7 hours ago, DoDFire said:

A couple more to share.

I'm digging the swim jig. I'm trying to make a finesse weedless jig but I cant find the correct wire for the weed guard. What size do you use?

9 hours ago, beaverretreiver said:

I'm digging the swim jig. I'm trying to make a finesse weedless jig but I cant find the correct wire for the weed guard. What size do you use?

80# test Berkley Steelon Nylon-Coated Wire......This wire has the perfect tension after it is cured in the oven during the powder paint cure process. I have tested all # test with the Steelon and 80# is perfect. On a side note, I pour the heads with the wire guard in the mold, no drilling and gluing the wire in place like a few folks have done. Drilling a lead head is dangerous and will run a drill bit through a finger real quick if you are not using a vise You can pour any weedless head using wire as long as you have teflon base hole pin. I cut my pins 1\2" in length and I use scotch tape to secure the pin into the mold, just lay the tip of the pin where it is flush with the head. The scotch tape works well and believe it or not the heat doesn't mess with it, sometimes you may need to use a fresh piece but not often. I cut the wire the same length as a traditional nylon weed guard and lay it into the mold then close it up and pour that's it. A little trick though on the nylon coated wire......You need to melt about 1\4" of the nylon from the tip before it goes into the mold. I place the 2 wires together and I hold the wire against the pour spout on the lead pot, melt 1\4" or so then lay it in the mold to pour. If you pour a head and the nylon coating was not melted prior you will get an incomplete pour and when you break or cut the sprue off you will notice an open cavity inside the head, happens everytime. I can post pics if need be. Hope this helps.

On 12/20/2016 at 4:20 PM, TnRiver46 said:

A few simple ones

 

 

some nice lookin ties,.do you add a trailer to the middle one?, not,...that,... theres plenty of green pumpkin options out there,...lol, and I like the krystal flash "outside" of the tie in the last pic, good idea

 

15 hours ago, "hamma" said:

some nice lookin ties,.do you add a trailer to the middle one?, not,...that,... theres plenty of green pumpkin options out there,...lol, and I like the krystal flash "outside" of the tie in the last pic, good idea

 

Thanks man, I just throw stuff on there wrap it. They will catch fish but they catch a lot of tree limbs and rock shelves too 

This has been my most effective tired chatterbait this year when the fish seem to prefer something more natural... I haven't tried out the phenix blades, but I like the finish and want to see how the action looks on a feather jig....

If I could figure out how to put up pictures I would post some of my jigs. If somebody could please help explain how to post them I would greatly appreciate it 

I don't have a computer so I will be doing it off my cell phone which is where all of my pictures are if that helps any 

On 12/26/2016 at 3:10 PM, KCFinesse said:

This has been my most effective tired chatterbait this year when the fish seem to prefer something more natural... I haven't tried out the phenix blades, but I like the finish and want to see how the action looks on a feather jig....

All the right colors. My favorites. The action will be killer I promise you that. Have you ever tried that jig without the weedguard? I bet you get more action if it was eliminated but of course it all depends if you can get away with eliminating it. That is one good look'n vib jig I know that.

7 hours ago, ScottK91 said:

If I could figure out how to put up pictures I would post some of my jigs. If somebody could please help explain how to post them I would greatly appreciate it 

I don't have a computer so I will be doing it off my cell phone which is where all of my pictures are if that helps any 

I'm no help there, I don't even own a cell phone. 2017 and no cell phone, guess I'm the odd ball. 

21 hours ago, ScottK91 said:

If I could figure out how to put up pictures I would post some of my jigs. If somebody could please help explain how to post them I would greatly appreciate it 

I don't have a computer so I will be doing it off my cell phone which is where all of my pictures are if that helps any 

On my Android I edit the photo down to 25% of the original size and they post fine.

On December 20, 2016 at 3:35 PM, DoDFire said:

You got any hair left after modifying that mold? Pain in the rear if it was anything like mine. Good look'n jig for sure.

I can see that if you cut all that out with a dremmel!   I'm a machinist by trade so it would have taken me less than 10 minutes.  

On 1/4/2017 at 0:28 AM, DoDFire said:

All the right colors. My favorites. The action will be killer I promise you that. Have you ever tried that jig without the weedguard? I bet you get more action if it was eliminated but of course it all depends if you can get away with eliminating it. 

 This is my first batch with a weed guard, I liked the look of the Ehrler jig heads. A brush version was worth a test run. The standard shaker heads worked well this fall.

-Jared

 

Here are some of the different patterns I've been tying. Not always the prettiest but they catch me fish. Shoutout to @smalljaw67. Watched a bunch of his YouTube videos. Best ones out there to learn how to tie. 

On 12/21/2016 at 11:27 PM, DoDFire said:

A couple more to share.

some nice ties there dodfire,  I found a pic of my brown craw tie, its got mono eyes and rabbit zonker claws, I will attempt to attach the pic, cant wait to use it.

On 1/4/2017 at 6:41 PM, gripnrip said:

I can see that if you cut all that out with a dremmel!   I'm a machinist by trade so it would have taken me less than 10 minutes.  

I'm a redneck by association. So I did what any one would do. Stuck it in a vise and took a saws-all to it. Went through like butter.

On 1/8/2017 at 9:14 AM, "hamma" said:

some nice ties there dodfire,  I found a pic of my brown craw tie, its got mono eyes and rabbit zonker claws, I will attempt to attach the pic, cant wait to use it.

 

Oh my god... That might be the coolest jig I have ever seen...

10 hours ago, beaverretreiver said:

I'm a redneck by association. So I did what any one would do. Stuck it in a vise and took a saws-all to it. Went through like butter.

I meant no disrespect.  My neck is quite red as well.  Sawsall would have been the route without machining and then smooth or finish with the dremmel. We do what we can.

Gotta thank my step-dad for the bucktail from this year's deer.

32 minutes ago, gripnrip said:

I meant no disrespect.  My neck is quite red as well.  Sawsall would have been the route without machining and then smooth or finish with the dremmel. We do what we can.

No disrespect taken. Machining is the way to go but like you said do what you can. 

You guys are killing me. I have determined to become a better jig fisherman this year and have been disappointed in commercial models available to me. So my question is how much would I need to spend to get started with making my own jigs (1/4 oz to 3/8 oz swimming jigs with living rubber skirts)

18 hours ago, corn-on-the-rob said:

 

Oh my god... That might be the coolest jig I have ever seen...

Thanks,  corn on the rob,...I must say that this pattern I got from a jig crafting website, so credit should go there. I liked the look as well, so tied up a brown and a green pumpkin version, and will "test" them this year.

7 hours ago, Blackhawk83 said:

You guys are killing me. I have determined to become a better jig fisherman this year and have been disappointed in commercial models available to me. So my question is how much would I need to spend to get started with making my own jigs (1/4 oz to 3/8 oz swimming jigs with living rubber skirts)

Are you planning on pouring and everything or just tying? I'm pretty confidentit will be cheaper to just buy what you need in a custom order from Seiberts until you decide you really want to get into jig fishing. I have thousands of dollars invested into my bait building supplies.

Kinda suspected that but I do appreciate the confirmation

On ‎1‎/‎10‎/‎2017 at 7:01 AM, Blackhawk83 said:

You guys are killing me. I have determined to become a better jig fisherman this year and have been disappointed in commercial models available to me. So my question is how much would I need to spend to get started with making my own jigs (1/4 oz to 3/8 oz swimming jigs with living rubber skirts)

You can keep your start up cost fairly low if you start out with one or two molds and a few skirt color combos.  When I started out I spent a little under $300 to get started (this included personal protective equipment).  As I was pricing everything out I was like I want this and this, oh and I think I need that.  If you don't use a crawl, walk, run method it can get expensive first out the gate. 

check out this mornings ties, the plastic and feather/flash idea came from a jig crafting site, but the double tailed grub and powdercoated jigs are of my design

This bug I got from a flytying site, supposed to be a hellgramite

Alright here are a few that I have made for some customers in the past few months...although the photos are not taken from the best angle or lighting.

 

This one is a green pumpkin with some orange and black living rubber football jig, in either 3/8 or 1/4 oz

 

These were made for a woman who wanted them done in two of her favorite sports team colors.....

 

 

This is one I called Kentucky Craw

 

and this one is a black and red. For some reason I think this color would be more popular, but I rarely see jigs in this scheme