Does anyone here make hidden eye jigs???

[Bassnajr]

Hello all.....

Do any of the fine members here make hidden eye jigs? If I have to, I will start making them myself, and trust me, no one here wants to see ME palying with hot molten lead!!!!!  ;D

Thanks for any help!!! 

Alan (bassnajr)

[Dan:]

you mean a recessed line tie like this?:

Northstar Custom Baits sells them.

[StatosDadRI]

http://bigdummybait.webs.com/

Made right here in RI

[Bassnajr]

DO-IT MOLD COMPANY MAKE A RECESSED EYE JIG MOLD NOW

Ya know what???

I am thinking about doing this. For the price people are charging for these, I can make my own, and sell them to others at a MUCH better price. AND I have access to an unlimited amount of lead...hum????

[River Rat316]

No offense but start paying taxes on what you make, start holding every color of skirting material made, every style of hook made, spending every waking moment putting them together, start paying the shipping costs from 5 or 6 different vendors to aquire all your materials... then tell me what you would charge for them

[Bassnajr]

No offense but start paying taxes on what you make, start holding every color of skirting material made, every style of hook made, spending every waking moment putting them together, start paying the shipping costs from 5 or 6 different vendors to aquire all your materials... then tell me what you would charge for them

Sorry....really...that was a stupid thing to say. :-/ I apologize!! Didn't mean it that way. I just meant if i made them myself they might be cheaper. But then again, seeing what you go through, I doubt it!!!

Alan (bassnajr)

[River Rat316]

No not to say if you made them yourself they wouldn't be cheaper, they would, but as soon as you start selling there is alot of things you need to take into effect. Your not just putting a couple together for yourself, you have to have a good color selection, which means an investment in paints and skirts, you also need hooks in bulk, and then think about multiple molds, different kinds of skirting material (rubber, silicone, fine cut silicone, etc) you need to carry all this stuff in bulk in multiple colors, along with the hooks most of the time 3 different sizes for each mold. Then there is taxes, 10% excise tax right off the top of every sale, keeping track of sales tax etc, obviously there is some deductions for owning a small business but if there wasn't I don't think anyone would go through the hassle. Then we wont even go into the whole Prostaff thing, everyone and their brother are constantly hitting you up for free stuff, either because they fish tourneys, or the know you.

So is tackle expensive? YES, most small guys who are doing stuff by hand are expensive to buy from, is it worth it? That is up to you to decide but I say yes, from what I have seen of the small custom builders the quality both in materials and workmanship is the best you are going to get.

And I don't want people to take this post in the wrong way as me b-tching and complaining, I love this business and couldn't think of a thing that I would rather do day in or day out. But when it is inferred that we are getting rich for little work in return it doesn't make me very happy

[Bassnajr]

I understand and apologized......