Convert Ball Heads into Pill Heads

[DeadlyDan]

I’m new to tying jig heads. Maybe what is posted below is old hat. But hopefully this will benefit some.

You can easily “press” a ball head into a pill head using a bench vise. They come out very uniform and even.

The top image shows a lightweight piece of aluminum facia (anything similar can be used) to prevent the pattern in the bench jaws from roughening up the sides.



I will be asking for help with getting a better finish from the powder coat. That’ll be another post.

Danny

[DockShootinJack]

That works well. I have also used smooth jaw pliers

[SuperDave336]

You can also take a pair of pliers that have a smooth flat jaw and flatten them that way. I have a pair of needle nose pliers that I have used for this. Usually I just buy pill head jigs for simplicity and consistency.

[Takeum]

Oh nooooo,,,,Mr.Pill…lol…

[Takeum]

Or just ask me for some,,, I have thousands now,,,,lol

[Fatman]

I've been using smooth jawed plies to flatten mine for years

[Les Young]

Be nice to have some of these in 1/16 & 1/8 with wire keepers in them sort of like the free style jig the way crappie pull baits down. Thanks for showing this little trick i may have to do this myself.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Some good ideas! Thanks