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I do something similar to what Jig Man does. I dip bad jig in pot, however once I pull it out of the pot, I take the hook and wipe it thru a pair of old jeans. The lead comes right off and the hook is clean for next time use. You can do the same with wireforms.

Just pour your jig with a weedguard hole, paint head, bake head, tie your hair or feathers on jig body and then glue in your weedguard with epoxy or super glue.

Nice looking jigs.

If you are looking for some tutorial on skirt tying and pouring start-up. PM me your e-mail and I will e-mail them to you. A lot of good basic stuff to get you started.

Depends on what type of fishing you do. I do not fish rock. The two jig molds I would recommend would be Snootie Jig and Poison tail of Casting jig mold by Do-It.

What I would do, is measure the blade. Height, width and blade thickness with a caliper so you're accurate. Then take a picture of the blade and put the correct dimensions on the picture that correlate with the sizes. You can then send it to Worth to see if they have something like it. You can also inquire from, Barlows, LPO, Jann's, Netcraft, Lakeland and Hagens to name a few. Just a note, you may not get an exact match or and exact color if War Eagle has them custom made for their exclusive use. Good Luck

You do not want to pour lead jigs or anything plastic in your kitchen. Reason being: Lead near anywhere where you eat is definitely a no-no. Plastic smell in the kitchen is definitely not a good idea, especially if you burn the plastic, plus you should use a respirator for plastic because of the smell. Safety in pouring either, is a big concern especially regarding children. DO NOT POUR in the home. Pour in the garage or if you have a tool shed with plenty of ventilation

I can give you all the info in a nutshell, and that is if you are going to do it long term, than it is worth it. If you are going to pour a 100 jigs, than no it is not worth it. If you want to keep busy and make something custom for yourself in the winter then I would start small. Initial cost with a mold, pot, powder paint, lead etc. is about $300.00 If you want more info Pm me your e-mail and I can give you a start up sheet of what you might need. I can also call you on the phone and go over some of the costs if you would like to that as well. Good Luck

If you want it to last even longer you can clear coat the baked brass weight with epoxy.

What dsqui said. Sand the brass lightly then powder paint and then bake the head.

I buy my skirts from fishingskirts.com Biggest selection on the web

I would suggest buying the jigs without the weedguards installed. Put in Teflon pins in the holes so you can paint the jigs. Take out Teflon pins, bake and then glue in weedguards. I have had all the weedgurds start to curl doing it with the weedguards installed. If you need more instructions feel free to PM me and I will send you a painting sheet on how I do it.

That's a nice healthy looking fish Paul. Congrats. You fishing on "The Chain"?

I only apply it once a year after I clean it. No need to apply it more than once a year.

Very nice. Now you'll branch out into more colors and more money. Don't worry it's only money. LOL

Welcome, I fish a lot of South eastern WI lakes, so if you have any questions feel free to ask. I live in northern IL.

Welcome, I live in northern IL, and I fish Delavan and Geneva quite a bit. They have some good days and some really bad days. I think Delavan is better in terms of boat traffic. You can at least fish there. Lake Geneva can get very crowded and almost impossible to fish once the season gets going. There is also Browns lake and Powers Lake that have boat access which are fairly good. I have fished Eagle Lake several times, and that is a lake I would never fish again. The whole lake is weed invested from the shore to the buoys. It is only 5-6 feet deep and only one spot on the whole lake that has a 11' drop. That is where you will usually find most fisherman, however, that spot is really small. You have a PM.

A buddy of mine and I fish Tichigan first 4 weeks of open season and almost every year we have 30 plus fish days on Tichigan. If you move around you will find schools of bass just waiting for them to hammer a jig. As summer progresses the fish scatter. Then this happens again in fall from September till ice up. I fish Tichigan quite often at these peak times. I used to fish Geneva like that, but Geneva seems to be colder in the Spring and the bass just don't congregate like they do on Tichigan. I would like to fish Shangri-la, however I thought the lake was private. I've asked around and have never found a public launch anywhere there. Paul do you know of any? Beullah is probably one of the best lakes that I like to fish. Just so many good spots to try. Lot of nice sized fish along with many small fish in the 10 to 12" range. I learned how to jig fish on that lake because there are so many smaller fish, that you will definitely catch fish on a jig. My buddy and I fished it last September and he got a 6.4 lb largie out of there. Lot of good spots.

I mainly use thread for hair jigs and wire for silicone tabs. Wire is faster to tie with.

I didn't notice this comment. The pliers I listed above are about $25 each. If you want to, send me the blades and I will bend them for you and then send them back to you. Just pay for return postage. I will need one sent to me bent so I can measure the distance and the angle. PM me

Burke, I am a sheet metal designer and I bend my blades in a small box brake. However I would try these. Get two pairs. Scribe a light line with a fine tip marker on your blade. Put masking tape on the inside of both jaws of both sets, or you can put tape on both sides of the blade and then scribe your line over the tape. Put one set of pliers with the jaws on the line, then take the other set and put it up against it. Now grab your pliers and bend the blade. Very simple. I got the vice grip pliers at Menards For accuracy, you will need a protractor to get the correct angle. It's pretty simple. If you need more help PM me and I will help you out.

You can tie with the weedguards in place. I do it all the time. You can also buy lead free jigs with and with out weedguards in place. You can epoxy the weedguards in at a later date. I have a free wire tying tutorial if you are interested PM me your e-mail and I will send it to you.

Rods: GLoomis for Baitcaster and St Croix for Spinning Reels: Revo MGX for Baitcaster and Shimano CI4+ for Spinning Lines: Berkley XL Jigs: The ones I make myself Soft plastics: Netbait and custom pours for jig trailers Hard baits: Rapala

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