Fatman

I while back someone mentioned they were looking for these. Well lo and behold I was in Dick's the other day getting my license and on a rack behind me were Dance's eels. They are now being made by Yo-Zuri (spelling). Hate to say it but my old originals still look better. Fatman

I just posted the same question a few days ago. I'm looking for 1" 1.5" and 1 3/4" in spotted ones and chartreuse pepper. The crawday chart and orange sounds cool you got a photo of that one bojackie?? Fatman

Do any of you guys pour the old beetle spin bodies??? Fatman

Can;t see anyone giving up a Lee Pot, have two of them and never have any problems!! Can you describe what's happening with it. fatman

Try Hagens or Barlows, I know Hagens has them but you'll pay $1 dollar for under the 1000 quantity, and if your order is less than $50 you'll pay a $5 dollar surcharge. Fatman

Mt and all Not a problem and Brian was really cool about all the questions plus all the phone calls he got!!!!!!!!!! robalo01 Heat your jigs, dip in powder paint then cure. Mix color and powder water together put your eyes, lines patterns over the cured coat then recure again. As Brian said it might take a few tries with different lengths of time to make sure they cure right. I use the wifes stove but I have to clean it afterwards just the deal we have, but pretty soon I'll have the old stove in the basement as we're getting a new one. Fatman

More answers to your questions!! Doug, You can store it for a bit but may have to add some powder water back to it once you get ready to use it. It does dry up a little! Yes, you can thin it enough to go through an air brush but you will need to get a little larger nozzle size to let it go through. Yes, you do cure again, whether it is 10-20 minutes is your call. I usually don't go 20 minutes on something small like you guys are doing. I would only go from 10-15 minutes. I hope this helps. Yes, we have gotten about 10 phone calls on it after it went up on whatever forum you guys are on! Remind everyone, Powder Water is only really good for small stuff like what you guys are doing! It does not by no stretch take over the actual powder coating method with a standard powder gun on large stuff. It just will not lay correctly! God Bless, Brian Talley Columbia Coatings www.columbiacoatings.com 931-388-7730 Fatman

Hawn You and I have talked about these ratio's before. You say 90/10 but it's too brittle for the barb, so in order to keep the barb for holding plastics what ration would we be talking??? I'm still looking at the 70 bis/ 30 tin if I could just try a few pounds of it but most of the places I've tried have minimum pound requirements and it would hurt the pocket book to get stuck with something. Now I've asked Lee Production pots what materials are bad for it and they tell me zinc, copper, silver, gold, aluminum, pewter or brass should not be used in their pots as it can damage the liner. Fatman

Ok guys, took all your questions and sent them to the guy I emailed yesterday. As soon as I hear back I'll post here. This stuff sounds kinda neat LOL Fatman

This is the chart from American Fishing wire at Janns Netcraft for a 30 foot spool, in the 1/4 lb spool tha have two bigger sizes of wire. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/ss-lure-making-wire/311665.aspx Fatman

This is what I got back: Ben had it right on the nose though!!!!! Doug, Yes, you would re-cure again. It would be great for the eyes and whatnots! It will work with all brands but with metallics you will need to test to make sure it blends with before putting on actual production parts. I hope this helps. God Bless, Brian Talley Columbia Coatings www.columbiacoatings.com 931-388-7730

That looks kinda wild but they really don't give alot of info on it. Here's the page: Columbia Coatings :: Powder Water This would be kinda cool for one aspect turn it to water and put in an eye applicator and dot each jig, but it doesn't say how you would cure it etc. Gonna try and send an email and get some more info. Fatman

I've read on many boards where Mustads get bashed left and right, then they turn around and complain about the cost's of Gamies. Now I use ALOT of hooks from fly tying, jig, crank bait, live bait and can truthfully say I've never lost a fish to a mustad EXCEPT when I've tied a really crappy knot trying to get a new bait out to the fish. Just for an example I have the Do-IT Tube TM mold and I use Mustad 32756 bronze jig hooks in it. I started making them at Plattsburgh AFB NY when I was stationed there and sold a lot of em to my buddies and never had a complaint. The best advice I can give you is trade for some mustads and try them in your molds and see if it's what you want for your baits. I personally can't see paying the cost they want for them. Now if somebody gave them to me I'd try em. Fatman

I make those on my Netcraft wire former. The highest in wire I've gone to is .035 and that was tough. Not sure if the fancy wire formers make those or not though. Fatman

To keep from having to re-do them when they chip I'd get black testor's paint give them a really good coat and then use clear epoxy over the top . Fatman

Javalin I use the chartreuse and green chart from Janns Netcraft (It's Prot-Tec just rebottled) and have only had a few get drip heads only cause I left in the powder too long. I've only done one spinnerbait but I hung mine from the hook not the wire. I'm trying to remember the thread where someone here made a fluid bed with 5 in PVC and set it up to take spinner baits. I'll keep looking for it. I remember the two slots had some kind of soft rubber sleeve to keep the powder in though. Fatman

I'd be on the phone real quick with complaints about those!!!!!!!!!! That is BEYOND bad craftsmanship and really lousy QC. I'd be checking other places. Fatman

Yeah I know I'm gonna go with Worth since they have everything I want to order and it's good quality stuff. I did up a spreadsheet of all the companies and shops everyone listed here and other boards and Worth is the ONLY ONE who had everything and in every size. Fatman

Basically looks just like the one from Hilts - Now Dolphin Sports, the perfect replica mold The Perfect Replica Mold Now who of us even with basic skills is gonna cut out the plates on the glc like they show??? Not this kid LOL Fatman

Here's the handformer I use, Janns, Barlows and others have them. WIRE FORMER and I also have the original wire bender from Netcraft Netcraft Tackle Tool kit, fishing tackle wire bending and forming tool Fatman

Sim You can use the wire bender to make the beetle spin forms up to a point, you can make the loop where you tie your line and you can make the loop that you put the jig on the rest you have to use needle nose pliers. I use a hand wire former for making them and also an old screwdriver handle with two nails driven into it close together does the same thing as the bender. I've been making the forms for years and it's amazing once you get it down how many you can turn out in a few hours watching TV. The wire forming book is great from Janns Netcraft, I got the original one when I bought the Netcraft wire bender, which I still use. Fatman

Before they banned lead split shot here in Vermont I used tire-weight lead for mine. I always poured and let the lead sit on top of the mold then opened it and used pliers to pull the hole thing out. Then I'd pull the brass bar and use lead shears to cut the split shot off. You could also make a small batch of lead using tire weight 2 parts and 1 part pure and it will make a nice batch for pouring split shots. Fatman

Nice Score!!!!!!!!! The lead water pipe use a coat hanger and pull an old rag through it and stand it up to let it dry out. I'd melt all your wheel weights and flux and clean it and make some bricks out of it. National Lead is probably pure stuff and I'd treat it as such. The other bricks are probably as you say tire weights. You can always melt them down and flux and clean it all up then cast it back into clean bricks then you know it's all cleaned. fatman

Man I know it's been awhile since I've had to buy parts for making lures but IT"S CRAZY!!!!!!!!!! Just to show you how long ago it's been since I bought Crane Swivels I have two packs left size 12 and one size 7, they are from Janns Sportsmans Supplies!!!!!!!!!! before they merged with Netcraft!!! I need size 12 crane swivels in nickle 500-1000 colorado 0 couple hundred maybe 500 Indianna 0 couple hundred maybe 500 Size 0 split rings I have done 4 spreadsheets using Janns, Hagens, Stamina, Barlows and I still don't like the overall cost!!!! Any GREAT ideas on other companies to lower the costs for this stuff!!!!!! Thanks Fatman

Haulin "Several years ago N.Y. banned the lead sinkers" Well truthfully they did and didn't, You can still use lead sinkers 1/2 oz and above, and you can still use lead jigs, some of the officers will give you a hard time about the size of them but just get the long shanked jig hooks and you're safe. the same law is on the books here in Vermont. I'm originally from 20 miles outside of Buffalo, and I've been on the Lead Ban from when it first came out, still have a copy of the original study and lots more than that. Several of the studies where loons had lead poisoning has been proven that lead sinkers were forced down the gullets of dead birds who had drowned from gill nets. I've been pouring since I was 13 and I have my lead level tested all the time and it's ZERO!!! and when I think of all the split shot I used to bite to get it on the line. Lead is ONLY dangerous when is oxidized or melted from the fumes, the white powder on lead blocks if ingested would be a source. Now I still pour jigs, I've switched to the tin split shot and I'm getting material to pour my under 1/2 oz sinkers. The last time I checked for a mix of 70 bismuth/ 30 tin at hallmark metals the price was almost $23 lb because it was a special mix. But that mix is a little heavier. The 60/40 was another option. If you go with the pewter and you harm a LEE Production Pot and it was damaged because of material you're out the money you paid for it. They say not to use zinc, copper, silver, gold, aluminum, pewter or brass. It can damage the liner inside the melter. I'll still pour lead while I can but someone out their needs to come up with a material that weighs the same as lead and costs the same. Just a note: In the original study if you read it more birds died from disease and gill nets than lead poisoning. And the years listed were from 1987-2001 - now 43 birds over a 14 year period works out to 3 birds a year. They gripe about our lead sinkers and jigs!!! Well what about when a population of loons and cormorants devestates a fishery??? Where are all the bird lovers and conservationists when their birds kill a body of water, plus it's the tax's we as fisherman pay on tackle and licenses and gas for boats that helped get stocking done and improvement made at theses waters where the problems exist. Fatman