Jig Man
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I have been ordering from Stamina for over 10 years. Their tails are just fine for me.
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I use salt, garlic powder and food coloring. I just mix it in and don't heat before hand but in the summer when I make it heating isn't a problem, the sun does it.
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Yes but go slow in 15 sec. intervals. If there is salt it will settle to the bottom and your stuff will scortch
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I don't have pics of it but I got a butcher block from a grocery store remodle. It is 2"X5'X6'. I bought 2 bathroom vanities on closeout from Lowe's. I put the two of them back to back and set the block on top. They are fastened together but the top is loose and can be moved to suit what I am doing. Right now I have it overlapping one side by a foot so I can sit under it in a stool for close work. The vanities each have 6 drawers plus a large storage in the middle. It houses lots of stuff and is always handy.
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I use football and posion tail heads from 1/8 and up with 3/0 and 4/0 round bend and ewg hooks but I rig my shaky different than most guys do so I doesn't matter what head.
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I always stir my paint with a popsicle stick as I turn on the pump. It just wouldn't float up yesterday.
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I checked my box and needed to make some more jig heads today. We have temps in the uppper 70s and humidity in the lower 90s. I made some heads and hooked up the fluid bed. None of my paint would float. What do you guys do to overcome humidity in the paint cups?
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I really like the action of craft hair.
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I just use the heavy thread from WW and put hard as nails on it.
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I asked the same question a while back and here is what I got. http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/soft-plastics/15090-i-need-firm-plastic.html
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I just finished making a mold from some baits that were very stubborn. I got some advice from here about baking out the oil in the sun and cleaning the baits with acetone. I put them on the driveway in 90
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I don't know of an engine that has an alternator that is sufficient to keep tmotor batteries charged unless you want to do a whole bunch of running and almost no fishing. However, there is a little gizmo that will boost your ability to charge your batteries while you motor or while you are towing the boat. Check this out StayNCharge by Retrotec
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You may have to build yourself an injector. I have a few baits that just won't pour.
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I use a leader except for spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. My reasoning is as follows: 6 of us went to the same area and fished no more than 1/4 mile apart. We all caught fish that day but one other guy and I used straight braid and the other 4 were using mono. The two of us got our butts waxed but good that day. Since then, I tie on a leader with my braid because I still don't have all the wax off.
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I bought a new pan today, not a stick free, I cleaned the pan with acetone and tried superglue gel and Crazy glue. Neither would glue them down. I guess I'll give up and try some custom color orders.
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Well I put them out in the sun for several hours, wiped them off and put them in a pan of acetone. We are in a remodel from a tornado which hit our house and the siding contractor saw me and asked what I was doing. I told him and he suggested a silicone caulk. I put that in the bottom of the pan and pressed the baits into it. I checked it late last light and the baits were setting on it but not adhered to it so I guess I'll try that super glue today.
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Similar to Mark. I use needle nosed vice grips to hold onto the eye while I dip my bait into the fluid bed. I heat them in the toaster oven 10-20 at a time, pull them out one at a time, put them back in and bake when all are painted.
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OK I'll put them in the sun then use acetone on them when I get up from my nap. I can barely type from fishing all night last night. Thanks for the ideas.
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bojon I have used this pan for several molds and most baits will stick to pvc cement but these babies seem to have an oil of some type imbeded in them. They won't even stick to double sided tape.
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I have some baits that I would like to use to make a bondo mold. The glue I normally use won't stick to them. I have tried contact cement and it won't dry on the baits. I make molds in a non stick pan.
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I don't bother with trying to glue on eyes or anything like that. I have used it on lots of jigs and it works just fine.
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That has happened to me a few times. I just keep stiring it until it mixes then go on with my pouring.
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I might be interested in the hooks. Have you tried to bend the angle any? I would have to bend them to a 60
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I have made some good deals with home remodelers as shower stalls have 40# of soft lead in the bottoms. I have also gotten a bunch from hospitals that housed radio active medicine. If you have metal recycling centers around they sometimes have lots at a very cheap price.
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I have been using 91768NPBLN hooks in my Arke mold. It takes a bit of bending but it isn't hard to do.