toadfrog

Your welcome. I got pretty sick of those Do-It wires being loose ..

I use the Do-It lead spoon form (HM-34 I think) cut them in half then put a bend on the cut end to hold it way better than the Do-It wires . However you will need to do some measuring .

Checked Barlowe's but forgot about the hook drop down . Thanks for jogging my memory.

Yep tried the search. Guess I better spend more time with it .

Well I've been out of circulation for a while now and need to know if any of us have put together a hook comparison chart for jig hooks used in molds that are not necessarily recommended for a particular mold type. 2nd which mfg makes the shortest 90 degree bend from shank to eye. They are probably going to be crazy across the board but had to ask . If I had been smart I would have done a chart over the years . However I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed.

If you guys just have to order from anywhere other than the U.S. or Canada Please order from people that support the U.S.A. and vice versa. I prefer to order if I order outside the U.S. to use Print-A-Lure in Israel. Generally get it in a couple weeks once it is made. Vitaly Osti is his name He seems to be a decent fellow bent on good service.

Thanks for the info. Push come to shove I'll try it if I can't talk him out of trying to simulate it .

I guess I should ask , What is the best , closest thing I can use in place of polar bear hair . I can't seem to find any optic fiber in a small enough diameter to tie with and still have any action .

I used electro static for along time . I covered exposed wire and eyes with low residue painters tape . The coat was consistent and baked out well. When I started scaling back and only do lures for myself and choice friends I went back to vinyl paint with an epoxy coat .

Oh Lord Pard , your trapped in Oklahoma Too. The moss grow'ingest most'us brush' log and tree filled water outside a swamp there is I think . I was looking at Long Lake Lures Pics . I have in the past used The titanium weed eater line for things like that because it stood being poured in lead . I then put on a blade and swivel by folding a loop crimping down the tag end with a brass or steel sleeve . Don't know if that will be worth anything to ya down the road or not .

I've used klass Kote for years . But I do very little spraying epoxy coats . I dip or Brush where possible .

Tie it up and put them out there for sale . Surely you know somebody that buys jigs from you that would like to have some vintage lures.

Looks like I'm up a stump on this one . Time to do some bear research . I'm wondering what gives the bear the special hair quality we crave as tiers .

I guess I better ask this given all those tree hugging laws that might cost me time in the slammer . Does anybody know how the synthetic hair does in the water .

Figured I'd run into that . Guess the guy is out of luck . I'm to far south to drive up there . LOL Besides I don't know anybody that would pay my bail on the way back.

It has been many years since I had a request to do a hair jig in anything but buck tail , Marabou or hackle . My question is Can you still buy real polar bear hair . Not the synthetic that is pro-ported to be as good .

I always clear coat threads on all jigs with epoxy. Especially if the fish have teeth . I use heavy thread and tie as tight as the tread will allow . Heavy thread makes a slightly rough collar but epoxy takes care of that . Over the years i haven't had any complaints of jigs coming apart .

Hey only does that when you yank on the hook .

Yep I do . First and foremost your container must be all steal no stainless or nothing . If a magnet won't suck up to it. tight then don't use the metal . second heat you plastic in the microwave then put it in the container . Make sure you set the heat first so all you have to do is turn it on . Third make sure the container has no grooves in the bottom or the sides where different colors can hide to contaminate a new color . Fourth You will need to stir occasionally because putting your injector in and out will change the temp inside . It will not heat your injector . !:30 am here to sleepy to think of anything else.

They are a family tradition with me 1965 or 1967 was the first a family member bought tackle there . I believe I was the first person to mention them on TU.

Chuck and Debs fly tying materials , Mad River on Ebay

About time you showed up my friend . Welcome to Tackle Under Ground . Looking forward to your posts .

It's up and running .

I noticed you said you were losing tails . There are a lot of molds that the tail is thin and i have used a lot of Jacobs molds as well as others at least some from almost everybody . The ones that pesky perch steal are the ones i shoot in medium or hard plastic . Being that thin of a tail you won't lose enough action to matter by going a harder plastic.

May have to see if I can pull that off in the man cave . I was half asleep and thought it was molds too . But then my folks always thought that followed me from birth .