ice45 Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 This may be in the wrong area but here it goes. What are your guys opinions on painting on the eyes on a jig? Worth the time or not? Anyone have any incite stuff you have learned or read. Any opinions welcome. THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbrushextreme Posted October 9, 2010 Report Share Posted October 9, 2010 I paint the eyes on swimming jigs and bucktail jigs as well as use stick on eyes which are easier. I have had fish follow a swimming jig several times on the same fish multiple times before with no eyes and turn away from it and eat the one my partner was throwing that had eyes just a personal preference I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice45 Posted October 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 yea i just started to mold my own ice fishing jigs I had a couple of molds made for me so i was just trying to figure out everyone's personal preference and experiences with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirkfan Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 This may be in the wrong area but here it goes. What are your guys opinions on painting on the eyes on a jig? Worth the time or not? Anyone have any incite stuff you have learned or read. Any opinions welcome. THANKS I put either painted eyes or stick on eyes on most of my jigs. I don't find painting the eyes particularly time consuming if I'm doing a large enough batch of jigs, probably would go with stick on eyes if just doing a few (would sorta depend on my supply of a particular size eye and whether the shape of the jig lends itself to stickons). My theory...it can't hurt...and if it gets even 1% more bites, well, I need all the help I can get. A quick and dirty alternative to painting or stick on eyes is to get a set of hole punches of various sizes and some colored electrical tape. Punch out an eye in colored tape, and the pupil in standard black. It works and you can sort of assembly line the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted October 10, 2010 Report Share Posted October 10, 2010 I do it but don't think I catch any more fish than when I didn't even paint the heads, but it is more fun to fish a good looking head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterjay Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 For what it's worth: I used to do a lot of diving back when I had a commercial shellfish license, and I was able to observe a lot of various species of baitfish up close in their natural environment. A couple of things struck me: their ability to blend in - their scales seemed to reflect the ambient light, making them very difficult to see. The only feature that really stood out was their eyes. Since then, I've nearly always put eyes on my flies, and whenever possible, on my lures. As has already been said, it can't hurt, and I believe it does make a difference. It certainly drew my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfrog Posted October 11, 2010 Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 For what it's worth: I used to do a lot of diving back when I had a commercial shellfish license, and I was able to observe a lot of various species of baitfish up close in their natural environment. A couple of things struck me: their ability to blend in - their scales seemed to reflect the ambient light, making them very difficult to see. The only feature that really stood out was their eyes. Since then, I've nearly always put eyes on my flies, and whenever possible, on my lures. As has already been said, it can't hurt, and I believe it does make a difference. It certainly drew my attention.I have made lures since I was a child . The lures I make for others have eyes the lures in my box don't . If you are going to sell them make them with eyes to catch the sport fisherman. Fish don't wear little round spectacles and tap there fins while inspecting potential lunch. They are just sharks with no teeth. If it resembles prey in movement and presentation they will eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice45 Posted October 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2010 Thanks for all your opinions guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlaze Posted October 13, 2010 Report Share Posted October 13, 2010 For what it's worth: I used to do a lot of diving back when I had a commercial shellfish license, and I was able to observe a lot of various species of baitfish up close in their natural environment. A couple of things struck me: their ability to blend in - their scales seemed to reflect the ambient light, making them very difficult to see. The only feature that really stood out was their eyes. Since then, I've nearly always put eyes on my flies, and whenever possible, on my lures. As has already been said, it can't hurt, and I believe it does make a difference. It certainly drew my attention. I paint eyes on most of my jigs, mostly because I like the way it makes them look. I had never really thought about whether it helped attract a strike or not. I like Peterjays response, It makes sense to me so, I think I will continue to paint eyes on my jigs. Thanks Peterjay. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice45 Posted October 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2010 I like his response to so I think that I will continue to paint them. Thanks for the opinions guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smellycat Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 Try to put stick on eyes then dip it in a clear coat it should keep the stick on eyes on. If not try using a nail to paint the eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted November 17, 2013 Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Shad and many other baitfish have a false eyespot towards thier tail to fool predators into hitting the wrong end allowing them a greater chance of escape.Big clue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Me and my partner spent a whole year testing the eye theory and the end result was it didn't matter, however, I still add them to my jigs because they still catch me. We also spent a year testing crankbait paint jobs. We wanted to know if realistic patterns were better than the standard patterns. Hands down the plain jane baits I paint out fished the realistic baits I paint. Edited November 21, 2013 by bass100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlarson64 Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 ice what kind of molds?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
