Wire Baits Latest Topics

It's finesse jiggin time

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:07:55 +0000

Inline spinner single hook size question.

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:40:30 +0000

What size single hook would I use for size 0,1 and 2 inline spinners?

Recipe Book For Skirts?

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 21:44:12 +0000

I am curious about posting skirt colors on here, like they have for the soft plastics with the cookbook.

Maybe a picture of your jig and how many of what strands and color. Has this already been done?

I'm new to making jigs and just curious.

Jig #1

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:33:47 +0000

I started naming my lures and decided it was NOT necessary since numbers were easier. This is Jig #1 that I made a few of today. Parts are: Boss 3/8 oz swim jig, green head (I painted), and the skirt materials are from Fishingskirts.com. The build is:

1 Tab 072 Rust Dalmatian

1 Tab 416 Red River Craw Dalmatian

1/2 Tab 529 Watermelon Rind

5 Strands 633 Orange B/W

This is also the order for the skirts.

Swim Jig Time

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:06:12 +0000

The one spinner nobody knows how to make

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:31:11 +0000

Nobody online including some here seems to really know how to make a Rooster tail imitation. The spinner part is easy but specifically the hackle feather tied on the wire shaft is the mystery. This is the only spinner to my knowledge that ties directly on the shaft. The part that is a great mystery is exactly what feather is used. I think it is a hackle but there is a big discrepancy whether it is a saddle hackle or hen hackle or what it is. ??? Up close it looks like bucktail hair but its not. Its a corse version of something. I think it is palmered around the shaft but not sure of that either. Does anyone here know definitively what this is made of and how to tie it? Youtube is no help with this one cause nobody seems to know how to tie it or make it. Anyone? Thanks

Bending Titanium Spinnerbait Shafts

Fri, 02 May 2025 02:58:39 +0000

I bought several Spinnerbait bodies with Titanium wire frames from an Online company. Looking for guidance for how to secure the main Blade at the end of the wire. Thanks in advance for the help.

Fishing skirts.com weedguards

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:24:21 +0000

Does anyone on here have any heavy weedguards by fishingskirts.com. These have the welded hubs. I'm looking for the 1/8" ones and what I want to know is what is the strand diameter of one (1) strand on the heavy. Also how many strands in a 1/8" bundle. I'm not interested in the Kaysure lure info ass I got that.

Quick Attach Jig Blades

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:19:27 +0000

I was looking for an easier way to put blades on my jigs and found the switch blades. Much less time-consuming. I don't have to struggle with trying to put a split ring on.

Ned heads

Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:03:27 +0000

Does anybody pour these Ned heads with kepper

I need

50 3/16 oz

50 3/8 oz

By next week

Wire Weed Guard

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:34:54 +0000

Hey folks I made a 7/16 oz stand up jig out of Durham’s water putty. Turned out great. Currently I’m using a 1/8 fiber guard. I’m going to make another mold but I want to use wire. I want to make it a V guard. What would you recommend using. Won’t be fishing heavy cover, mostly rock.

Thanks

Removing existing lead collars?

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:08:18 +0000

Hello,

I have some commercial jig heads that I want to remove the lead collar on so I can tie a wire keeper on so I can better rig a frozen shiner on. Any quick way? Just asking before I try a knife or dremel to see if there’s an easier way.

Thanks,

Craig

New Craw Tale Jig

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:21:45 +0000

I just finished 5 "Craw Tales" and here's the recipe:

1 TAB 309 Hot Craw HW

1 TAB 170 Living Image California Craw

1 TAB 052 Rusty Craw Barbedwire

1 TAB 309 Hot Craw HW

The tabs are in the order how I built the skirt. I use 3/8 Boss green head/red eyed jigs with #4 hook.

Yellow Perch Jig

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 23:32:42 +0000

I made 8 jigs called Yellow Perch jig build 135, but the combination of skirts was posted on fishingskirts.com. I just modified it a little. What I used to build it is below:

2 TABs 219 Dark Green Pumpkin

1 TAB 341 Roadkill Half Wire

1/2 TAB 278 Perch Belly

1/2 Tab 274 Chartreuse Copper

In that order. I normally separate the 278, 274 and 341 at the top and bottom and hold them together with one hand (4 pieces in one hand) and take the two 219s and hold them in the other hand and pull away from each other to separate the tops from the bottoms. This way the bottom three remain on the bottom. I want the two top 291s on the top.

Open Eye Jig Hooks

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 18:24:56 +0000

Barlow's used to sell open eye jig hooks for use in their bladed jigs.

Does anyone know where to find them now?

Hooks for bladed jig / Chatterbait

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 01:02:47 +0000

Hi everybody,

I am desperately looking for hooks for a chatterbait that I am planning to make on the european market.

The picture in the background is a VMC with 60° nose, but I would prefer to insert a wire with a much larger eyelet, as shown in the drawing.

Does this makes sense, or should I simply use the hook in the picture?

Thanks everybody,

Nico

Devcon 2 Ton ???

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 20:36:22 +0000

I am wanting to buy some. I have called every place that I can think of and no one carries it. Looking on the internet I am finding all kinds of pricing but not sure where to get it. Where do you guys buy it? Also how much will I need to coat both sides of 30 3/4 oz jigging spoons?

New Puffball Buzzbait

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 21:59:45 +0000

Well, back in the lab, I came up with an idea...design/develop a Puffball Buzz Bait, and here it is. I haven't had a chance to use it.

Slider Head Jigs

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 04:27:17 +0000

A New Direct Connect Mold

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:24:03 +0000

For those of you who have been wanting a mold to make a direct connect shakee jig your prayers have been answered.

Epic bait molds, Barlows and SDG have got you covered!

Epic is now making these molds.

Barlows is carrying the supplies for these, so you can now get the blades and other components direct from them.

https://youtu.be/jtbypb4FDHw?si=ZbLzodmNAh03RbDD

I Need Some Advice

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:29:37 +0000

I turn 80 in a couple of days. I can see my ability to operate my boat nearing. I don’t have a vast number of jig molds maybe 2 dozen. They are an assortment of molds from 1/16 oz jigs to 1/2 oz. About all I use any more is my football jig mold and my Midwest finesse molds. My question is in general how much do you think I should ask for them?

Inline trout spinners. Handmade

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 01:51:39 +0000

Hey y'all, new to group.

Wondering if anyone making there own blade and all. I've been working on this for about a year and I just started making extras. It's what I came up with for a budget. it's basically the best I can make and maybe sell some for around $4.

The standard blade is about a 40 45 degree swing and nice lift I like it . I use a shallow cup seems to do good and I just press the blade between regular table spoons basically works good.

Now to get the same blade to tight spin I been banging a little V into the the tip of the blade and it seems to work good . Spins tight.. this is new for me so I'm still waiting to make extras before I make too many..

I like the 45 degree spin. More feel more lift looks good. I think I need both though, it's there differently good for trout.

Let me know what y'all think, enjoy.

This is the tight spinning blade above with the bang on the tip, it doesn't look bad with the bang there I'm thinking.

Slow death with swivel?

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:51:25 +0000

Does anyone know a way to connect a swivel to the eye of a slow death hook? I want to put a slow death hook on a small football swing head jig

Reptile fine and medium grade round rubber

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:39:25 +0000

This is really some awesome fine round rubber to work with. It tie up really well. It as some really nice printed colors

I use 2" skirt tabs to tie these mini finesse jigs

Puffball Jig Making

Sat, 04 Oct 2025 19:33:14 +0000

Google Puffball jig making you tube video

Cliff Pace fishing