I am about to purchase a do-it mold for making my own jigs. I am having a hard time deciding between a football head and an arkie head. I fish with a jig mostly casting it or swimming it, but I want to be able to flip it if I have to. What would you guys choose?

Definitely not a football head. Go with the arkie as you can swim it, jig it, pitch it, skip it.

Definitely not a football head. Go with the arkie as you can swim it, jig it, pitch it, skip it.

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Personally I like the Poison Tail.

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When you mostly fish a jig, what kind of jig are you mostly using?...

I will fish a jig all year round. Right now I have 3 tied on my rods right now. I bank fish mostly so I am looking to save money when I hang on crap in the bottom. I will fish a pro rocker of a boat.

I agree with what has already been said here. Arkie head is more versatile in my opinion.

Dave

Siebert Outdoors Dredge Series:  http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Dredge-Series_c6.htm

I fish a football 100% of the time.

 

wood, rock, dock, laydowns, shallow, deep, they all get the football.

Personally I like the Poison Tail.

 

This man knows his jigs! X2!

Arkie head in 3/8 and 1/2 oz

That said, if your structure fishing deep you should pour some 1/2 and 3/4 oz footballs too

Brush head for me

A brush jig head style can swim, flip, cast/drag and handles stand up needs as well. The quality of the HOOK, the brush guard, the skirt and the paint durability is where only a FEW stand HEADS above the rest. IMO, Siebert jigs have that quality... And NO they're not my sponsor, but I definitely BUY their Jigs

Brush jig, not only can you do anything with it, but I seem to hook up much better with them than I do other jig styles. 

A brush jig head style can swim, flip, cast/drag and handles stand up needs as well. The quality of the HOOK, the brush guard, the skirt and the paint durability is where only a FEW stand HEADS above the rest. IMO, Siebert jigs have that quality... And NO they're not my sponsor, but I definitely BUY their Jigs

 

 

Siebert Outdoors Dredge Series:  http://www.siebertoutdoors.com/Dredge-Series_c6.htm

 

 

Brush jig, not only can you do anything with it, but I seem to hook up much better with them than I do other jig styles. 

Whoop there it is!  The Dredge brush jig!  He also is coming out with the football style Dredge. I absolutely love the Owner hook he uses!

Whoop there it is!  The Dredge brush jig!  He also is coming out with the football style Dredge. I absolutely love the Owner hook he uses!

 

 

I'm a Brush Head fan.  By far my overall favorite.  I've got the Football Dredge listed now also.  Thank you all.

I will fish a jig all year round. Right now I have 3 tied on my rods right now. I bank fish mostly so I am looking to save money when I hang on crap in the bottom. I will fish a pro rocker of a boat.

 

I would tell you to find someone to pour them for you and then paint and tie skirts on yourself, the reason is because you want to save money, to get set up properly which means safely, for the hooks, mold, skirt material, and the Lee lead melter you are going to spend well over 100 dollars, actually over $200 depending on the hooks, you use and how many colors of paint and skirt material you want. I know you are a young guy but I've been making spinnerbaits and jigs for 17 years and when I hear someone saying they want to get started to save money then I will tell you that it will take you a long time until you actually save any money. If you buy raw jigs from Seibert Outdoors or other jig makers, you can buy paint and skirt material and weed guards along with some epoxy of super glue gel and paint and assemble yourself, that way you may end up saving money in the first year or so. I'm just trying to help you out.

deff a brush head.. no football heads!!!!!!! those are for rocks

poison tail has worked for me