bassbusta01 Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 I am getting in to jig making and need to know you preferance on what to use for tying your jigs up do you use wire or,collars,also heard some guys talking about kevlar thread any input would be great thankz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Well I am not an expert at tying, but I would say it would greatly depend on the bait you were making. I have never liked using wire myself so can't say how it works. The collars work superb for a variety of materials like silicone, rubber, etc as well as most accents, they are cheap, easy to assemble, plus keep your production moving alot faster than tying if that is a consideration. Now a jig that has hand-tied skirt is the ultimate for my own personal preferrences, I like that extra love that goes into it, I only use jigs made by myself and a few of the members here...if it is one of mine then the skirt is tied on by yours truly...but like I said that is a personal preferrence. Kevlar thread stands out to me mostly due to the amount of tension you can apply without breaking it, I especially like it for my smaller finesse bass-jigs where it can secure all my materials with a minimum of wraps. I do not use it that much since too much tension retards alot of the materials I use...I get by with trusty ol' flat waxed nylon for 90% of my work. Hope any of that helps, truth be told, I try everything I think might work and love using all kinds of materials for a skirt...Maybe you can tell us more about what kind of materials you are thinking of working with? JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 all i use is collars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Don't limit yourself, especially to what you make for yourself...afterall that is why most of us got into this to start with. I didn't think I would like tying at all, but it is about my favorite step these days. JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siebler_custom_baits Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 i tye flies but like to be able to just have a bunch of skirts and a few heads in my box and i get my selection. this is great in my tube or kayak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
