Jig Head Color

[duckhunter4hire]

Question about colored heads, does it make a difference? Mostly use unpainted, have some colors, but have not noticed a difference if color makes a difference. Thanks in advance for your help.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

There are the 2schools of thought. Yes and no. I catch them on both painted and unpainted. IMHO it’s the plastics action and colors that matter most.

[Spoonminnow]

IMHO it’s the plastics action and colors that matter most.

That's it in a nutshell. Painted heads lengthen the lure visually if of the same color. Probably doesn't makemuch of a difference if the head is a dark color in front of a light colored body.

[DockShootinJack]

I look at the jig head as another opportunity to add color to a lure.

[Mrmerck]

I am usually the guy on here asking others for advice but I like a painted jighead..Orange is my go-to color

[skeetbum]

After taking the time and gathering what’s needed, I have painted lots of heads. It’s fun to do and there are many schools of thought as to the color being important or not. Then I go out and tie one on and promptly knock the paint off by hitting the boat during a cast or bounce it off of a concrete or steel structure. And with half of it gone or looking nasty it still catches fish. I use a lot of unpainted heads but still paint my own and carry some in my box.

[Grainraiser]

For me it is all about what you have confidence in. I paint all of my jigs because I have more confidence in a painted head than a unpainted head. I doubt it makes much difference because a car with no hubcaps drives just as a good as a car with them. One just seems incomplete.

[Spoonminnow]

My fishing buddy and I have caught over 800 fish of all species from April until now; my best day solo was 120 caught; many large fish most outings. Unpainted heads.
But you're right:

it is all about what you have confidence in.

I prefer certain lure colors and reject others which I'm sure could catch fish if I gave them half a chance. It sure as h*** isn't rocket science.
But one thing I have started to experiment with is heavier jigs, meaning, jigs a bit heavier than 1/16 oz. Last Sat. I did well with 3/32 oz heads and even caught many sunfish with their smaller mouths. Lure size must be at least 2" and no smaller to qualify for use with heavier jigs and fish must be willing to chase a faster moving lure caused by the slight increase in jig weight.

[Micanopy]

Even unpainted, your jig heads have a color. So if you are already using a color, why not use a good color ?

We just don’t know much about fish behavior. Some things are able to be deduced though. I noticed that certain colors seem to get preferred for some reason. Certain color combinations seem to be preferred as well.

[Ketchn]

kinda depends on what the fish want , want the fish want is what I want , we see times when unpainted is just great and we times when you will struggle without the right paint job .
pink , orange , chart and white are some of my favorites ,and yes it can extend the "length" of a presentation as stated before or it can break the solidity and create a nice contrast .
in the end I like the paint as it's pretty and makes me smile to pitch a pretty jig , but as also stated sometimes when they get beat up good and look all messed up from the chips they still work as good as they did all pretty ....
I sometimes find that "eyespots" are a nice add too , most baitfish have eyes ,,,,or do before a bream comes along and PECKS them out !