Made and painted jig
West Virginia Fishing
Mar 10, 2024 18:28:47 #
Made 1/4 and 5/16 oz jigs today that’s the two sizes I use the most of around the dams.
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
Mar 10, 2024 18:37:53 #
Mar 10, 2024 19:00:16 #
Mar 10, 2024 20:22:22 #
Wv mike wrote:
Made 1/4 and 5/16 oz jigs today that’s the two sizes I use the most of around the dams.
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
Awesome 👌
Mar 10, 2024 20:49:44 #
I think I do the 1/4 in the heat 4 seconds and the 5/16. 6 seconds and then dip them.
Mar 10, 2024 20:50:12 #
Mar 10, 2024 20:55:10 #
Frank romero
Loc: Clovis, NM
Wv mike wrote:
Made 1/4 and 5/16 oz jigs today that’s the two sizes I use the most of around the dams.
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
Looks better than what I see in stores. Good job
Mar 10, 2024 21:11:13 #
Wv mike wrote:
Made 1/4 and 5/16 oz jigs today that’s the two sizes I use the most of around the dams.
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
I heat the jig with a propane torch and then dip it into the powder paint and hang it to cool
Better looking than store bought, nice job 👍🏽
Thank for sharing your progress and pics 👍🏽🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣🐟🐟🐠🐠🐋🐋🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅
Mar 10, 2024 21:11:22 #
Frank romero wrote:
Looks better than what I see in stores. Good job
A somewhat cheaper and it’s hard to find a 1/4 oz jig with a 2/0 hook in my area. And fishing around the dams can be snaggy.
Mar 10, 2024 22:45:38 #
Mar 11, 2024 07:48:07 #
I really like the idea of the torch to heat them. We use a toaster oven at the fishing club, but we're doing a couple hundred at a time. This is great for small numbers, I'll pass this on to my brother too.
Mar 11, 2024 08:21:41 #
Flytier wrote:
I really like the idea of the torch to heat them. We use a toaster oven at the fishing club, but we're doing a couple hundred at a time. This is great for small numbers, I'll pass this on to my brother too.
It takes a couple jigs to get the hang of it ,too hot and it bubbles and turns black to cool and the powder won’t set and be shiny and hard.
Mar 11, 2024 09:21:40 #
Doug Lemmon wrote:
Nice work Mike!!
Those look good Mike, I’ve never used that type of paint but will have to give it a go.
Mar 11, 2024 09:36:12 #
Wv mike wrote:
It takes a couple jigs to get the hang of it ,too hot and it bubbles and turns black to cool and the powder won’t set and be shiny and hard.
We set the oven at 400*, heat the jig, then dip a bake some more, so you coul probably heat it enough to stick then melt the beads with the torch, but if your method works for you , great. They really look good.
Mar 11, 2024 09:39:35 #
bknecht wrote:
Those look good Mike, I’ve never used that type of paint but will have to give it a go.
Way better than finger nail polish or spray paint. In my opinion
The red , white, and black Powder I got from harbor freight fairly cheap and in a good size container. The other colors I have not so cheap ,got them from the pro shop. In a 1/4 of the size container for twice as much. I think it is pro cure powder paint. And the harbor freight stuff works as well as the other.
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