BigBassin144

Thanks guys! I'm gonna give a couple more things a try. My main problem right now is that the Devcon 2T is pretty thick and I tend to get too much on the eyes. I'll keep giving it a try. I'm sure it will get neater the more of them I do.

Picked up some stick-on eyes for my Poison Tail jigs and they look great, but don't stick well... A dot of superglue under them seems to work, but it leaks out and gets on the head and my fingers. The last couple I've covered with as thin a layer as I could of Devcon 2T, but it is a lot of work and there's still a lot on the head. So what do you guys use to keep them on?

Thanks everyone! And cadman is right, it's just a clear weedguard. I'm really liking the shape of this head. Can't wait to try them out in the spring... Now if winter would only hurry up!

Thanks to everyone who helped me with my hook issues on the Poison Tail mold in my thread about it. I got the mold, but haven't gotten a chance to get any Mustad hooks for it, so I bent a couple of my Owner Cutting Point hooks to fit, as I love these hooks anyways. Here's my first one. I've yet to get sticky eyes for them, so some careful manipulation of some black powder paint worked good enough for now. I messed around with a few different options, and finally came up with a Sexy Shad skirt I liked. More pics later!

cadman, Thanks for the offer! I will probably get getting the smaller of the two molds sometime towards the end of the month. When I do, I'll shoot you a PM. It looks like I will probably go with the straight shank Mustads (not the EWG) for swimjig purposes, and buy myself a few packs of Owner TwistLock Finesse hooks for a handful of smaller baits. Thanks guys, and if anyone has any more info, let me know!

Dang, those look great! Good work man!

I never thought about it, but you're right. Their Twist Lock hooks are about 30 degrees... That would be very expensive though like you said. They really should make a 30* Cutting Point hook with a regular eye, cause I don't think the flat eye 30* hook would work as good coming through cover in the Poison Tail jig. Looking on eBay, I found some Gamakatsu 35* hooks. Never seen them before, you guys think they'll work?

Been looking into getting a Poison Tail mold, but after using the Owner Cutting Point hooks in my brush jigs all year, I don't know if I want to go back to Mustads... So does anyone know if there is a Gamakatsu or Owner (preferably Owner) hook that will work in the Poison Tail mold? Thanks guys, BB144

Those Teflon base bins are great. They have made painting my jigs so much easier. I'd definitely take them out before baking. Here's how I do it. Heat my jigs for a couple seconds in a blow torch, quickly insert the Teflon pin, dip into powder paint, pull pin out, hand in toaster. Once I get the batch done, I bake them all. Like others have said, a fluid bed helps a great deal with the hook eyes. If you don't have one and don't want to build/buy one, try shaking the jar of powder paint after every couple jigs (with the lid on). This will "fluff up" the paint, aerating it slightly. This should help until you can get yourself a fluid bed. Also, don't heat your jigs too hot, that will also get too much paint on the eye, even with a fluid bed. cadman, what do you use for the bottom porous part of the fluid bed cups? I built myself a fluid bed, and have a few cups from a retailer with the white porous material, but need a couple more on the cheap.

Jaydee, I've had some customers tell me they really like them. They are also my personal favorite hooks for jigs. Once I started pouring with them, I've replaced almost every Mustad hooked jig in my own box with the Owner CP's.

They're actually 3/8oz and 4/0. But these 4/0 are about the size of a 5/0 Mustad.

Thanks guys! I appreciate the feedback.

Got some football jigs tied up. Two-tone heads, Owner Cutting Point hooks, and hand tied skirts. I should have some more pics coming as I'm working on another batch with some new colors of football and flipping jigs. Thanks for looking!

Just be careful, it can get very addicting (not to mention expensive)!

Thank you for the compliments everyone. It's almost as nice when people like your baits as it is when the fish do! lol Thanks LeBron! Glad you liked the jigs.