tfsh4bass Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Here are some new color chatter jigs I just made...each one has 6 layers of paint plus 3 coats of clear coat. I will probably put Chart blades on each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydro Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Very nice work! Can I ask where you got the skirts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 hydro- I think stamina has those skirts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfsh4bass Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Thank you!The Table Rock shad pattern is just regular silicone material sold by Stamina, Janns, etc. The Chart Blue shad pattern is Living Image skirting material which is a little hard to find...fishingskirts.com is where I got mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassn1 Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 Nice work. Powder paint or spray? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfsh4bass Posted November 13, 2008 Author Share Posted November 13, 2008 Thank you! It is 6 coats of Createx paint airbrushed on with 3 coats of [PoorWordUsage] Nites clear coat I did this one today...Natural Green Craw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfsh4bass Posted November 29, 2008 Author Share Posted November 29, 2008 Wanted to show a few more baits I did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydro Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Very nice work. Do you paint eyes on your jigs? I'm working on a system to eye dot lures and I can share it here when I have it down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfsh4bass Posted December 3, 2008 Author Share Posted December 3, 2008 bassn1 - Paint is Createx paint that is airbrushed on with DN clear coat hydro - I don't put eyes on these jigs but I am open to seeing any new process Here is one I did yesterday for a customer - Green Shad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Bassman Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I really like the last two that were posted!!! I'm a more natural color guy and them are SWEEEETT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaBass Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 how much does an airbrush set up like you use cost? and where do you get one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 A cheap airbrush set is not that expensive at all... Depending on how much you want to get into it, I think you can spend less than $50... Or for a really nice 2 stage, and a nice compreser you can drop some coin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metro fisherman Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Do you buy the jigs blank? Im interested in getting into this but dont have much of a clue on where to get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfish1991 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 hydro...i read about a way to do the inner dots on the eyes a long time ago in one of the fishing books laying around my houseyou take the tip of a wooden match head and dip it in the paint and use that to make small dotsi have never done it myself because i dont make lures...but it seems like a very reasonable way to do them without slobbering all over the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Do you buy the jigs blank? Im interested in getting into this but dont have much of a clue on where to get started. You can get unpainted jig heads from quite a few places. Saves you from dealing with the lead... Staminainc is a great company to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydro Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Here is what I have found works well for making eyes. You will need a couple sizes of plain old nails, one for the large white background and a small one for the black eye dot. Cut the nails off square and file the end flat. Next, buy some sheet foam (about 1/8" thick) at the craft store, cut out small pieces and superglue them to the flat end of the nails. I then thake them to a high speed grinder and gently roll them to round off the foam. Gentle is important to avoid ripping the foam off of the nail. Once the "dotters" are done, just dip them in paint (Testors model paint works well) and gently apply to the jig. They make a nice, round, controllable dot. Cleanup is just wiping them off on a rag, and making new dotters as the wear out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Or you could just use the round end of drill bits, for the center and a pencil eraser for the eye, it works for me. You just have to learn how to control how much paint is on the end Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hydro Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 River Rat, I found that the key is in the foam tip. It makes the paint control a no-brainer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 It takes a little getting used to but it can be done without the foam tip, they also sell a tipper just like your making at staminainc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaBass Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 How about the stick one eyes? Has anyone had any luck with those? I have used glass eyes on hard baits before and really think they look nice. I have only used them on topwaters though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Stick on eyes are cool, as long as you have a mold that can except them, they don't fair to well with out recesses and epoxy over the top to protect em. I prefer this jig for an all around jig, recessed area for 3d eyes, just epoxy over them and they never come off!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deitz Dittrich Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Nice looking jig Rat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaBass Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 very nice jig! I would like to see those eyes on a blk/blue flipping jig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
river rat316 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 The poison tale jigs excepts the same eyes, a 30 degree hook, people often use it for a flipping jig. It is one of the few molds I don't have. I had one in my cart at Cabelas but was way over my gift cards so had to put it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonkaBass Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 how much would it cost to have a custom mold machined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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