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Everyone,


I am new to make jigs. So far I have poured banana head jigs and stand up jigs. I have powder coat paint in the following colors, black, white, red, yellow, orange, and chartreuse. I have white, red, and blue dyed bucktails. I have white, red, and blue thread. I have one bobbin. I have a set of pliers. Which molds seem to be most popular for saltwater fishing? Anyone have any pointers on things they might have learned from when they first started? What is the best way to put eyes on jigs?


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Everyone,


I am new to make jigs. So far I have poured banana head jigs and stand up jigs. I have powder coat paint in the following colors, black, white, red, yellow, orange, and chartreuse. I have white, red, and blue dyed bucktails. I have white, red, and blue thread. I have one bobbin. I have a set of pliers. Which molds seem to be most popular for saltwater fishing? Anyone have any pointers on things they might have learned from when they first started? What is the best way to put eyes on jigs?





You're going to want a vise.  Even a $10 cheap one will work better than vise grips, and honestly they're fine for bucktails. The Ultra Minnow, hot lips, and banana jigs are probably the 3 most popular.  Your first 3-5 wraps MUST be TIGHT to keep the hair locked in. This means thicker thread than 210 denier flat waxed nylon that you find everywhere.  Upholstery thread or size D rod tying thread are best. Doing this I have fished bucktails never using a drop of glue to see how they hold up and never lose hair except to tooty critters. 


You can paint eyes with a cheap set of drill bits. Dip the end in a little white acrylic paint, touch to the jig, let dry and do the black pupil with a smaller drill bit. Coat with epoxy or Sally Hansen's Hard as Nails clear nail polish. If you're using stick on eyes, just stick them and coat with epoxy or Hard as Nails.  


Hope this helps. 


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HunterH,


I just ordered the vise pictured below 2 days ago. Today I ordered a do-it banana head jig mold. Thank you for the tips on supplies and eye painting tips, it is very appreciated.


Jaret


 



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That's going to get you started just fine. I have a $150 vise and a $80 vise but I still break out my $10 one from a saltwater fly tying kit occasionally to tie 4/0-8/0 hooks.  



Learned the eye trick for crappie jigs.  It'll work well.  Just let it dry between dots.  I usually do a big batch before I go to sleep and finish them the next day, let the pupil dry and then clear coat it. You could also use lacquer or vinyl or just about any kind of paint. You could even make a stencil and use an airbrush or spray paint if you needed them perfectly consistent for high volume selling or something.  



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