OK I know this might sound stupid to some of you but help me out here ,  how can I tell the difference  between flipping jigs and swim jigs ?  Many of them do not say on the package which one they are , is it determined by the jig head or what ?

Most swim jigs have a pointed nose to the front of them and most companies now a days put "eyes" on them and their hooks come straight out of the back of the head where as a flipping/arkie style/football jig the eyelet of the jig will be at an angle so when sitting on bottom or going through cover the hook is less likely to get snagged

You can go on tackle warehouse and compare jigs that companies will label for either flipping or swimming. Personally i use Santone Lures jigs. Their M series jigs are great and the Sam Rayburn swim jigs are fantastic 

 

Thanks that made it simple