Thread: Looking for someone to plate jigheads

Originally Posted by DaveB40

Looking for some help finding someone who'll plate the heads of jigs
with nickel and gold, in small lots. If you know of someone, please
let me know, either by posting or PM.
Thanx, Dave

I can tell you that with the Gold heads a small lot is probably not going to be found. Best think is if someone has some just buy them from him. On the Nickel Plated heads you can loo at Crazy Angler maybe? I use to get both from him, but I think he may have quit doing the Gold. I figure the Gold heads I have will be the end of mine once I run out! I hold them tight to my shelve, lol! I use to do all my silver heads as Nickel Plated heads, but I quit doing that too. I do have a lot left for my self though as will try to keep enough of both to never need any more.

I do have a pile of 1/8 that I am not sure what I will do with them as they were not the best Plating job ever done, but they are Gold!

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You can buy the chrome and the gold from Arkie.....They are a major sponsor of C.C. Just click here and take a look Arkie Chrome Plated Jig Heads- Double Keeper Barb They come in Packs of 10 or packs of 100

I wish Arkie sold the plated heads with sickle hooks.

G the problem on these is the barb. I don't think most that tie want any kind of collar or barb unless they are tying thread neck jigs and even then a barb is not the best. Tiers want either just the bare hook or if tying thread neck jigs they want a collar with a slight bell end to the collar. The collar is to hold the thread in a confined space without getting in the way of hair or feathers being tied on them. The barbs will stick out too much for me and being plated I wouldn't want to break the plating to cut them off or crush them down. They should be fine for guys fishing soft plastic. Also as fe1 said with Sickle hooks too!

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