What Jig head ?

[Bass Boys]

What jig Head do you guys suggest for this shad body ?
 A shad style I guess.
 Will not be fishing very deep so  1/4 - 3/8  size.

[ctom]

Any flat backed head will fish those. If you're planning on swimming them then the Shad Head with the wire keeper might be a good option with the forward hook eye. Vertically the Diner Shiner offers the wire keeper but with the traditional 90 degree hook and a lot of detail.

I don't care for the baits with the flat front end. It just looks cumbersome and really limits what heads will look and fish well with it

[Lines]

Hey bassboys, this is the mold i have been using for shad type baits. It's sold as a saltwater jig, and has 2 keeper barbs. I usually remove one of the barbs for smaller body baits. I like the 60 degree jig hooks it uses. I have less hang ups on rocks and brush with that style.
https://store.do-itmolds.com/Bullet-Nose-JigbrSz-18-14brHk-410-or-413brCollar-Double-Barb_p_421.html

[Bass Boys]

Any flat backed head will fish those. If you're planning on swimming them then the Shad Head with the wire keeper might be a good option with the forward hook eye. Vertically the Diner Shiner offers the wire keeper but with the traditional 90 degree hook and a lot of detail.

I don't care for the baits with the flat front end. It just looks cumbersome and really limits what heads will look and fish well with it

  Flat front swim baits  surely are not as popular as the complete minnow style shad . I was wondering if they made a head that the hook eye was in the nose ?

[Bass Boys]

Hey bassboys, this is the mold i have been using for shad type baits. It's sold as a saltwater jig, and has 2 keeper barbs. I usually remove one of the barbs for smaller body baits. I like the 60 degree jig hooks it uses. I have less hang ups on rocks and brush with that style.
https://store.do-itmolds.com/Bullet-Nose-JigbrSz-18-14brHk-410-or-413brCollar-Double-Barb_p_421.html

  Are you saying the 60 deg. has less hand ups than the 90 deg ?
 Also how wide is that head where it meets the shad body ? 1/4" ?

[anyfish]

Not sure on your original question,  but the only head I am aware of (I could be wrong) that comes out of the nose is the Yamamoto Swim head.  https://store.do-itmolds.com/Gary-Yamamoto-Swimming-JigbrSz-116-18-316-14-516brHk-Gamakatsu-V-EyebrCollar-Barb_p_969.html. 

This one looks to be out of stock on Do it.  Not sure if it can be found somewhere else.

[Bass Boys]

Not sure on your original question,  but the only head I am aware of (I could be wrong) that comes out of the nose is the Yamamoto Swim head.  https://store.do-itmolds.com/Gary-Yamamoto-Swimming-JigbrSz-116-18-316-14-516brHk-Gamakatsu-V-EyebrCollar-Barb_p_969.html. 

This one looks to be out of stock on Do it.  Not sure if it can be found somewhere else.

 I wonder what Yamamoto recommends to use as a bait on that ?

[Bass Boys]

 Must be the 60 and 90 deg hooks  swim just fine. ( that's what most jig heads use )
 I do not use a lot of swim baits , I just thought the swim bait would swim nose down with the hook eye up above the nose of the head ?
 

[Lines]

  Are you saying the 60 deg. has less hand ups than the 90 deg ?
 Also how wide is that head where it meets the shad body ? 1/4" ?

I'll get a finished jig out today and measure the width where it meets the plastic bait.
I have less problems snagging the 60 degree heads than I do with 90 degree, but I have only used them with the Ripper and a Baitplastics swim bait mold. I don't own the shad body mold you have pictured. I don't see where it would change things much.

[Lines]

Bass Boys, the 1/8 oz. measures 5/16", the 1/4 oz. measures 3/8". That is the flat, back of the head that meets the bait.

[21xdc]

https://store.do-itmolds.com/Swimbait-Head-Jig.html

[ctom]

Those baits might even do well worked on a weighted, but smaller hook

[anyfish]

I wonder what Yamamoto recommends to use as a bait on that ?

  This made me laugh.  I have this mold but don't use it for plastics.  I tie bucktail or feathers on it and troll it behind a flasher for trout.  I like the looks of the swimbait head, but haven't ever tried them. 

[Bass Boys]

https://store.do-itmolds.com/Swimbait-Head-Jig.html

  sweet looking head ,
 But I think it mite set to low on the body I have due to the the lip on the head ??
 what is your thought ?

[Bass Boys]

This made me laugh.  I have this mold but don't use it for plastics.  I tie bucktail or feathers on it and troll it behind a flasher for trout.  I like the looks of the swimbait head, but haven't ever tried them.

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