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Welcome into the underground.

“was wondering if the technique used for tying flies can be applied to jig tying?” - absolutely. Visit your local fly shop – lot of them offer fly tying class. Usually fly fishing clubs will offer the classes also. Learn to tie a wooly bugger.

Palomar and uni.

philB Is it still cost effective (with tax) to order the eyes from the US?

Welcome into the underground snaggs. Best place for a lure education is here.

Lisa Been here for 4 years and I'm still clicking around.......

I don't do blades but for 3D eyes on jigs I use Devcon 2T or fingernail polish overcoat.

Hola Lisa Glad to see you made it to the underground. I recently got an order of assorted animal eyes and am very impressed. The solids are good, L.S. better, and the trans best. Hoping you get into 3 D eyes also. “I have to ask what is pm?” Private Message feature on this site. Kind of like an internal e-mail for members only. Haven’t heard of the boycott – but you might consider using ads now. There are some other lure crafting sites also – not sure what the costs are. Good luck on your growing venture.

Welcome aboard dcampbell32 “wondering how to make floating jig heads what material to use” try featherlite or polyurethane expanding foam “and if I can use my mold that I use for lead heads” – yes but the hook orientation will be reversed

The worm molds are Ament‘s too – WOW. JSC PM sent

Innovative – like the pour and the “hinge”.

The plastic used by Herter’s was known as Fleshex Vinyl Plastisol. Another company that offered molds that are very similar (no numbers on the molds) to Herter’s molds is MAK UR BAIT out of Cleveland. Both used the same curing technique. You can find the plastisol kits that you can use in these molds on ebay. You can get all kinds of colors and glow in the dark stuff. Search "creepy crawler". There are some pretty cool creepy crawler molds – you want the early 60s’ without a B in the model number (best detail). The Herter’s and MAK UR BAIT molds have a lot of fine detail and according to the cut sheets the detail was achieved by filling the cavity, then using a toothpick (pointed rod) draw the plastisol into the legs, antennas, etc. from the center of the cavity out. MAK UR BAIT states that the cure temp/time is 375F for 1 to 3 minutes on a hot plate. Herter’s cure temp is 350 – 375F. Never tried it but regular plastisol should work. JSC Thnx for the date – was curious when the molds were first offered.

Welcome aboard fish4cash The resin thing is probably more preference than anything. Don’t forget to check out the gallery..

Welcome aboard haulinbass227 A year of lurking?????

Herter's and another company use to make small critter molds that you can still find on ebay. They were used much the same way you would use the creepy crawler molds. Pour the plastic in the mold and then cure in the oven.

Mike Make my own lead stuff also - but for "lead free" have to use hawnjigs.

Ditto Tony - craft stores carry "wire bending pliers" also.

Welcome gofish,ill Ditto outdooradvantage + check out the gallery.

Welcome aboard fishnfu You are really going to like it here....

Four more books of interest: How to Make Your Own Lures and Flies – Mel Marshall, 1976 The Complete Book of Lurecraft – Russ Mahoney, 1987 Streamers & Bucktails – Joseph D. Bates, 1950 – great for ideas to create your own patterns. Angler’s guide to Jigs and Jigging – Ken Oberrecht, 1982 – this is an excellent read for jig crafting. TMI Great book list – didn’t realize there is so much more literature.

mickalo Welcome aboard glad to see you made it over. cadman gave you some solid advice. With his tutorial and TJ's videos it will put you miles ahead of the game. Not sure on TJ's web site but you can see his videos at tacklemaking.com also. TJ can also help you out with fluid beds if you don’t want to build your own. You might find someone willing to swap for powder paint and there are a lot of jig makers also that might sell or swap. Highly recommend hawnjigs for lead free jigs – might want to check out his web site or shoot him an email.

Am assuming this is in reference to my post: “really can't believe you'd rather destroy a in-line spinner than take an extra few seconds to replace a hook via a split ring.” I make lures – so “destroying” a lure and making a new one is a minor inconvenience. The original statement was “If you are making your own baits and you jack up a hook – cut everything off and make a new one.” “What about your favorite crank bait... are you willing to replace the hook on that?” I don’t fish crankbaits much and when I do I bring extras. “I forgot, you don't carry a split ring pliers, so any type of hook removal is impossible in your world. Do you just leave a fish on the deck to die because you didn't bring a pliers?” A pretty broad assumption about my world – I do not carry split ring pliers but do use hemostats for freshwater/fly fishing and pliers for saltwater fishing for hook removal. I do not put fish on the deck to die….. “The types of spinners that were highlighted in your featured link were very basic and would not find a home in my tackle box. They looked pretty low end to me, but if that's what you prefer to fish with, who am I to stop you. I would rather fish spend a few extra pennies and produce a quality spinner than a piece of junk that will never see the light of day.” A really generalized statement especially when you don’t know how or what I fish for. The posting was for information purpose only not as a tackle directory for low end baits – I’m sure the posters of those tutorials don’t think that their baits are low end junk and could probably care less if they found a place in your tackle box. I appreciate their techniques and have been using similar techniques making my spinnerbaits. “I keep a Plano mini-magnum 3213 with swivels, snaps, split rings, bobber stops, split shot, rubber bands, super glue, tip tops, clippers, and who knows what else in it. Like a good Boy Scout and a good Marine, I'd rather be prepared than be SOL.” The real preparation is going through your gear the night before you hit the pond… Kelly “with a split ring there is a higher chance when it hits the water it might get tangled with your line” ditto Jason O Probably any kind of bait holder or offset worm hook will work.

Ditto reeves and cadman Doing UL jigs it takes afew days to fill an oven.

Vegas or Reno would be real easy to do.