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Thanks for that Jbarlow! I am trying to keep it simple but the hook swings much better when it's eyelet doesn't have any paint on it. I've been just dipping it as simply I can and cleaning off what I need to. It works out alright. I'm sure I'll figure something out soon

I use it and it isn't the best. I used 4 oz of powder in my fluid bed but got volcanoes. If I take some out I think I'll get better results.

All good suggestions. I think I may try the tape and grabbing the top half or the loop. If I cover up the eyelet of the hook by taping part of the wire form it'll help keep the hook I place too. I don't think there is a perfect way but I'll keep trying till I get it the way I want. Thanks everyone!

I'm in eastern NC too. The past 5 days have been cold, cloudy and what I call the "Greenville spritz".

Anybody have tips on painting the football swing jigs? I know some people paint them without the hook on but it just seems like such a pain to bend it out and rebend it on the football head How does everyone paint them with the hook on there? It doesn't look too bad but when curing the wire sits on a portion of the hook eyelet and causes it to be un smooth.

Yes that should work. U could buy just a small amt of powder paint but with your materials that should work.

120 Do-It molds? 600 pounds of powder paint? Considering you sell you powder paint as well as other lures and jigs and such it doesn't sound insane. Now if you were having that all for yourself...I would starting finding phone numbers in your area for a therapist. Hey at least you can paint heads any color you want at any time and tie skirts any color at any time. I'm not really expecting to save money. If some of my friends pay me a few bucks or trade me something for some jigs thats where it starts making up some of the money I've spent. I'm also helping a buddy who owns a small plastic bait company design some baits since I have a lot of experience with Solidworks. So he can match any color to my jigs and vice versa.

Man you guys have stock piles of skirt tabs. Dang!!

Since I don't have many I bought a storage box from harbor freight. I store my hooks, glue, powders, skirt tabs and other things in it. I don't have a lot of tabs right now so its easy to divide them up. I'll likely put them in baggies and separate them by color tones.

I haven't airbrushed a jig before but I think some people use devcon 2ton as a top coat. As for primer I don't really have a suggestion but I would assume most anything would work.

What is the website?

I have it. It will catch fish. Just not comfortably. The blank is terrible. Once I get a new drop shot/spinning rod it's going to be a hammy down for the girlfriend.

Posting this in wire baits may get a better response

Oh no no no...none taken I understand. I'm going to grab some D2T on Monday at this industrial supply place. Sent you an IM with a question. Been trying to get a few opinions on a subject related to this.

Suggestion well taken. I guess I was wrong on it. It has worked OK but not too impressed. Have only used it for the thread on my jigs. Will have to go grab some D2T and try the real stuff.