BlueBird Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 OK. Here goes. I am new to making spinners. I have been making jigs for 8 years. I got into spinner baits because I was sick of cheaply made expensive baits you buy at the major sporting good stores. The elastic they use to tie the skirts allways seem to be rotten. So I hand tie my skirt tabs on with an all purpuse thread, then I put a clear nail polish on the thread ( not sure why i do the nail polish, but I heard it was a good idea) So my question is How do you guys attach your silicone skirts? hand tie, tie strap or the old school elastics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jig Man Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I do it all of the above. With silicone I prefer the bands from www.skirtsunlimited.com. I've never had one of them to rot and some have been on for years. With living rubber I use copper wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBehr Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I use heavy fly tying thread and a drop or so of Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 I used to tie with thread, however it is very laborious. So I went to copper wire, and I use it to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBull Posted September 17, 2013 Report Share Posted September 17, 2013 Hand tie ( thread) all spinnerbaits, jigs and buzzbaits. A small shot of S. H. nail polish and done. Good luck Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I hand tie just about everything with 24 guage wire from parawire.com. There wire is color coated copper so it will never tarnish and you can match the color wire to your skirts. For the small jigs I use the o-rings like you get from fishing skirts except I buy my o-rings from a place called BDI http://www.bdi-usa.com/. The o-rings cost around a $1.00 per 150. I don't know what they cost on their website because I buy them direct. You can also get your o-rings for senkos and neko rigging from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 I assemble my skirt using the round skirt maker ( from Skirts Unlimited?) with rubber bands, and then put the bait in my vice and wrap it twice in front of the skirt with wire. After I pull the wire up and twist it tight, I cut off the rubber skirt with an exacto knife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Use the "O" Rings (easy to slide off when finished wrappin with wire) .. wrap with wire .. Note on the Hard as Nails ... I understand Plastisol will soften it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter1 Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 When putting on 2 or 3 colors how do you get the strands evenly distributed before anchoring them? I am not dexterous enough to hold skirt strands in place and wrap at the same time and the elastic bands hold everything too tight to rearrange the strands. Do they make an oversized elastic band that would allow maneuvering the strands after skirt is on the jig? I think I could do the wire wrap if something like a band is holding the skirt in place while wrapping it.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSC Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 "Painter 1 Said= Do they make an oversized elastic band that would allow maneuvering the strands after skirt is on the jig? I think I could do the wire wrap if something like a band is holding the skirt in place while wrapping it.. " Use a slightly larger "O" Ring ... slip on to stem (With strands on as near as you would like for them to be) ... slide the strands the way you want them .. then wrap with wire ... slide "O" ring off .. You need to try several different size "O" rings until you get the size you can work with best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 "Painter 1 Said= Do they make an oversized elastic band that would allow maneuvering the strands after skirt is on the jig? I think I could do the wire wrap if something like a band is holding the skirt in place while wrapping it.. " Use a slightly larger "O" Ring ... slip on to stem (With strands on as near as you would like for them to be) ... slide the strands the way you want them .. then wrap with wire ... slide "O" ring off .. You need to try several different size "O" rings until you get the size you can work with best I will be trying the O ring method the next time I make up a skirt. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhains Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Can someone please post a pic of a wire wrapped skirt? I'd like to see how it looks finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 (edited) Joel, Attached is a tutorial on how to do this. I use 3 wraps of wire. You can use two. I tie my skirt on with the weedguardin place. You can do it withpout the weedguard and then glue it in place later. Let me know if you have anymore questions. Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Hand Tying Skirts.pdf Edited September 20, 2013 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Very nicely done. I do the same thing, but I use small needle nose vice grips, held vertically, to twist the wire, and I leave about 3/4" of the twist, to bend down and use as an additional plastic trailer hanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Very nicely done. I do the same thing, but I use small needle nose vice grips, held vertically, to twist the wire, and I leave about 3/4" of the twist, to bend down and use as an additional plastic trailer hanger. Hey Mark, On the jigs that have a ball end collar, I do the same as you. I leave the tag ends longer, and then I bend it into the jig, and finally I bend up a little leg, which I then use to hold my trailer on. Minds that think alike are dangerous. LOL. Must be making jigs too many years, and slowly losing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joelhains Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks Cadman, Nice write up! I'm going to have to try that! I like the trailer hanger idea too Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Thanks Cadman, Nice write up! I'm going to have to try that! I like the trailer hanger idea too Mark Joel, once you get a few under your belt it is pretty easy. You may find that you will have some easier ways to do this than I do. It's all about making it as easy as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Cadman, Off subject but I am always impressed at the amazing paint you are able to do with your tap technique and powder paint. My hat is off to your skill and expertise with this. Just looking at your last photo on your tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Cadman, Off subject but I am always impressed at the amazing paint you are able to do with your tap technique and powder paint. My hat is off to your skill and expertise with this. Just looking at your last photo on your tutorial. Apdriver, Thank You very much for the compliment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted September 20, 2013 Report Share Posted September 20, 2013 Cadman, Off subject but I am always impressed at the amazing paint you are able to do with your tap technique and powder paint. My hat is off to your skill and expertise with this. Just looking at your last photo on your tutorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
