>1/16th PP jigs

[LedHed]

These jigs are >1/16th using a #6 VMC 9147 hook. They are painted using a heat gun and the brush technique with 4 differrent colors of powder paint.


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[Doc Crappie]

nice jig like the colors is there also a clear coat on them

[Fatman]

Led

Nice looking jigs I've yet to try extra brush colors since the one time I tried but waiting on a deal hopefully for some non-lead material so haven't been doing much painting.

Fatman

[grubfarmer67]

I take it brush tech.mean's" a "Tooth brush" for the spatter effect?

[shipahoy41]

Nice job!

[ifish]

Hey Sonny,
Those are awsome. Where are the eyes from ? I assume that is a custom mold !! What year is the dime ? Always lots of questions . How did the gill tournament go ? I am looking at tying vises again and what do you think is the best $100 rotary vise for small (1/16 ) jigs ? Take care !!

[LedHed]

DC
I use 2-3 clear coats (Wet-n-Wild or Sally Hansen’s) with the jigs that have the 3D eyes. The top colors have a coat of CC ilusion paint - you can't really see it unless you are holding one - hard to capture the illusion effect with a picture.

FM
Thnx - would those jigs be from Hawnjigs? I've powder painted some of his stuff. The illusion coat on his jigs really shines - outstanding stuff. Have to really watch the temps!!

Grub
I like to use camel hair brushes and the paint along the axis.

Thnx again - Mike.

iF
Thnx - got the eyes from Marriott's - 2mm. The mold is a Do-It chub (cut the barb off). Don't really like doing that because it changes the jig's center of gravity. Thinking on having Collin's cut me one with some changes. Not fun pouring one at a time with a Do-It.
Think the dime is 1940. The pan fish tourney (hosted by fishingnetwork.com) was postponed with no explanation. Shame – the real big Bluegill are starting to bite at Lake Perris now…

I like the Regal vises but any vise that will hold a hook works. Surprised that a lot of beginners don’t look at old Herter’s or Thompson vises – find them on ebay for under $20 bucks. One big plus for the Regal is that you don’t have to adjust the jaws for different size hooks. It does not let go of hooks…. Thompson makes a pretty good 360* vise – fits well in the pocketbook.

[tntjigman]

Someone want to PM me the brush tech. Is there a post on this? I tried with tiny paintbrushes (not knowing the proper way to do this) and made a big ole melted mess out of them! LOL

[grubfarmer67]

I Knew It Was The Do It Chub W/ The Collars Cut Off"!:d

No Matter"...they Rock Led..."

"high School Art Teacher Taught Me To Drag A Tooth Pick Across The Paint Loaded" Toothbrush To Spatter The Paint On To The Edges Of Images,or To Cast Shadows...very Neat Lil Trick":d
Still can achieve this tech.by using powder paint in an eye dropper,and squeezing lil wafts of powder on to the jig while still hot"

[LedHed]

TNT
PM cadman - he has a tutorial, that he shares, on his technique (very similar to what I do). He does some awesome stuff and is very knowledgeable on PP and using it. Too funny about the brushes - don't get so close!!!

Grub
While back I read about some Canadians that used atomizers to paint. They use stencils and they do some really awesome work. I've tried bottles before - never tried the eye dropper. Brushes are too easy.

What I do is kind of like Native sandpainting - loading up a brush (instead of a flat stick) and tapping over the jig.