pack Eyes: yes; keeper: wire keeper.
• Poor Boys Baits Darter Jig Head — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #108; kept only jighead-darter hooks from that list; dart head
• BKK Silent Chaser Football Head — 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.
• Strike King Jointed Structure Jig Head — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #61 (re-checked 2026-09-27); swing build: structure/football-shaped head hinged to the eye of an EWG hook (Mark Davis design), bait Texas-rigged; no eyes, no keeper; moved from jighead-swing Eyes: no; keeper: none (Texas-rigged).
• Core Tackle Hover Rig Weedless — fishingworld.ca 'bass-jigs' collection, best-selling sort #6; kept only jighead-hover heads from that list; the original hover rig: 90-degree jig hook inserted behind the worm head with a nail weight in the nose so the bait glides horizontally; weedless version; store photo shows it rigged in a worm so no image
• Berkley Fusion19 Shakey Head — anglingsports.ca 'jig-head' collection, best-selling sort #44 (re-checked 2026-09-27); plain build: round ball shaky head with recessed horizontal line tie on a plain round-bend hook, point exposed, no guard; no eyes, plastic talon keeper pointing down Eyes: no; keeper: barb down.
• Buckeye Lures G-Stroll Jig Head — fishingworld.ca 'bass-jigs' collection, best-selling sort #85; kept only jighead-strolling heads from that list; Gerald Swindle mid-strolling head with an off-centred (top-heavy) weight that rolls the minnow (also fishingworld.ca search "strolling" #2) Mechanism: raised centre of gravity (owner).
• Gamakatsu Horizon Head LG — fishingworld.ca 'bass-jigs' collection, best-selling sort #16; kept only jighead-strolling heads from that list; Japanese mid-strolling head: weight sits high on the shank so the minnow holds a horizontal posture under forward-facing sonar; LG = larger hook Mechanism: weight moved onto the shank (owner).
• Nishine Lure Works Smelthead — 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.