Making A Home Made A-Rig

[EvanT123]

Does anyone make their own a-rigs?

I'd like to make something where I can throw 3 or 4 1/8 ball head jigs with various small minnow baits.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

[Jig Man]

I've made a bunch of them over the past few years.  I've made my own wire harnesses and bought some.  I am lucky in that I have a company near that sells wire harnesses very reasonable (Battlefield Wire).  I have fashioned the heads from epoxy putty that comes in the round tube.  You just unwrap what you want and mix it.  Press it on the wires and shape it the way you want it to look.

 

This one is from my own wires and the putty.

 

 

 

 

 

This one is with the wire I bought and casting resin head in the mold I also bought.

 

 

[EvanT123]

Jig Man, thanks a bunch. That is exactly what I was looking for.

[WIGuide]

My friend was making them using some sort of aluminum cable crimp and stainless wire. I don't have any pictures here at work, but they looked ok.

[Wayne P.]

My friend was making them using some sort of aluminum cable crimp and stainless wire. I don't have any pictures here at work, but they looked ok.

 

 

 

 

[EvanT123]

Thanks Wayne P. Did you really use an egg beater? Or was that a demonstration? If you don't mind what did you use to attach the swivels ?

[Wayne P.]

Thanks Wayne P. Did you really use an egg beater? Or was that a demonstration? If you don't mind what did you use to attach the swivels ?

I have been making umbrella rigs since the craze started and the original A-rigs were in short supply and expensive. I made dozens for some that didn't know how--FREE

Yes, I did use a wisk for some of them--that is why a whole one is at the top of that picture.

Some were using the wires from utility marker flags.

Some are using stainless steel "Toothproof" saltwater leader.

 

The "head" models are using epoxy putty over the aluminum ferrules.

 

The swivel attachment is the 1/8" aluminum ferrules with the wire bent to go in both sides of the ferrule.

 

I got the parts at Lowes where the rope, cables, and chains are stocked.

[Justin Mott]

I haven't been on this side of the forum in awhile. Not since I used to be on Bassresource, but yall always come up with the best ideas. I will be trying to egg beater idea soon.