Weight in grams and hook size, always as a pair

The best jig heads for 2026

A jig head is a hook with a weight moulded at the eye, and it is the object that makes a soft lure fish. It is bought on two figures at once, and the corpus prints both in almost every title: a weight in grams and a hook size in the Aught scale. The Paradox Fishing sets show the pairing clearly — 15 pieces at 10 g in 4/0, 15 at 12 g in 3/0, and a 25-piece box with five each of 7, 10, 12, 15 and 18 g in 3/0 at 19,99 €. The weight is the sink rate: a 7 g head lets a shad glide, an 18 g head drops it to the bottom of a river. The hook size must match the BODY, not the weight — a 4/0 hook is for a 12 cm shad and will tear a 6 cm one apart. The second division on the shelf is the metal, and it is a real difference: lead heads are what almost everything here is, while the Zite Fishing micro tungsten heads at 19,99 € and the tungsten bead set from 0,3 g to 1,2 g at 9,86 € are denser, so a 1 g tungsten head is smaller than a 1 g lead one and sinks the same — which matters when a trout is inspecting it. Two details worth reading. The keeper barb on the shank, which is what stops a soft body sliding down the hook after two casts, and no listing photographs it clearly. And the range in a set: 60 pieces in 7 sizes on the SGYKJ at 8,98 €, 50 in 6 sizes on the Annyswit at 10,99 €, 49 on the UNOLIGA at 11,97 €. A wide set is how you find the weight your water needs; a narrow one at the right weight is cheaper per usable head. We compare weight, hook size, head shape, metal, keeper barb, pieces per pack and the range of sizes in a set.

One table, every accessory here

1. 

   Paradox Fishing 3/0 set, 25 pieces

   The heaviest spread on the shelf, on one hook size, with every head labelled.

   Count

   25 jig heads

   Hook size

   3/0 throughout

   Weights

   5 each at 7 g, 10 g, 12 g, 15 g and 18 g

   Marking

   The weight and the size are marked on every head

   Hooks

   Extra sharp, stated for better bite conversion

   Box

   Included

   Stated for

   Perch, pike and zander

   Range

   7 to 18 g — the heaviest set on this shelf

   Amazon reference

   B0CS4GXD3Z (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4260701392040

   • Every head carries its weight and hook size, so nothing has to be guessed at the water
   • One hook size across five weights, so the soft body fits the same way every time
   • No lighter than 7 g — useless for small perch and for anything ultralight

   Best for: Zander and pike shads from 7 to 18 grams, on one consistent hook size

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2. 

   Zite Micro Tungsten, size 6

   Sub-gram tungsten on a measured trout hook — a different kind of fishing from the rest of this shelf.

   Material

   Tungsten — the only non-lead head on this shelf

   Weights

   9 each at 0,3 g, 0,7 g and 1,2 g

   Hook

   Size 6 silver trout hook

   Hook dimensions

   19 mm overall length, 8 mm shank height

   Assembly

   The beads are glued firmly to the hook, ready to fish

   Colours

   Bright neon, where the maker’s metallic set is plain

   Stated for

   Fine-ribbed soft worms, at the trout lake and the pond

   Count

   27 in total

   Amazon reference

   B084ZW95GJ (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4260583071965

   • Tungsten is denser than lead, so the same weight is a smaller head with a smaller profile
   • The only sub-gram weights on this shelf — 0,3 g is genuinely ultralight
   • Not carried by the American store

   Best for: Trout lakes and ponds with fine soft worms, where 1 gram is already heavy

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3. 

   UNOLIGA 49-piece set, 1–14 g

   An even seven of every weight, and the only stand-up head on the shelf.

   Count

   49 heads — 7 of each of 7 weights

   Weights

   1 g, 2 g, 3,5 g, 5 g, 7 g, 10 g, 14 g

   Materials

   Heavy electrolytic lead, high-hardness carbon steel hooks

   Barb

   Triangular blood-groove design, stated for better penetration

   Head shape

   Stand-up, so the lure sits nose-down on the bottom

   Bait keeper

   Stops the soft body sliding down the shank

   Eye

   Smooth, stated not to scratch the line

   Lure sizes

   Stated to suit bodies from 2 to 12 cm · 15-compartment box

   Amazon reference

   B094N7S1DL (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   0728752964066

   • An even seven of every weight — the only set here that does not favour one size
   • A stand-up head, which holds the lure nose-down and tail-up on the bottom
   • No hook sizes published, only weights

   Best for: One box that covers everything from a 1 g perch drop to a 14 g river swim

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4. 

   Annyswit Annyswit-0060, 50 pieces

   The only stainless hooks here, with the pack leaning heavily towards the light end.

   Count by weight

   1 g × 12, 2 g × 10, 3 g × 10, 5 g × 10, 7 g × 5, 10 g × 3

   Head material

   Quality lead

   Hook material

   Rust-free stainless steel

   Water

   Fresh and salt

   Points

   Extra sharp, stated to reduce lost fish and bent hooks

   Storage

   Compartment container

   Hook size

   Not published

   Listing note

   The third and fourth feature lines are word for word identical

   Amazon reference

   B0DHGWKFJH (one reference across 1 Amazon marketplace)

   • Stainless steel hooks, which no other listing on this shelf claims
   • The exact count per weight is published
   • Only three heads at 10 g — the heavy end is a token

   Best for: Light perch and trout work in fresh or salt water, where corrosion matters

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5. 

   Paradox Fishing 4/0 set, 15 × 10 g

   Fifteen of one weight, with the wire keeper that stops the plastic splitting.

   Count

   15 jig heads

   Hook size

   4/0

   Weight

   10 g, all of them

   Bait keeper

   Wire, stated to stop the nose of the soft lure tearing open

   Hooks

   Ultra sharp

   Marking

   Weight and size marked on the head

   Stated for

   Perch, pike and zander

   Assortment

   None — this is one specification, fifteen times

   Amazon reference

   B0CS4M4PNW (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4260701391975

   • Fifteen of one weight, which is what you actually get through in a season on one water
   • A wire bait keeper, named and explained — it stops the plastic splitting at the nose
   • One weight only, so it does not cover a change of depth or flow

   Best for: Topping up the one weight you fish most, on 10 to 14 cm shads

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6. 

   SGYKJ 030, 60 pieces

   The most heads for the least money, with the eye and the keeper both named.

   Count by weight

   1,0 g × 15, 2,0 g × 10, 3,5 g × 10, 5,0 g × 10, 7,0 g × 5, 10 g × 5, 12 g × 5

   Material

   Robust dense alloy with a quality coating

   Surface

   Stated to hold its condition in fresh and salt water and to resist wear

   Barb

   Triangular groove, stated to increase holding power

   Head

   Compact and weighted, for fast sinking

   Eye

   Rounded and polished, to cut line friction

   Bait keeper

   Integrated, stated to let soft lures be fitted without tearing

   Hook size

   Not published

   Amazon reference

   B0FMRYGQLT (one reference across 1 Amazon marketplace)

   • Sixty heads for 8,98 € — the lowest price per head on this shelf
   • Seven weights from 1 g to 12 g, and five of each at the heavy end rather than three
   • No hook sizes published

   Best for: Stocking a box cheaply where jig heads are lost to rock and timber every session

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7. 

   Lieblingsköder 3/0 mixed pack, 4 pieces

   One of each weight, at the highest price per head on the shelf.

   Count

   4 jig heads — one of each weight

   Hook size

   3/0

   Weights

   8 g, 10 g, 12 g, 14 g

   Gape

   Wide hook bend

   Hook

   Sharp and strong

   Stated for

   Spinning for pike, zander and perch

   Box

   None mentioned

   Price per head

   The highest on this shelf

   Amazon reference

   B07VMTF23K (one reference across 4 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4260629812453

   • A wide gape, which is what a thick soft body needs if the hook is to reach the fish
   • One of each weight is a genuine way to find out which you fish
   • Four heads for 8,19 € is over two euros a head — sixty heads on this shelf cost less in total

   Best for: Trying four weights on one hook size before committing to a box of one

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