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Which version is stiffer? The 0.018-diameter/12-fiber version or the 0.024-diameter/7-fiber version? I am toying with downsizing the guards on some swim jigs but I don't want one that is too wimpy.

Thanks...last thing I or most of us want is an unhappy customer. Thankfully, this was a 100-count box, so not a huge lot to deal with.

That's what I've been doing. Kind of hoping the next batch of hooks doesn't require the extra work.

I have encountered a strange issue that seems to have coincided with a new batch of Mustad hooks. 5/O 60-degree flat eyes all of a sudden are not aligning with the weed guard. I haven't had an issue before. Just eyeballing the hooks, they look straight, but maybe slightly off? The eyes certainly do not seem perfectly perpendicular to the shaft. Hard to say, but the hook point is off far enough to be right on the edge of the outer strands of the weed guard. When I pop a 4/O of the same model hook in, no issues. Anybody ever get hooks that are off enough to cause this to happen?

After much web searching, I tried something called Holland House Quick Shine Multi-Surface Floor Finish. Looks milky but is clear after you put it on. I did a batch of cranks like I did before but dipped the baits in this stuff before the first dip of KBS and no paint wrinkling. So this seems to be an acceptable substitute for Pledge Revive It.

So this (I realize it is named Revive It Floor Gloss now) is proving to be a challenge to locate in stock. Any alternatives to this?

Zoom uses white in their grey ghost color but it is very large, square flake. Grey Ghost

Interesting...I'll have to give that a try.

Looks nice. How fast do the cutting parts wear on those routers? Do you need just one style or multiple to make these kinds of cuts? I've been interested in this for a while.

I did send them a text last night on the text support number with a few pictures. Haven't heard back yet. I use all Createx. I wiped down the blanks with rubbing alcohol and let them dry before applying the base Createx opaque white coat. There is really only one or two coats of the Createx colors on top of the base depending on the color of the bait. I do reduce them when necessary.

Yes, I did heat set each layer and none of the paint was thick. After painting, I left town and they dried for 5 full days before I dipped so I have to believe the paint was dry. It's so weird -- it appears just a few seconds after I pull the bait out of the KBS.

Humidity is definitely below 70 where I am dipping and hanging. Way below. However, I did a batch of jerkbaits several weeks ago (my first KBS baits) and they were flawless. The room temp is high 60s low 70s where I'm dipping. I've done a lot of searching online and haven't found much.

The finish "cracks" and it happens immediately after pulling the bait out of the KBS, not after drying. It seems to be in the KBS, not the paint, because they feel rough in the crackly areas after drying, not smooth. The baits that did it always had it happen right under the bill on the bottom and sometimes on the gill area. The paint was Createx and my last batch of baits dried almost 5 days before dipping. What causes this?

Thanks all.