[Pop]

I hope this is not hi jacking the thread, but; since you are talking about gold color I thought I'd pass on what I have been doing lately. I have been spraying with Rust-Oleum Metallic Gold and covering with two ton expoxy. I tried covering with "hard as nails" and clear acrylic (gloss) but both dulled the gold too much. The jigs I have been doing are not being tossed at rocks etc., so I don't know yet how they will hold up, but as float and fly jigs and trout jigs they are holding up well. Pop

[IGETBIT2]

Do you make any with the weed guards?

[Pop]

I havn't, but; don't see how that would be very difficult. If you are thinking about buying some, I don't sell any jigs as I don't have the time. Just make them as a hobby when I have the time. Pop

[reeves]

Pop, I cast football head jigs for a customer and he powder paints and clears with 2 ton. They look awesome and are especially tough around the rocks and structure. You made a good choice.

[HookUp]

Couple tips I learned from the board and trial and error.

When I paint, I use a set of hemostats to hold the eye. No fuss, no paint, no work.

Don't paint the barb if you're covering it with plastic. If you're tying a jig, by all means, paint it.

Bail on the candle. It adds a black soot to the jighead which adds to chipping. Get an alcohol burner, bake the jigs, get a paint removal heat gun, or a propane burner - quicker heat and no soot.

Couple questions?

Where do you get yamamoto molds?

Why only 60d angle eye's? - and not the 90's?

What fish are you targeting with that fluke type bait in the upper right hand corner? Are you haveing luck? I fish mostly smallies, and they don't like my jigheads nose rigged.

[FishinME]

Originally Posted by HookUp

What fish are you targeting with that fluke type bait in the upper right hand corner? Are you haveing luck? I fish mostly smallies, and they don't like my jigheads nose rigged.

Not to answer for Livelybaits, but that is how everyone rigs their baitfish imitation plastics around here for inshore fishing. I target speckled trout, redfish and a few flounder with the same setup as Lively has rigged. Only difference is that a lot of us here in Southeast Louisiana go with the unpainted jigheads. Maybe it has to do with water clarity or maybe with fishing pressure (or lack of), but painted heads arent a must here. However, it is extremely popular to dip the tail in chart. dipNglow dye. Go figure.

[Pop]

I have fished the flats in Florida a few times and we only used Strike King jig heads and fluke type bodies. The jig heads were painted red with black and red eyes. One problem we started to encounter was they were made with 4/0 hooks and when Strike King came out with their spinnerbait using the same jig, they went to a 3/0 hook. Most of the fish in Florida hit the bait from the rear and that reduction in hook size caused more short strikes than we got previously. I think a ball type jig head would be just as good. I like the idea of dipping the tails. Will try that here in Pa. in fresh water and see what happens. Pop

[zman]

nice looking jigs
anybody have any info on making a fluid bed for powder painting and even oven heating info for a larger scale

thanks

[livelybaits]

Thanks. Sorry for the long delay. With the heat of summer and a full schedule down here, I haven't gotten to play on the internet much lately. With some stormy days down here, I did a pour and made about 50 of the sparky and round jigs over the weekend. I haven't painted them yet and I may opt for a heat gun and toss out the candle.

FishinME,
Good question. That was a criticism I got from people who looked at my jig heads. My instant reply was "I like these collars because if I want to remove a lure and go with a different colored tail, it doesn't destroy the tail." They usually counter with "the fish pull the lure off the collar." OK, well then slide it back up and cast again.

I haven't take the individual photos of the jigs yet but I still have them sitting out so I can probably get to that today.

Flounder? I use these jigheads to target everything down here. What's different here than up in the northeast for fluke is most likely the depth. The deepest I'm fishing for them is about 8 feet.
Skirts? I've never gone with skirts. Like to chase them, just never use them on my jig heads I did give about 100 of the jig heads to my business partner who ties flies and told him to make some bucktails out of them.
Yamamoto mold: I got mine from Barlows (I am pretty sure that's where I got it) and yes, this was a solution to a lot of the short striking fish. I'm using that jig head with one tail in particular, in very shallow water for redfish.

Powder painted jigs holding up to rocks: Down here, it's usually oysters I'm banging them on. If they're cured in the oven, they do really well. When they do chip, if the hook's still in good shape (no rust) I'll heat it back up and repaint it.