Bullets or Smiling bills jigs

[DZ]

For most surf use I like the bullet style with lots of hair... except when sandeels are the primary forage - then sparsly tied so the profile is thinner. The strong hooks on your heads are excellent.

[tlapinski]

I used to be all about smilin' bill heads as somehow I got it into my mind that the "mouth" on the jig made it somehow swim. As I really thought that through and rationalized how much water resistance was actually caused by the mouth I figured it made little if any difference and put more of the success on jigs in the hands of the fisherman coupled with the amount of hair used. From there I began to experiment with different head styles and eventually settled on bullet style heads like yours and the Andrus jetty caster as I find it to be more forgiving in the rocks.

[numbskull]

How about Upperman lima bean heads while we're at it?
Standup saltwater size heads?
Banana heads?

[massbassman]

I switch back and forth from both, haven't really seen a difference in catching to sway me either way. But if I had to choose, it would probably be the bullet style jetty caster, for some reason I just feel like I keep better contact.
I've heard good things about your bucktails... do you have a link to check out your work, and order some if needed? Thanks.