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I use dowels sharpened in a pencil sharpener. you can file the point to size.

Longer red chinese saddle palmered collar might give you the look you are looking for. Plus you could really control the amount of red by number of wraps.

I love the iridescence of peacock herl but usually limit it to making bodies. It doesn't hold up well for me as a tail material.

I only notice it because I pour LOTS of heads over periods of time. It's not an OCD problem but I just don't want to send inferior hooks out the door.

I can only add that I think the unusable defects count is well under 10 per 1000 present day. You typically get 6 to 10 extra in each 1000 count box. Most of my molds have been modified to handle...

Marabou.

I fish the same exact jig for Spring Small Mouth!

I fish glow jigs or glow heads morning, noon and night thru the ice. I typically run smaller sizes 1/64 oz or smaller for crappie. Rat Finkies tipped with spikes were my go to prior to getting into...

Sparkling wine is a dark red or burgundy. Sadie thompson is red rayon + red crystal flash

I have no comment on the subject! rotfl

I will say this. If you want it to be a full-time job, you have to bust your tail to make serious coin. If you want it to be a part-time gig/hobby and some...

Finally got all of the head size + hook combinations on the web site for no collar jigs. This includes 3 colors of sickle hook finishes and mustad crappie light hooks! They can be found here: No...

Lacquer thinner at a 1:1 ratio works well with sallies. Another little trick is to cut half the bristles off the applicator if you tie mostly smaller jigs.

MEK is NASTY stuff! It's right up there...

Not the same thing but, I have a couple of guys that always want glow heads for their steelhead jigs. They fish the Lake Erie Steelhead Alley Tribs. Perfect clarity conditions are 1 1/2' to 3' of...

Ball + collar - With a thread neck and a hair tail, the hair is much more secure with a collar. With no collar, the hair is stacked on itself instead of around the collar. This makes it much more...

I'm resigned to the fact that EVERY time I start using a new pair of scissors I am going to drop them! I buy 4 or 5 pairs of terra fine tip 4" at a time.

I like the mickey finn knock off and the electric chicken patterns.

Ahhhh the taper of buck tail hair! It's the reason I love fishing bucktail for small mouth bass and the reason I dislike tying...

I have a couple Scientific ANgler waterproof boxes for my steelhead jigs. Being compact is a necessity when you have to carry everything in your wading jacket and shoulder harness waist pack.

if your pot croaked, it is most likely the thermostat or heating element with a 75% chance of it being the heating element. If you are mechanically inclined, it isn't that hard to get apart to check....

I highly recommend leather boots and NO synthetic clothing (like nylon). Nylon will melt instantly when the lead contacts it. You will get a burn thru a pair of jeans but keeping molten lead off bare...

This sums it up. size #10, 8 and 6 are shorter to the eye than standard equivalent regular bend hooks. I just got done pouring and 1 of the #1/0 sickles was SO easy to bend it bent while I was taking...

I haven't posted on here in ages as I didn't feel it was fair to solicit business while I had a backlog of orders. All heads are poured with pure lead and are to order. I've made modifications to...

I want to cry since I've tied so many over the past 2 months. A lot of guys use them exclusively after ice out up here in the northeast.

Depends. :biggrin I always finish at the head. BUT depending on the jig head size, I may start wrapping at either the head or tail. If it is a larger jig I'll start at the head and wrap to the tail...

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Anyone ever hear the phrase "The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot."??? Well my jig boxes are far from empty but my go to color patterns are barren!

salt water neck hackle is the best for tail material.

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Don, A word to the wise. Never buy loose marabou. There are too many junk feathers in those packs. Stick to strung blood quill marabou. Sometimes with blood quill; all of the barbules will "end" at...

Good luck Bob.

there is one on ebay 1/16 oz and 1/32 oz combined. search for "HILTS 1/32 & 1/16 oz. crappie & bream". It is not my auction. Just doing some shopping. :cool:

I'm a 1 man show as well. I can feel his pain. I've been attempting to update my website for 3 months. I was almost caught up about a week ago. That lasted for about 12 hours.

Size #0 = fine
Size #2 = medium

To muddy the water, crystal chenille definitely "appears" to run a tad smaller than nylon or rayon.