Help with starting out making bass jigs

[LEWITH]

Hey guys im going to start making jigs but have never done it.  Few questions.. Where is the best place to buy lead ingots? What price point should I be looking for lead per lb? Also best place to buy skirts? 

 

Thanks in advance,

 

The LEW

[cadman]

Constant good lead you can buy from Roto-Metals and skirts from fishingskirts.com

[cabled70]

Amazon or Amazon Prime is another good spot for lead.  Just make sure it's pure (or as close to 100%) lead. Otherwise you end up with an alloy (usually - I've found - a lead/aluminum mix) and inconsistent weights.  Also, a lead pot that has to be cleared of the material and start over with the purest lead you can find.

 

And another great source for skirt material is livingrubber.com.  I buy from fishingskirts.com all the time too.  Both great suppliers.

 

 

[Robert Riley]

Also looking to tie my own. I know of boss and fishingskirts, anywhere else?

 

[Karma]

honestly I get a lot of my supplies from ebay, depending on what types of jigs you want to make. There are guys who will sell, for example screw locks for the do-it shaky head molds, 500 for $26, same with wire keepers. Most retailers want $10 per 100.  I also buy a lot of skirting material from there. Deals are out there.

[Karma]

20 minutes ago, mmarkinma55 said:

Barlow's tackle - 972-231-5982

Jann netcraft - 419-868-8288

Hagen's fishing tackle

800-541-4586

 

x2 on Barlow's. Great website to order molds from as well. They will give you a chart of different hooks that will work for most molds.

[kcdinkerz]

if you dont feel like pouring your own you can always go the lazy route and buy some painted or unpainted jig heads and add your own skirt to them.