Hand Crafted Angling Posted December 29, 2023 Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Picked up an ear ball lure mold and want to star making some of those silicon skirts for them. Tried my hand at bucktail but I need some serious practice with that. I'm having issues with finding the skirt materials. I want to make something like this. I cant find any info on the bands though. All I can find is the band that just clamps around the skirt. I like the look of what I think is called a hub skirt where all of the skirt points back from the jig and none of it goes forward. I found what it looks like I need but for some reason I cant find it on any of the real deal tacklemaking sites. I only found what I am assuming is cheap Chinese ones off of amazon ebay and alibaba. There is no info on how to make skirts with them, what tools to use or what size they are. They will be used on large saltwater jigs. I would also like to know where I could find those large fins that would be a nice touch but not as important. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 You can find some different collars here, though not exactly the same: https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Lure-Making/Shop-By-Product-Category/Skirts-Rattles-Dressings/Skirt-Making-Materials/Collars?page=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 And you can find some of the tail doodads here: https://www.lurepartsonline.com/Lure-Making/Skirts-Rattles-Dressings/Skirt-Making-Materials/Silicone-Material?page=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 https://skirtworksfishing.com/product-category/standard-collars-black-and-clear/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Epp Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 10 hours ago, 21xdc said: https://skirtworksfishing.com/product-category/standard-collars-black-and-clear/ Have you bought from this site? I'm always interested in new sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21xdc Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I think so.... I buy from many. https://easykasting.com/ https://www.siliconetabs.com/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand Crafted Angling Posted February 18 Author Report Share Posted February 18 Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejimcarroll Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 On 12/29/2023 at 5:11 PM, Hand Crafted Angling said: Picked up an ear ball lure mold and want to star making some of those silicon skirts for them. Tried my hand at bucktail but I need some serious practice with that. I'm having issues with finding the skirt materials. I want to make something like this. I cant find any info on the bands though. All I can find is the band that just clamps around the skirt. I like the look of what I think is called a hub skirt where all of the skirt points back from the jig and none of it goes forward. I found what it looks like I need but for some reason I cant find it on any of the real deal tacklemaking sites. I only found what I am assuming is cheap Chinese ones off of amazon ebay and alibaba. There is no info on how to make skirts with them, what tools to use or what size they are. They will be used on large saltwater jigs. I would also like to know where I could find those large fins that would be a nice touch but not as important. Thanks Still looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand Crafted Angling Posted September 4 Author Report Share Posted September 4 On 7/8/2024 at 10:15 PM, thejimcarroll said: Still looking? I did some more testing ant it seams as though my best bet it to wrap it to the line tie directly with wire. I dont think a hub would work correctly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 You can just buy silicone squid heads and cut the heads off. Or you can buy skirts like in your picture. I buy them locally here in Alaska all the time. Sometimes in bulk bins bought individually and sometimes I buy the wally whale or other brands packaged 2 skirts to a package. If I'm needing a bunch I'll order them from John Beath at https://www.squidlures.com/skirts.html What size earballs are you making? I'm making a version we call yhe GumBob in 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and 32 ounce sizes. I've thought about getting a bigger mold as well but, so far this range of sizes is working really well for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand Crafted Angling Posted October 12 Author Report Share Posted October 12 On 9/7/2024 at 7:53 PM, Kasilofchrisn said: You can just buy silicone squid heads and cut the heads off. Or you can buy skirts like in your picture. I buy them locally here in Alaska all the time. Sometimes in bulk bins bought individually and sometimes I buy the wally whale or other brands packaged 2 skirts to a package. If I'm needing a bunch I'll order them from John Beath at https://www.squidlures.com/skirts.html What size earballs are you making? I'm making a version we call yhe GumBob in 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, and 32 ounce sizes. I've thought about getting a bigger mold as well but, so far this range of sizes is working really well for us. Just pored a bunch today 2- 8 oz. New jersey is much shallower. We go 3 miles offshore and your still in 60ft of water. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasilofchrisn Posted October 13 Report Share Posted October 13 13 hours ago, Hand Crafted Angling said: Just pored a bunch today 2- 8 oz. New jersey is much shallower. We go 3 miles offshore and your still in 60ft of water. It's not about the depth. It's about holding in the tide. We can have close to 40 feet of tide differential from high to low during the years worst tides. You need heavier weights to hold in that kind of current. Most days 8 oz isn't going to hit bottom except during slack tide. Some days you can't hold bottom with a 3 pound cod sinker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hand Crafted Angling Posted October 14 Author Report Share Posted October 14 On 10/12/2024 at 11:12 PM, Kasilofchrisn said: It's not about the depth. It's about holding in the tide. We can have close to 40 feet of tide differential from high to low during the years worst tides. You need heavier weights to hold in that kind of current. Most days 8 oz isn't going to hit bottom except during slack tide. Some days you can't hold bottom with a 3 pound cod sinker. Didnt think about that but the tide swings up there are crazy. I got to witness it this year on vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
