robertjp Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Hi guys, Ive been busy tying my own bucktails (and catching fish on em too) and I think I may of stumbled on to something. Then again for you guys not much is new. But anyway instead of devcon coating the finished jig head and threads, I started using nail polish on the threads AND painted enamel jig head. Its way easier than mixing epoxy and dries rock hard especially after 2 coats. Dip it on and put the brush back in the bottle.done. Ive heard of using it on threads before but not on the painted jig head. Oh well just my 2 cents. Tackle Underground rocks! Bob P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celticav Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 What DS, Big Splash, and some others turned me onto is clear laquer. I often spray a good coat on the entire head with my airbrush after tying for the same reasons. Heehee, seems us lead heads run closest to the fly tyers, JIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Posted some pics (in the gallery)of some UL jigs done with fingernail polish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlystreamer Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Just in case some of you can't find the clear lacquer, I get mine at the anglers supply house in Pa. The 2oz bottle will be enough to coat your boat, or float your boat. Actually 2 oz. is a good size bottle and the thinner comes in the same size. email address is: info@anglersupplyhouse.com web sit: www.anglerssupplyhouse.com I at one time bought clear lacquer from an Auto supply house and there is a big difference in the lacquer. It was just different and didn't look like clear lacquer. Regular fly tying clear lacquer and thinner is the best. Maybe we can talk Jerry into supplying it in small quantity's here in the site store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richoc Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 this one will work. http://www.anglersupplyhouse.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlystreamer Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Thanks Richoc, Glad you seen my two s's in there. Appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 Fingernail polish comes in lacquer and enamel although enamel seems to be more popular, Another advantage to the fingernail polish is the types of finishes ?clear, clear with sparkle, neon's, fluorescents, matte, hard as nail??.. As mentioned before, no clean up. The stuff cures quickly and if you are in a hurry you can get an accelerator ? you can knock out two or three coats in less than an hour. Like to mix glow in the dark powder in clear to make eyes. Best of all ? it's cheap and available all over the place. I paint jig heads up to 1/8th oz.- powder paint anything larger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGMAKER Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 I have used nail polish in the past. Now I use the super glue that can be brushed on. I like the way it looks and it soakes through the tread in to buck tail. the only thing you have to be concerned with is not to use too much. If you get it on your powder painted heads it reacts and makes the paint job dull where the reaction was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted June 9, 2004 Report Share Posted June 9, 2004 JIGMAKER, Do you clear coat the jig after you do the thread? If so, what are you using? Been using vinyl clear (2 coats) - mostly on jigs with 3-D eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGMAKER Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I do all my painting first then I tye the buck tail on. I was using the Vinal paint but switched over to the powder paint. The Vinal paint fumes were nasty. When I was using the vinal paint I put on a white coat on first. then the color if I used it. Then the eyes. Lastly the clear coat. The clear coat vinal gloss makes the jigs look finished. The Vinal clear gloss dries flexible and I do not think would penitrate the thread and hair fibers the way the nail polish, super glue, or head cement would. I like my thread to dry solid. The super glue makes the thread so it will never unwrap. The thread and the hair are glued together. As long as you have a tight wrap and the super glue holding the hair and wrap together, the only things that will ruin the jigs where I fish are the rocks on the bottom and the Blue fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Love fingernail polish. Best head/thread cement there is. Love the nylon reinforced clear for head final coat. Look in the dollar stores, flea markets for save a buck. Biggest problem is the looks you get shopping for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tm Customs Posted June 23, 2004 Report Share Posted June 23, 2004 I use powder coat on my jig heads since I fish most of them for smallies in lots of rocks I find anything else chips. To coat the thead I use either head cement or nail polish both work well. PS they should make a new foum devoted soley to jigs has any thought of this? Tm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-D Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 I have found that tying your bucktail "backwards" on the jighead and then folding it over itself and wrapping it again in the right direction, make coating wraps unnecessary. A few half hitches cinched down into the wraps will hold for the life of the jig! Double tied bucktail does not lose hair- even to toothy critters like bluefish, flounder, and musky- and they don't require the time consuming process of coating wraps. Big-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LedHed Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Big D Can you post a pic? What size jig do you usually tie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big-D Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 I'm not that computer literate to be able to post pictures- sorry. I tie bucktails from 1/8 oz. (smallmouth) to 1 1/2 oz. (striper) models. Even with the larger ones, you only lose 1/4 " or so of legnth to double tie. Start with the hair running away from the hook- it will look like a lion's mane when it is wrapped tight against the back of the head. Then, bend it back over itself and wrap it again. Three half hitches on top of one another cinched down into the existing wraps will finish it off. I'd be glad to try and clarify some more if you need it. Big-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadlystreamer Posted September 29, 2004 Report Share Posted September 29, 2004 Hi there Big-D, This thread being between wire baits and tying the hair on the baits, Hope we're in the right spot here. You must be tying some big stuff; a 1/8th oz jig is not that big. I kind of think if you tied the hair on a jig and then bent it back and tied it down again; you must have an awful hump of hair. Don't you get a big clump under the thread when you tie it down on top of the thread? I've tied many poppers and used to tie jigs, and using just plane ol lacquer cement will hold down any type of hair or thread after it dries, and gives you a nicer looking head or band of thread. This is just a comment, you can tie anyway you like. There are many ways of getting the job done. I wish you could put a picture on here so I could see what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
