cadman

These are spinnerbaits? If they are I don't swish them through the bowl. I apply powder by the paint brush method. How many are you doing, as the brush method may be too cumbersome?

I guess you are hanging them on your rack by the hook eye correct? By running down do you mean you get a tear drop look. If it's a tear drop look, you have way too much paint on the jig. I have never had any problem with any color dripping. What type of jig, what type of powderpaint (Pro-Tec)? Post some pics so we can see and assess the problem.

Dave is correct, back in the day when I had them, I found out the hard way. If you put too much line on the spool that holds the line, the the line pick-up spool (the spool that grabs the line) is binding on the inside where the line wraps on the line spool. Take off some line, and you will see, that it reels better and it will cast better.

If you are looking fast and easy go with nail polish. You can put a coat of nail polish on and have a jig done in minutes, let dry 15 minutes and go fishing. Drawback, is I don't know if they have flat colors. I haven't used nail polish in over 6 years. Powder paint is excellent, but at $6/ 2 oz. you will be already spending $30 for 5 colors, and then you have to rack it and bake it to get good adhesion. Just my worth.

Hi Pete, Welcome to TU, You'll find myself and others willing to help you out with any questions in the Wire Bait Forum. See you there.

Use the softest lead you can fine, and it will pour perfectly. I know a couple of weeks ago, I was pouring the bigger Ultra-Minnow spinnerbaits and I couldn't get it to pour right. I should know better. Basseducer came to my rescue and reminded me about soft lead:worship:. I have three lee pots one of them was marked wrong.

That is exactly what I was trying to say.. I was going to bring up the question about (2) sizes bigger on certain jigs, but I thought that would just cause more confusion.

Pop, you can use a 5/0 on the 5/16 also.

Pop, on the actual Do-It mold it is stamped 4/0 for a 1/4 oz jig. In the Do-It catalog and the link Stagio posted it says that the 1/4 oz will accept a 3/0 and a 4/0. Now a good rule of thumb to remember is that most Do-It molds will take one size smaller and one size larger hook than stated. The 1/4 oz Grass jig will even accept a 5/0 hook. I know this for a fact because I just poured some a couple of days ago.............Hope this helps straighten things out.....

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George, I have about let's see, well over 800 lbs of powder at home. I figure I would stock up in case I get really busy:lolhuh:. Actually I do have well over 800 pounds of powder paint in varoius colors and manufacturers. I have never had a problem with any powder paint getting old. This is my suggetion on storing powder paint. Keep your powder in a tightly sealed container. If you buy bulk, take out only a little at a time and put that in a tightly sealed container. The rest of your bulk powder should be kept in a dark, cool area. Manufacturers specs, say that shelf life on a 70 lb carton of powder paint is 3 years. I've had powder over 10 years with no problems. So stock up and join the powder paint frenzy.

Here is some info for you to read. In the 5th post I list list some paint manufacturers. one thing to remember, is that you will have to buy it by the lbs. not oz. Expect to pay $15 - $30/lb plus shipping, unless you are buying bulk. http://www.tackleunderground.com/forum/wire-baits/13026-kinds-powder-coats.html

Bob, There's plenty left.

Patrick, You have to ask yourself a couple questions. Do you want a stand up jig or more of a swim jig. The Arky is not a stand up jig. Does it roll over on the sides. No if it falls down on a flat surface. As far as sand paper to smooth out sprues and marks on jigs. My answer is this. Don't use sandpaper, it will take you too long to accomplish what you want, and you will definitely cause a lot of extra lead dust which is not good for your lungs or your skin pores. Get yourself a half round bastard cut file, and a flat file. This is all you need. The file will make quick work of any reminder sprue marks. Also get your self a good pair of gate cutters, this will trim the sprue really close, leaving you with less to file...........PM me your e-mail, and I'll give you some more info to consider if you want

Tim, I couldn't have said it better.............Oh yeah and the headaches, I don't even want to go there.

Can anyone tell me the easiest way to separate these little strands from each other, instead of one at a time....Thanks

The one from Hagen's are the original Hitch Hikers, the ones at Barlow's are identical in size, shape, and wire hook on the bottom. The only thing with the Barlow's ones are they are stainless steel. I pour them both, and the stainless steel ones are a lot stiffer. Plus the Stainless steel ones are also cheaper.....E-mail sent.

Hagen's on the copper ones. Barlow's on the Stn. Stl. ones If anyone finds then cheaper anywhere else please post, I would like to find them cheaper also....Thanks

Curtis, You are welcome, hope it works out for you. If you have any questions, please e-mail me, and I'll help you out.

Walleye4 I can't say that a heat gun is any better than anything else, since I've never used a torch, candle, lighter or oven or anything else. I was brought onto using a heat gun when I first started from a member here, and I use it to this day. With that said, I personally would not use anything else, but that's me. Like PSV commented, I also don't know if a heat gun is any faster than any other process either. Maybe others that use something else will chime in and give you their comments. I can give you some help on multiple color powder painting, and so can others here. You have to find what works for you and what you are comfortable with. With my process, I can do up to 6 colors + a glittercoat + a clearcoat if I want. Now remember, that you can't do this on a 1/8 oz jig. There is not enough surface area to put all those colors on. My avatar is all powder paint, and it has 6 colors + a glitter coat + a clearcoat. I'm not going to go into detail here about how I do this, because it is too long. You can PM me with your e-mil, and I can e-mail it to you. Once you read my tutorial, you will see how to do this. One other thing, I want to stress, is that there is a lot of trial and error in this, and you have to practice, to achieve perfection (if there is such a thing). Along with that, I can e-mail you some pics of the jigs I've painted. Finally, I can tell you that you will not be able to put on 3 + colors with a fluid bed. It all has to be done manually, however you will see, that the jigs are amazing once you practice some. The only way you will get a better looking jig, is if you air brush it............

Guys I can not see PM's or send PM's so bear with me, I'm going to e-mail the site admin. Sorry I don't want to hij-jack this thread, but once I find out what's going on, I will get the tutorial out.....Thanks for your patience...................Ted.

Eric, I will either PM you my e-mail or get it to you somehow, I don't know why I can't PM anybody today......Just bear with me, one way or another I'll get it to you.............

I heat all my jigs over my heat gun at 850° initially, and the down to 650° for blending in colors. I have done this so many times, that now I rarely turn down my heat gun only for special custom powder blends I have bought. Now you may think that this is a very high temp to use. You have to use what is comfortable and works for you. What you want to see in blending/melting is two things. #1 You will actually see the two colors melting into each other as you heat them. You should not have any rough spots, high spots or dull spots when a jig has been properly blended prior to baking. Baking will blend/melt your colors also, but don’t count on it if you have too much powder of one color on one side. #2 As you are heating and blending/melting your colors together, you also can tell that the jig is done correctly, because when you look at your jig, it should look like wet candy that you take out of your mouth. It will be shiny and really glossy. This is based on using most of your Pro-Tec powders; naturally you won’t get this if you use a flat or textured paint. Yes PM me your e-mail, and I can send you my tutorial along with pics of some of the jigs and spinnerbaits I have painted.

Mattman, This happens to me with purple and yellow chartreuse. The color when baked turns green. When I paint the ultra-minnow jig, purple is the 4th to the last color on the jig with black being the last. What you need to do is, after you're done with the chartreuse and orange bake your jig. I try to paint everything I can up to the first color that is giving me problems. When cool take your jig out reheat over your heat source (I strongly recommend heat guns for multi-color powder painting, because you can turn the heat down and not burn the paint but use what you will) so you get it warm to hot so paint will adhere to it. Once your jig is hot enough, apply your pink on top and blend down the sides. Let cool and do not bake again. Put glitter and/or clearcoat, and you're good to go.

What are you mixing it with your beer?. I know, St Patrick's Day is coming, and you want to be Irish for a day. I'll e-mail you later tonight.................