How long should weed guards be? How much should they be cut?

Can someone tell me a good starter kit for tying and one for powder paint?

How long should weed guards be? How much should they be cut?

Can someone tell me a good starter kit for tying and one for powder paint?

1.  Weedguards can be any lenght you want.  I use to cutt the off down to the height of the bend of the hook.  I got hung up a lot so I quit cutting them off.  I don't do anything to them except when in brush I spread them.

2.  Starter kit for jig tying.  I don't really think there is one.  You have to decide what you want to make and then get it.  If you don't want to make a big plunge then buy some precast jigheads (painted or unpainted) and skirts and then put them together.

If you are going to go hole hog you will need a way to melt the lead, some lead, some hooks, and a mold.  Do-It probably can fix you up with what you want.

3.  Kit for powder painting.  It can be as simple or as complicated as you want it to get.  I started out with a candle and 1 2oz jar of white paint.  I'd heat the head and swish it in the paint.  Over time I have built a fluid bed, collected 20 some colors of paint and heat and cure the heads in a toaster oven.

So what I think is you will have to decide what type of plunge you want to make and how much you want to spend getting into this venture.  It can be for a few bucks buying precast heads or you can spend several hundred getting all the stuff for a first class operation.

Good luck to you.  It is a very fun pastime and way down the road you can save some money but that first jig sometimes costs you over $100.

Thanks I'm not really looking to melt since I'm not allowed to at the house since we have no space, I just want to be able to experiment with different skirt materials and paint colors.

Check some of the online order companies like:

Jann's Netcraft

Barlows Tackle

Stamina Inc

Ztackle

Fishing skirts.com

Do It

JigMan..........I'm still looking for that money saving jig making set up......   

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