Jigheads
Jighead Information
All Elken jigheads feature sharp, quality hooks. Many of the jigheads use Matzuo Sickle hooks in either bronze or black nickel finish. These hooks are chemically sharpened and have a special design that helps hook fish and keep them hooked. This hook design excels in open-water fishing for smallmouth or largemouth bass, but the hooks are a little light for fishing in heavy cover. The one exception is the Heavy Wire Sickle Hook, which is fairly stout. Hooks used on other Elken Products or available for substitution are shown in the table below. I can usually substitute similar hooks on any jighead (upgraded hooks may add to jighead cost); example: most any of the 90° light wire hooks are interchangeable. I usually can’t substitute heavy wire hooks for light wire, but in a few molds it is possible. Any jighead using angled shank hooks will only take hooks with a similar angle: 60° hooks for 60° hooks, 28° hooks for 28° hooks, etc. The 45° hooks will work in most 60° molds. If you have a question about substituting hooks, please ask!
The plain jigheads are unpainted and feature bronze hooks in most cases. These jigheads are cost-effective to use in fishing situations where painted jigheads are not needed. Two examples are: tube jigheads where the jighead is inside the tube or when fishing snaggy water where an angler can go through a lot of jigheads. Some anglers like to buy plain jigheads and make their own jigs by painting the jigheads and adding skirts.
The painted jigheads feature a high-quality powder paint that is oven-cured to ensure maximum hardness. The hook eyes are cleaned before curing to ensure usability. The painted jigheads come in a variety of colors, which can be viewed here:
Paint Color ChartOptions on Orders
When ordering please include include pertinent information on options: on the jigheads with eyes you can choose between these colors: red holographic, silver holographic, gold holographic, and chartreuse holographic. On jigheads with fiber weedguards I have black, clear, brown and green pumpkin colors in the light (0.18" fibers) and medium (0.021" fibers) weedguards, and black, brown and red in the heavy (0.024" fibers) weedguards. If a customer doesn't specify, I will match weedguard colors to the jighead paint and put silver or gold holographic eyes on it. I can also add a glitter clear coat powder paint on top of the regular powder paint for added cost.
