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Now, Im safe assuming it is regular gorilla glue you guys are talking about right? Ive tried their gel glue in the tubes like super glue and found that if any gets on the guard where you can see it, itll turn white. I also have some regular gorilla glue I havent even opened yet. Does that stuff dry clear? If so, I need to crack that bottle open...been sitting in my tool box waiting for a purpose.

Your top color seems fine, I think a copper hi-lite with those other two would get a pretty close true reflection of a bluegill and would work. Go with a watermelon black flake on top with the hi-lite mentioned above. Go with a lighter colored watermelon with blue hi-lite, black flake (im talking the big hex shaped size from Del on top and bottom with some smaller sized black flake too) I also add some tiny gold flake and sometimes some tiny red flake with it too. That should make a pretty productive color. Could definitely mimic a bluegill close enough for a senko type bait...I take it its a senko type bait? If its a swimbait id make 1/3 of the bottom the lighter colored watermelon and keep the other 2/3 of the top of the bait the darker watermelon color. Itll be cool, it makes me want to pour some swimbaits right now.

Got it on a lure making site. Had Lee stamped on the top of each ingot.

Since I was feeling better today (been sick the past few days and received the rest of my jig shipment yesterday) I decided to give pouring some jigs a try. I melted a 1lb soft lead ingot in my precision melter and had so much solid stuff at the top of the lead. I put in another pound ingot and of course got even more stuff floating around the top. I had fluxed with some wax, and was prepared to have to scrape some impurities off the top but this was ridiculous!!! I musta scraped a whole pound of junk through out my pouring (did all into an aluminum can). Towards the end of my pouring the stuff I scraped seemed real crumbly. Now, this doesnt seem normal to me but ill ask you experts the question. Did I have some bad lead? Is it normal to have that much stuff to scrape off? I only got about 20-22 half ounce jigs when I figured I should be getting up to 32 half ounce jigs per pound. The floating stuff didnt want to melt, but should I have turned the melter on higher? Should I have melted it for longer? Help please. I could also post a pic of the junk if you want to see it.

Anchor works just as well as Pyrex. I was in the same situation where Anchor was the only thing they had so I picked some up. Still use them, and have had no problems with them at all. I believe they are the exact same thing just a different brand and thats it.

Definitely need some paper towels to wipe your pouring pans between baits as itll mess up your pouring stream...oh and add some pouring pans to your list. Lurecraft has some great ones with wood handles so you wont need gloves when using them (just when you are handling your pyrex). Also get some softener, and some worm oil for lure packaging. You dont want your lures sticking together in the bag. I also recommend having at least three pyrex cups and at the very least 3 pouring pans although I do recommend 3 pouring pans to every pyrex cup used. The reason why you want that many pyrex cups is if you want to pour 3 colored baits, use 2 for 2 layered baits. Also with at least 3 pouring pans per color, you will find it a lot easier and efficiant to have that many because once your pouring pan cools down or runs out of plastic, you can use another pouring pan while your pyrex still has heated plastic ready to go. Also lets the other pouring pans have enough time to cool down so you can pull out the plastic...and after about three pouring pans worth of plastic, your pyrex needs another reheating. It all works out pretty good. So, this is what I would add to the list If I were you: Pouring Pans (3 per pyrex used) Pyrex (extra ones for multi-colored baits) Paper towels Softener Worm Oil Gloves (or towel so you dont have to bother taking off the gloves to pour) Scent (grape works great and smells awsome)

What I do is study current baits to get a good idea of what to use. Check your tackle box, or the internet like I do and look at baits in your favorite colors. You can usually distinguish the different colored strands used. As I mentioned before, it is to get an idea of what to use. Most of the fun I get making lures is creating my own color combinations and styles. You can try to get it exact, or have some fun being creative. As far as getting PB&J, just remember brown and purple and let your imagination lead your way. My

Oh ok, thank you very much sir. Being inexperienced im taking safety to the extreme. Wont take long to be experienced though, im getting the rest of my order on the 13th so jigs away of me! I cant wait!!!

I wasnt sure if it was a good idea to leave lead in my melting pot for a while. Just wanted to clear that up. Never done this before, I want to go into this with confidence and knowledge. Just wondering if the lead would come out of my melter as easy as the muffin pans. I would want to clean it for storage as right now I do not know how often I will be pouring lead. I dont want to keep lead in the pot in case moisture built between the lead and pot (somehow?) and want to keep dirt and debris off the lead as well. Id rather learn from experienced people than to learn from serious burns. Thanks.