The_Natural Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 I really enjoy making jigs. I find it not only relaxing, but very rewarding. I'm starting to paint my own crankbaits, but I've got a lot to learn. Jigs are the only baits I can make that I feel are better than what I can purchase from a manufacturer. I hope to say that about my custom cranks one day, but I can't right now. Jigs are very easy to make, and I really enjoy brainstorming the different color combinations and layering the skirts just right. If someone reading this is thinking of making jigs....don't hesitate! Seriously...it really provides instant gratification and the startup costs are very low. I buy all my skirt layers from fishingskirts.com, and if anyone happens to want to duplicate a color I post....just PM me and I'll give you the formula. I'll generally make 10 of the same color, and decide what combos I am going to make before ordering. FYI all my regular jigs and footballs are 80 strands, and my finesse jigs and footballs are 40-50 strands. I use minature zip ties to secure my skirts, which keep the skirt strands in place where I organized them, and prevents the skirt from ever slipping down. As I've said before; I don't pour my own heads. I use All Terrain Tackle footballs, Picasso footballs, and I've used a few Outkast footballs. All Terrain's have a nice and hard finish, but the Picasso heads are airbrushed with a craw pattern, and they use gammy hooks. They are on sale right now at Cabelas. I recently bought a bunch of Cabelas house brand footballs, which use a Mustad hook, but a shotty weedguard. Anyway...here are some jigs.... Quote
whittler Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 Fantastic jigs and I really like your method of attaching the skirts, looks rock solid. Quote
LooksLikeSinbad Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 Nice job on those jigs! I have never seen zip ties used to hold the skirt on, how do they hold up? Quote
The_Natural Posted November 17, 2008 Author Posted November 17, 2008 Very nice jigs Natural. 8-) Thanks for the compliment....especially coming from a jig making elder Quote
The_Natural Posted November 17, 2008 Author Posted November 17, 2008 Nice job on those jigs! I have never seen zip ties used to hold the skirt on, how do they hold up? They seem to hold up well. I've been fishing with jigs made this way for about 4 months now, and no signs of wear or slippage. Quote
mattm Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 Very nice! I love how most are predominatly green or have green in them. One question though. In the past when I have cut zip ties they are very sharp or pointy on the end. I've cut myself numerous times not being careful around cut zip ties. Do you do anything to dull the ends? Quote
ptomacbass Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 jig makings addicting isnt it natural. especially once you get a fish on a home made jig. I just started making my own last week. Quote
senko_77 Posted November 18, 2008 Posted November 18, 2008 Natural, those jigs are stupid awesome! Are the skirts extra thick because you have larger crawfish in your area, or are you trying to achieve a slower fall? Quote
The_Natural Posted November 20, 2008 Author Posted November 20, 2008 Natural, those jigs are stupid awesome!Are the skirts extra thick because you have larger crawfish in your area, or are you trying to achieve a slower fall? Nice observation; a thicker skirt will indeed result in a slower fall. It affects the full skirt jigs more than the finesse jigs, but does affect both. I just adjust the weight accordingly. My intent was not to adjust the fall rate; I'm just trying to make the jig more attractive. I didn't have a set number of strands I wanted to put on each jig when I started making them, I just added layers until the jig looked nice and filled out. I think a lot of other jigs look 'thin'. Quote
OH-bass614 Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 Could someone post some links or somthing of where you buy the materials...ive been looking around for them but no luck. By the way very nice jigs man Quote
Super User Jig Man Posted November 22, 2008 Super User Posted November 22, 2008 Could someone post some links or somthing of where you buy the materials...ive been looking around for them but no luck. By the way very nice jigs man Jann's Barlows Stamina Ztackle just to name a few. Quote
Super User Tin Posted November 22, 2008 Super User Posted November 22, 2008 Some sexy colors right there. I'm a big fan of the watermelon/blue/texas craw combo. Quote
Stingray23 Posted November 22, 2008 Posted November 22, 2008 very nice jigs. i especially like the skirt colors. Quote
detroit1 Posted November 25, 2008 Posted November 25, 2008 ;D mattm - i know the feeling. It's like a shard of glass, man! I used a soldering pencil to round it off. Great colors by the way.... Quote
ejtaylor822 Posted November 28, 2008 Posted November 28, 2008 Those look great - defintely better than what could be bought. Love the colors. Especially the darker greens. Quote
Super User Munkin Posted December 1, 2008 Super User Posted December 1, 2008 Could someone post some links or somthing of where you buy the materials...ive been looking around for them but no luck. By the way very nice jigs man fishingskirts.com for skirt material. Allen Quote
spinners Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 I UES THE ZIP TIES ON SOME OF MY SPINNER BAITS AFTER HAND TIEING ,DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY THEM IN BULK. T.I.A. Quote
TrippyJai Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Those jigs are sexy... I really like the green pumpkin. Quote
basspro96 Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Hey I am hopefully gonna start making jigs after christmas. Can the natural give me some of his formula's be any chance :? Quote
flippincrazy Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 those are nice, but the green pumpkin with blue are sweet looking Quote
IDbasser Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 Those look really nice. I have been debating whether to make or jigs or not. I have been looking on Jannsnetcraft.com at supplies. I wasn't sure about their skirts, so I will checkout your supplier. Thanks for post. EDIT: I just looked at the web site you get your skirts from. It says they come in 10's. How many does it take to do one of your jigs? Quote
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