Should the head be resin or lead?
Short answer
They do different jobs. A resin head is poured and finished by hand, holds a sharp face and paint detail well, and is the traditional choice for a Kona or cup-faced lure; its weak point is the leading edge, which chips if it is handled carelessly.
In detail
A lead head carries the weight in the metal itself: one published lead bullet is offered at 13 oz with a 9 inch skirt and 25 oz with a 14 inch skirt, sold lure-only or cable-rigged, and it ships with a lead exposure warning. Resin buys action, lead buys depth and speed.
The numbers behind this answer
| Head material | Behaviour | What it changes in the order |
|---|---|---|
| Resin, hand poured | Holds a sharp face and paint detail, but the leading edge of a resin head chips if it is handled carelessly (FishTrack) | Pouring and finishing labour, colour batches, and any keel weighting or jet tubes set inside the head |
| Speed window | What runs there | What it demands of the head and skirt |
|---|---|---|
| 4 to 6 knots | The original Hawaiian Kona heads, whose leader hole sat below centre at the front (InTheBite) | A head that still works at low speed; the offset pulling point is what makes it wander and duck |
Where this answer comes from
Part of the product record Octopus skirt trolling lures: Kona heads and speed windows (Octopus Skirt). The record carries the tables this answer is drawn from, the fields a factory needs before quoting, and an explicit list of what has not been verified.
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Other questions in this record
- What is a Kona head, and why does it matter on an octopus skirt lure?
- Which skirt length should a buyer stock?
- How do strand style and strand count change the lure?
- What trolling speeds should the product be sold for?
- Who actually buys skirted trolling lures, and how?
- How is an octopus skirt trolling lure priced from a Chinese factory?
- How should skirt durability be specified on an order?
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Sources
- Slant vs. Cupped Head Lures: Action Makes the Difference, InTheBite - Kona head origin, 4 to 6 knot Hawaiian speeds and the 7 to 15 knot band
- Anatomy of a Trolling Lure, FishTrack - Kona head shape and behaviour, resin against soft heads, jets and inserts
- Vinyl Revival, FishTrack - skirting a trolling lure, vinyl against silicone, fringe width and trimming
- Fishing Lure Skirts, Tackle Room - 8 to 9 inch and 13 to 14 inch skirt matching, octopus against squid strands, 6 to 8 knot pulsing
- Fatboy Lead Bullet Trolling Lure, Fathom Offshore - 13 oz and 25 oz lead heads, 9 inch and 14 inch builds, rigging options and lead warning
- Octopus Skirt price band and MOQ range quoted from our own sampled listings at /products/
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Last reviewed: 2026-09-18 · build 2026-09-18-0kfwu