Thread: Longlining Questions?

Knowing that different style heads pull differently through the water, what do you guys personally prefer?

Originally Posted by TreednNC

Knowing that different style heads pull differently through the water, what do you guys personally prefer?

For me............. a 1/16th or 1/32's round or Minnow heads mostly.. round runs the deepest and minnow seems to run the shallowest!

Wow I would have thought just the opposite. I would have thought the frontal area of a round vs minnow head would make the resistance of a roundhead more thus making it run shallower. Ive got both molds so its no biggie.


Need to pour lots more.


Are you guys really color conscientious on the head? I HATE painting heads but I'm too tight to buy jig heads lol. I need to just build a fluid bed and suck it up even though I despise painting.

Half the time I just use unpainted heads an let the jig do the color work for me.

Originally Posted by TreednNC

Wow I would have thought just the opposite. I would have thought the frontal area of a round vs minnow head would make the resistance of a roundhead more thus making it run shallower. Ive got both molds so its no biggie.


Need to pour lots more.


Are you guys really color conscientious on the head? I HATE painting heads but I'm too tight to buy jig heads lol. I need to just build a fluid bed and suck it up even though I despise painting.

Half the time I just use unpainted heads an let the jig do the color work for me.

I pour my own also, I like the powdered paints you heat up the jigs head dip and your done. you can make them almost permenant by baking them in the oven after you dip them just clean the eyes out 1st or you may never get them open back up! Black, Red, Yellow, Green thems by main colors got a couple more but don't use them very often.

Originally Posted by stumpjumper

I pour my own also, I like the powdered paints you heat up the jigs head dip and your done. you can make them almost permenant by baking them in the oven after you dip them just clean the eyes out 1st or you may never get them open back up! Black, Red, Yellow, Green thems by main colors got a couple more but don't use them very often.

Ive got powder paint, just not a fluid bed. Makes it a pain to get a nice coat.

Originally Posted by TreednNC

Ive got powder paint, just not a fluid bed. Makes it a pain to get a nice coat.

I don't use one either, just keep my paint in a those re-sealable cups shake it up before use it. Looked up the fluid beds, seems neet but shaking keep it loose enough too.