Weedguard problem

[Gloomisman]

Anyone know what would cause a weedguard to do this? The only thing I can think of is heat but the jig has never been used or under heat when the weedguard was epoxied in.

[cadman]

I've done thousand of jigs with weedguards, and my first guess would be heat. Maybe it sat too close to a pot or on top of a toaster oven when you were baking something else. I've used epoxy , Loc-Tite super glue, silicone, Goop and have never had a reaction to any weedguard. What did you use to epoxy the weedguard in?

Edited April 15, 2009 by cadman

[reeves]

I agree with Ted. I also have done thousands and my first guess would be a reaction to heat.

Is the weed guard real loose in the socket? This could cause the strands to flare like in your pic if they are not tightly nestled in the socket. Just a thought.

[Basseducer]

Gloomisman,

Are you storing large amounts of jigs in bags or small boxes where they are tight together? I had this happen when alot of them were stored tightly in a bag both before tying and after tying. Sometimes you can fix them with a piece of brass tubing and a heat gun. Take a piece of brass tubing that is fits over the weedguard. Raise it up from the base about a quarter inch. Apply a little heat to the base, remove the heat and slide the brass tube down to cover the entire weedguard. You may have to do it a couple of times to get it back together. Hope this helps.

[HAWGHUNNA]

That will happen if you twist the weed guard while inserting it into a tight jig head socket.

[Gloomisman]

That will happen if you twist the weed guard while inserting it into a tight jig head socket.

This could be a possibility, or maybe the post on not all the way in. Never thought of those.

I do keep alot of painted heads together but I never glue in the weedguard until i need it. I do that to reduce the chance of a messup like this. First thing I thought of was heat but as far as I know I have never had them close to heat. Real weird.

The epoxy I use is the same stuff I've used on a hundred jigs. I cant remember the name of it because I have it in drip bottles. Never an issue before though. This one has stumped me but I think you guys figured it out. Thanks.

[Jig Man]

My thumb makes them look like that. I do that to most of my fg 30 jigs. When you find out the cause let me know then I won't have to spend all of the time to make mine flare.

[rsinyard]

Forcing the weedguards in the socket will cause this. I have noticed on mine that the ones I really had to push on when I set them spread out. Another thing to ponder is if you use epoxy, epoxy produces heat as it cures. So, does it produce enough to flare out the weedguard?????

[Gloomisman]

I thought about the heat/epoxy deal but I dont see how it could get hot enough. To flare the weedgaurd it would have to be around 250 like when you stick them in the over to cure the paint and over heat and flare them so I would think. The forcing in or twisting makes good sense though.