I purchased a H2O Express bladed jig from Academy that never ran right in the water.  The blade design allowed for the head to just spin during the retrieve.  I've cut the blade off and was hoping I can salvage the head as a swim jig head.  But I need a way to create a line tie.  Any ideas?

Yeah, there's always a way, but a decent jig head is like a buck or two. A better picture of that stub you got there will help. It would have probably been easier to get the original setup to work, but experimenting, and trying things is how we learn, so I commend you for that.

10 hours ago, Deleted account said:

Yeah, there's always a way, but a decent jig head is like a buck or two. A better picture of that stub you got there will help. It would have probably been easier to get the original setup to work, but experimenting, and trying things is how we learn, so I commend you for that.

Here's a couple of pics of the stub.  It's pretty flimsy...I can bend it with my fingers...so I'm pretty sure it will not work as a line tie if I just bend it.  The original design had this stub running through a single hole in a blade which allowed for the head to just roll during the retrieve.  

 

My thought is to try to drill a hole somewhere in the head but, as I'm not into tackle-making, I thought I'd see if this is a good idea, or if someone had a better idea.  The head seems like a nice head, so I'd like to salvage it if possible.  

I don’t think it’s worth the effort. Not worth loosing a nice fish on something like that. I’d suggest you spend your time on quality tackle making. 

Maybe.....

If it was me, I'd cut the lead off, save the keepers, and pour another head. If the hook has an eye inside the lead, you have a stout worm hook. That "pretty flimsy...I can bend it with my fingers" pretty much sums it up that you're in for a big let down ahead.

Just a note on bladed jigs that spin instead of vibrate...the weight of the jighead is too light vs the water resistance on the blade.  If I have an issue with anything that spins...just add split shot onto the hook shank until it runs level and vibrates.  Runs a bit deeper but that's OK.  

Jigheads are cheap.