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    Rabbit fur…..carrots….hmmmm what’s up doc ?


    So I ran out of heads for tying and made about a hundred new ones. It has been difficult guessing at what I would need, and what would actually be useful. Now I think I am settling in on a combination that makes sense. 1/8 ounce head with a #2 sickle hook. This gives me enough mass to get down when long lining without having to run really long lines. These will also play nice with my planer boards and also when pushing. So now I am going to order up some more hooks and want to get quality hooks. Cannot distinguish between the Eagle Claw Little Nasties and the Mustad. Slight difference in length but otherwise very similar. I reckon there are others that will be nicer.

    I understand why DrNip ordered his CDC mold of the FreeStyle as the Do-It mold leaves a lot of stuff that needs to be cleaned up. I was cleaning and cleaning and wondering why. The FreeStyle is nice in that the 3D eyes attach nicely. Once the eyes are in place the jig turns into a ball like shape.

    The Bat Jig mold has me though. I really like the shape. I was able to make 1/8 oz with the #2 sickles and the #6 Whacky Jig hook. I like the Whacky Jig Hook because it has a short shank and leaves more of the bait free to swim along behind.

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    A longer shank will retard the movement of such a small plastic bait. I tried to insert the hook thru the top portion more so than dead center. Adding resin between head and bait does NOT freeze the plastic to the head. The resin does not stick to the plastic. Maybe it is the worm oil. Anyways I add Gorilla Gel glue to the collar and slip the plastic over that. The wire keeper is OK I guess but man what a nightmare to get the mold ready to pour.

    I plan to add these to my everyday tackle box and set at least one out each trip. I want to have a select few that I start with. Confidence jigs.

    The remainder of what I made are destined to be hand ties.

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    I did not paint them all and want to tie up some more before I do paint the rest. So hard trying to settle on a color combination that isn’t chartreuse and ( ? ). LOL

    The UV resin sealing the eyes is working great. The head feels as if one piece with no edges to be felt around the eyes. Very easy to do as I paint the resin over the eyes and onto the painted surface a little, and set outside to cure, no light used.

    I was proud of myself for avoid the crinkle head paint job. LOL. They look great but mine are all dark green and I wanted some other colors.

    I feel that I have plenty of rubber legs, chenille, and thread now. I did order some “Loose neck hackle” to try out. But after watching the yarn moving in the water it is going to be hard to leave it for feathers.

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    Here is some of the yarn I picked up yesterday. Now I have about a dozen varieties to select from. I also picked up something else.

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    Embroidery thread in neon colors. This acts like a thick thread that makes like chenille only needs extra wraps. I liked it when I fastened up a bucktail with it. Coated with resin it looks really nice.

    My new UV light gets hot and man does it cure that resin quick. Fast is good, even if I do use the Sun for most of my needs.

    I saw where people add glitter, powders, liquids, and even acrylic paint into their resin. Coloring the resin may be interesting. I plan to find out. Really want to get started making cut out minnow bodies and resinating them. I am waiting for some vinyl and what they call “bird scare tape”. This is holographic tape, no adhesive, and comes in long rolls for not much money. I can cut it and create from there.

    My wife does NOT want me to give away my jigs. Said she was going to create something with them. She is an artist and plans to make some kind of a thing using them. Said she wanted more, so that’s good as I am still learning and will have lots of rejects. I make a new one, get all excited, and then onto something else and suddenly the older one looks boring. LOL

    Thanks again for the kind words and advice. I see now that if I am going to make jigs, I better get good at it before I run out of materials.
    Maybe they will bite this one……
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    Some good ideas you’re using. When I thread a body on a good sized hook I try to follow the laminate color line. Seems to work for me. Keep trying different materials, never know when you’ll find the new magic bullet . And just for the record, one of my favorite materials for small jigs is kiptail. Some of them only have a dozen or so hairs and they still catch fish real well.
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    OK fine……I’ll keep trying things. How about this ?

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    Hologram
    Maybe they will bite this one……
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    If you think the freestyle head is bad the walleye head is the worst head to clean. You pretty much have to reform the head into the shape you want. The absolute worst sorus design.

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    The hologram material is not bird scare. I forgot that I bought vinyl material that has an adhesive back. Trim to approximate size, peel backing, wrap ans stick it to itself, them shape with scissors.

    I soaked some in a glass of water and there were no changes. It sticks in place, but does slide down the hook shank some. However, once it encounters the bend it stops sliding. So a little slop. I can always glob on some resin to freeze it to the head and prevent slippage.

    I cut a thin strip and wrapped it around the jig head but it didn’t like it. The material didn’t want to stay. I added glue and resin and ended up with a disaster.

    The tube jig turned out OK. I simply wrapped a thin strip around the back part, coated with tesin and cured. Now it is stuck to the jig head and the wrapped edge is coated to prevent unwrapping.

    It will be interesting to see how these swim as they are very thin when viewed from below. Now sure how the material will react at speed. I imagine the jigs will plane over and begin wobbling back and forth, but they may just spin wildly or not at all. Now that I think about it, I will addthat resin afterall.
    Maybe they will bite this one……

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    The resin tightened everything up. Now the vinyl has stability. It should behave when being pulled, but I am suspicious that it might track funny.


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    If they don’t work out I will figure something else to do with the material one day.



    Tried something new….Wiggly or Swigly Wormy. Steelhead fishermen use it as bait somehow. Stretches out long ways no snap. Thought it might have good movement being trolled.

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    Funny stuff but it ties down fine.
    Maybe they will bite this one……
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    Zsa Zsa Gabor….. a lovely faux hair boa. It is a type of knitting material. Looks really nice, soft and flowing.

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    Not sure if the length will be an issue.


    Anyways I have rebuilt my jig supply. She has a pile for her project and I have a couple of dozen new designs to test.
    Maybe they will bite this one……
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    I got resinated in the eye again today. Even the smallest amount on a surface can transfer to my finger and into my eye. Uggghhhhh…..burns.

    The cheap chinese resin burns, we will see if the Japanese stuff burns, too. I can’t wait to try adding color to the resin and seeing what can be made with that stuff.
    Maybe they will bite this one……

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