Jig Man
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What works for one doesn’t necessarily work for another. I used to make 1000 bucktail jigs per year for one customer. I always used my bobbin, whip finisher, Danvil flat waxed line, and Sally Hansens to seal the deal.
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I use just a standard bobbin. There is nothing special about it. I have more than one. I bought them at a local fly shop. I would be hard pressed to get by without one.
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I recently did that with my football mold. I put the hook in place, held it with a bit of tape, closed the mold and put it in a bench vice. After squeezing it the hook left an impression. I used a small round file to remove just enough material so that the hook fits. It is still usable for the regular hooks.
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When I tie bucktail I do it in sections. Sometimes top and bottom and sometimes top, bottom and both sides depending on how many colors I want to use.
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Soft plastic that does not leach oil out of baits?
Jig Man replied to dv616's topic in Soft Plastics
Have you tried putting something in one of the oily bags to see if it will absorb the oil? White rice maybe? -
You must have overlooked it Mark he said upholstery thread. I don’t use glue but can’t help myself, I have to put a little Sally Hansen’s on it.
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Thanks for the info. Cadman is sending me a piece. I’m guessing the size. If his fits them I can order some.
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Thanks Ted. I’ll be looking for it.
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I am modifying a mold and could use a .060 in wire or something close. I’ve looked everywhere I can think of and having no luck. Stainless steel would be a +.
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I followed the directions for the ad blocker. It didn’t work for me on my Ipad.
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If you find out please let us know.
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I’d like to know what you do and how it turns out. I’ve been trying to come up with something similar to that for one of my molds. So far my ideas aren’t working. Nothing is staying in place. I couldn’t get rtv to work like I wanted it to and my mod would only be temporary for a special jig with small hooks. I’ve resorted to super glue to hold my trailers. Please report back if you come up with something.
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It’s easy to make a weedguard slot. All you have to do is cut a piece of wire just bigger than the weedguard, tape it in place, put the mold. In a vice and tighten it down. I have several molds modified this way using Sevalon or Surflon wire in 25, 60 and 90#.
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Okay thanks.
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I’ve been trying to figure it out but mine is too green. I tried adding chartreuse but it made it a brighter green pumpkin seed maybe? I’m stumped.
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I understand. Hang in there. It can be a long road to recovery and progress may come in small increments. I am 8 years and 23 days past mine and still have a couple of residual effects.
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Please disregard this thread. I got excited after reading the other bait keeper thread. I went out and checked my mold. There isn’t enough room for the keeper unless I do some major mod which I don’t want to do.
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The thread on wire keepers got me to thinking about how to do this using my football jig mold. I would like to be able to put a filler in and take it out as needed. I have used high temp silicone in the past and it was a bear to remove. If I were to coat the mold with oil before applying the silicone would it release when set? Would Frankfort Arsenal dropout spray before hand get it to release?
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Do they have you in rehab? I had speech and cognitive, physical and occupational therapy after mine until I passed all of the tests. Then it was a yearly visit to a neurologist.
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I agree with cadman. I was given 75# of printers lead several years ago. I believe that it contains antimony. I’ve been mixing it with soft lead for a long time. I prefer it to soft lead especially for spinner baits and chatter baits. Like he stated you may need to have the heat higher to achieve the desired results. Good luck and please report back.
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Thanks for the response. I think I will keep looking around. That 2/0 sickle hook on the Jewel Pee Wee doesn’t have a lot of room for a hook set even with a slim trailer.
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I am looking for an injection mold that makes a slim grub like the Yamamoto grub. It needs to be slim because it will be on the Jewell Pee Wee jig which has a 2/0 hook. I’ve been looking and not seeing anything.
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Can you provide some info about the paint and curing process that your guy does? I fish a place called Table Rock down in Stone County. I oven bake my powder coated jigs for 15 minutes at 350°. I rarely have chipped paint.
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I have a hand crank. It works but is kind of a pita.
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You can remelt many times if you are careful with the heat. Light colors need short heat cycles to lessen scorching. Heat stabilizer is often used in remelts.
