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Are you using wire or thread. Wire is easier, as you only need to make two or three wraps. I put a rubber collar over the skirt I want to tie on. I then slide the skirt with the rubber collar over onto the jig. I start my wire all the way at the top of the jig head, wrap it several times, twist, cut and then slide the rubber collar off. No need to move the weedguard. If I were using thread. I would tie the skirt and then put in the weedguard later.

They stuff feathers into the tail ends of the molds. Open pour molds make this easy do do with a little modification. Some make their own molds with the cavities for it.

For me, I usually let the bait sit for a day after I foil it.

One of the reasons I use a small swivel when fishing in-lines is because they all spin around. The only in-line I ever used that didn't completely turn much during the retrieve was the Mepps Comet with the minnow. While it didn't spin a lot the fact is that it still did. I think you did the right thing in using a buoyant material on top of the hook to keep it riding up. That is probably the best way to keep the fly oriented the right way but it will still spin sometimes, especially in current.

MF & Lurecraft make a floating plastic. BP/Polysol soft formulas float as well. Everything else we've tested is either a neutral buoyancy or slow sinking. Chemionics advertises a floating formula but it's more neutral & complete junk like the stuff they produce for Dead On.

Yes, that is the plan. I am working with all the same suppliers that Dinger did, and plan to carry all the same products and maybe a few others if they prove worthy. I paint as well and have been a customer of Dinger for several years, so I know the quality is better and that is one of the reasons I wanted to keep the company going. It will take some time for me to have the full lineup in stock but I will get there. Eric