First Time Making Jigs.

[Bobbyblue396]

I just started making my own jigs.

[macmac]

Maybe you could show some of your jigs close up......thanks.  Good Fishing, Mac

[Bobbyblue396]

I can't seem to get the pictures small enough so I can post them.

[Ozark_Basser]

Upload them to photo bucket then copy and paste the link to your post.

[smalljaw67]

Are you tying pre made jig or are you pouring, painting, and tying jigs? If you buy the heads then you are tying them, if you're making them you are pouring.

[Bobbyblue396]

Ok thanks Jiggin. I'm pouring powder coating and making the skirts myself. It has been a learning curve that for sure but I have gotten pretty good at making them.

[Bobbyblue396]

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[Bobbyblue396]

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[Bluebasser86]

Those look nice. I always have a bear of a time with that paint you used on the black and blue head. Seems like I have a heck of a time keeping the eye clear throughout the whole process. 

[Bobbyblue396]

The way I do it is use a small wire to clean it out as soon as you dip it. Also when baking them hang them with the heads up. I have more pictures I'm going to post.

[Jig Man]

If you hold the jig by the hook eye when you dip it you won't have any paint in the eye.

[Ozark_Basser]

But if you do that, you'll have spots on the eye with no paint. That bugs the crap out of me lol. I've found if you don't get the eye too hot it won't fill with paint. I just rotate the head at an angle so the eye doesn't get direct heat. Instead of rotating 180 back and forth on the heat gun I'll just rock it with the eye facing straight up. It's very easy to do with football heads without getting any paint in the eye.

[Ozark_Basser]

Here's one I did not too long ago with biosilk instead of silicone for skirting material. Biosilk acts like living rubber except its way easier to deal with.

[Jig Man]

I don't have "spots" on the eye.  The eye is not painted at all.

[BrownBear]

Nice jigs!

[Bobbyblue396]

Jiggin' that one looks good. I just started making them. I still have some more stuff the learn. But for the most part they have turned out pretty good.

[Ozark_Basser]

Yours do look good. It's fun and rewarding to catch fish on a jig you made yourself. Post up some more pics if you have any.

[Bobbyblue396]

Ok I will. I'm having the problem with the paint in the eyes. I haven't got to fish with mine yet.

[Ozark_Basser]

I don't have "spots" on the eye.  The eye is not painted at all.

That's probably the way I'm going to have to go on some heads styles. I'll give it a shot with arky style heads. It's probably the way to go.

[Bobbyblue396]

How are you keeping the paint off of the eyes of you don't mind me asking? I'm using a fluid bed to power coat mine.

[Ozark_Basser]

Just don't get the eye too hot. I hold the hook with a pair of pliers and just rock it over the heat gun about two inches above it without exposing the hook eye to direct heat. In other words, the eye is pointing straigh up, and I pretty much just heat the bottom of the jig. Just barely rock the jig back and forth over the heat about two or so inches above it for three or four seconds. I have my heat gun set to 970 degrees Fahrenheit. Just do a quick dip into the fluid bed. If you didn't get the eye too hot it should have powder around it instead of paint. Sometimes it won't. Either way you're fine. If it still has powder around the eye, just give it a second to let it melt or reheat it a little.

[Bobbyblue396]

i will give that a try.

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