Harold Scoggins Posted November 15, 2019 Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, fishballer06 said: I wait for my fluid bed to arrive. Who did you order from? I was thinking of building my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User fishballer06 Posted November 15, 2019 Super User Share Posted November 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Harold Scoggins said: Who did you order from? I was thinking of building my own. TJ's Tackle, specifically their eBay store as it seemed to have the best deal. 2" Fluid bed with 2 cups and 2oz. of chartreuse powder paint. - $35.99 + $9 shipping 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Scoggins Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 7 hours ago, fishballer06 said: TJ's Tackle, specifically their eBay store as it seemed to have the best deal. 2" Fluid bed with 2 cups and 2oz. of chartreuse powder paint. - $35.99 + $9 shipping I saw your discussion in the other thread where you talked about TJ's. That's about as cheap as I've seen. Let us know how it performs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
looking45 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 I finally got around to painting a Whopper Plopper KO 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishtank Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Lipless cranks made of poplar, pine and walnut 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phishtank Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User fishballer06 Posted November 20, 2019 Super User Share Posted November 20, 2019 More playing around with powder paint. I really like this root beer flake color for flipping jigs. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted November 22, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/15/2019 at 11:40 AM, Harold Scoggins said: Who did you order from? I was thinking of building my own. Building one should not be hard except for the filter material TJ's uses in their cups. Fluid bed is just a aquarium pump with an adjustable valve using pvc cups. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User fishballer06 Posted November 22, 2019 Super User Share Posted November 22, 2019 On 11/15/2019 at 11:40 AM, Harold Scoggins said: Who did you order from? I was thinking of building my own. I saw your discussion in the other thread where you talked about TJ's. That's about as cheap as I've seen. Let us know how it performs. 38 minutes ago, Munkin said: Building one should not be hard except for the filter material TJ's uses in their cups. Fluid bed is just a aquarium pump with an adjustable valve using pvc cups. Allen @Harold Scoggins my TJ's fluid bed works great. I already ordered 3 extra cups to go with mine (only $5 each). I figure I'll keep one for white based paints, greens, browns, blacks, and then one for my glitters. Honestly, for the price I paid and what it would cost to build my own and the time to do it, you're better off just buying from TJ's. For $45 shipped, I got the pump, fluid bed, two cups, and 2oz of powder paint. You're going to have roughly $30 just in the pump, fittings, and hosing alone. Add in the PVC and finding a proper filter, plus your labor. What have you honestly saved? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted November 23, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted November 23, 2019 Saw some tiny football jigs on TW and liked how they looked, so I decided I was going to make some of my own. 1/4oz with a 1/0 hook. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted November 23, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted November 23, 2019 Some of my painted up swim jig heads. Allen 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 my second attempt at making one. Can't wait to start another. It's made of pine. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthewater102 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 On 11/23/2019 at 11:55 AM, Munkin said: Some of my painted up swim jig heads. Allen What mold is that you're using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User Munkin Posted November 27, 2019 Author Super User Share Posted November 27, 2019 2 hours ago, onthewater102 said: What mold is that you're using? Custom spincast mold. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted November 28, 2019 Global Moderator Share Posted November 28, 2019 A couple of my finesse football jigs finished. Next round I used neck down pins instead of full sized brush guard pins and turned out better. I thought I'd done gone and caught a new PB my first time out with them Monday. Would have been if it'd been the right brand. Almost the same spot I'd caught my 7.5 nearly 2 years ago and very near where the lake record and another DD bass were caught 3 years ago. To say it had my hopes up for a minute would be an understatement. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitmaker Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Good looking stuff everyone! Here's a new batch of cedar squarebills. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Scoggins Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 1 hour ago, Baitmaker said: Good looking stuff everyone! Here's a new batch of cedar squarebills. Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitmaker Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said: Nice! Thank you! Here's a pic I took of them before paint. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super User fishballer06 Posted December 2, 2019 Super User Share Posted December 2, 2019 Nice looking baits. I love the action of a good Cedar bait. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike8120 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Very nice work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 On 11/30/2019 at 5:29 PM, Baitmaker said: Thank you! Here's a pic I took of them before paint. Question: I've been making my baits out of pine, just a few to this point as you know. It's available, easy to shape and no too heavy. Cedar looks to be similar. I know they use balsa wood and a few others, shying away from hardwoods. Would there be any advantage to make a cedar one over the pine I've got? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitmaker Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 4 hours ago, DanielG said: Question: I've been making my baits out of pine, just a few to this point as you know. It's available, easy to shape and no too heavy. Cedar looks to be similar. I know they use balsa wood and a few others, shying away from hardwoods. Would there be any advantage to make a cedar one over the pine I've got? No wood expert here, but I've experimented with Red and White Cedar, White Pine, Balsa, Cherry, Basswood, Maple, and Poplar. Western Red Cedar is all I've used for several years now and am most familiar with. Each wood type has their own degree of buoyancy, so the weighting can be different from one to another. I like cedar because it's quite buoyant, but much harder than balsa and white pine while still being fairly easy to work with. It also has a low moisture content and a natural resistance to water and decay. The downside to working with cedar is that the dust is hard on the sinuses and can be pretty unhealthy to breathe. I hope any of this helps. Maybe others can chime in with more detailed specifics or comparisons between pine and cedar for bait making. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Scoggins Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 These are not mine. I saw them on FB and thought it was neat how the maker used trailer keepers to secure the blade and ball swivel to the hook. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielG Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 23 minutes ago, Harold Scoggins said: These are not mine. I saw them on FB and thought it was neat how the maker used trailer keepers to secure the blade and ball swivel to the hook. That is a unique idea that looks like it should work really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDBowHunter Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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