Football Jigs are bottom contact lures known to have erratic lure action due to the jig head design and from bouncing off hard bottom and rock cover with a drag retrieve. Although several lure types use a football style jig head, football jigs are generally unique for a skirted lure as it is dragged over hard bottom.

Anatomy: Football Jigs lures are skirted lures which feature jig heads that look like a football and include a heavy weedguard followed by a full skirt plus a single thick wire hook. Typically the lure is rigged with a soft plastic trailer. The football jig head shape keeps the hook and soft plastic trailer vertical when lure is at rest on the bottom reducing snags.  For skirted lures the football jig has a larger profile.

Variants & Other Names: 

• Stand Up Head: [Figure 2] Not common, albeit some would say all football jig hooks stand up, they are a football jig head with the hook standing up higher than normal football head jig.
• Without Weedguard: [Figure 1] Not common.
• Rattle Football Jig Head: [Figure 3] Not common, the football jig head has a rattle.

Albeit, it can be confusing, not all lures that use a football jig head are football jigs. There are several lure types that often use a football jig head including: 

• Shaky Head: Shaky Head lures can come with football jig heads. See shaky head lure.
• Finesse Football Jig: Finesse Jig lures can come with football jig heads. See finesse jig. 
• Wobble Head: Also called swing jig head, wobble head often comes with a football jig head. See wobble head lure. 
• Hair Jig: Some hair jigs come with a football jig head. See hair jig lure.

Lure Action. [NL] [update each time] Erratic rocking lure action as the lure bounces off hard bottom and rock cover.

Search Bait: Less common. 

Pros’ Choice: Less common.