Technical Specifications

The LB-4010 is a 3/8 oz Football jig head painted in Pro Tec Root Beer 068 (Pro-Tec #68) and assembled in the USA exclusively for LunkrBytes by a small American craftsman. Every head is poured, painted with a chip-resistant Pro-Tec finish, fitted with a Mustad 4/0 black nickel hook and a medium green pumpkin fiber weedguard, then inspected before packaging. Slide any replacement bass jig skirt straight onto the collar — or hand-tie your own skirt directly to the collar for a more secure hold than a standard banded skirt.

Color: Pro Tec Root Beer 068 — Pro-Tec #68

Root Beer Flake bridges the gap between crawfish brown and bluegill amber. The golden-brown finish with subtle flake mimics a late-summer crawfish or crayfish-colored bream. Consistent producer on sandy-bottom lakes and river impoundments throughout the South.

Why the Football Head?

The stand-up football shape keeps your hook at a 45-degree defensive angle on the bottom — exactly how a crawfish positions itself when threatened. When you stop the retrieve the jig does not just sit flat: it stands, presenting the hook upward for a clean, efficient hookset while the wide head rocks back and forth with the bottom current.

Best For / Avoid

• Best For: Gravel humps, main lake points, ledges, chunk rock bottom, offshore hard structure.
• Avoid: Thick grass, heavy timber, or soft mud — the wide head catches debris and loses its signature wobble in soft bottoms.
• Depth Range: 10–40+ feet
• Prime Seasons: Peak effectiveness summer and winter on deep structure; year-round on hard-bottom main lake structure.

Technique

Drag slowly on a semi-tight line with a heavy action rod and 15-17 lb fluorocarbon. When you feel the head wobble, you have bottom contact. Stop on the wobble and let neutral fish commit.

Weedguard: Medium — 21-Strand Green Pumpkin

Blends the guard into natural vegetation and organic bottom material. Critical detail when fishing grass, pads, or lily stems.

Trailer Synergy

3.5" craw-style bait (Strike King Rage Craw, Zoom Speed Craw) or a 4" twin-tail grub. Match trailer color to head color — green pumpkin heads with green pumpkin trailers, black heads with blue-and-black trailers.

Pro Tip: Pro Tec Root Beer 068 + Football

Retrieve cadence: On a jig head this size, retrieve speed sets the attitude of the bait. A slow drag keeps the head on the bottom with the hook pointing up. A lift-and-drop creates a hopping crawfish that triggers aggressive fish. Match your speed to what the fish are telling you.

Skirt Trimming Tip

Clear water: trim to 80% of original length for a compact, natural profile. Stained water: leave full length for maximum water movement and vibration. Always use sharp scissors in one clean motion across all strands — never pull individual strands.