Jig head

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Originally Posted by mbhutton

For those of you that buy the jig head but then do your own tying, where do you get your heads from??

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Crazy Angler Your here look no more for Slab Bandits the best

Lead Heads : Grandpa Bobs Custom Jigs

JIGHEADS AND WEIGHTS

Bronson,
Roofers use a good quality lead to, roof jacks are very soft lead. Another good one is X-ray rooms, when they remodel that's a gold mine for soft lead. Redman nailed it, the barter system is what us everyday guys use. A lot of times they'll even give it to you. I had tons of lead out of houses and X-ray rooms, I've even got some contractors who melt the lead into bread pans which I remelt as needed into ingots. I think I like making ingots more than jigheads, molten lead is mesmerizing, I just have to figure out that aqua regia to turn it into gold.

x2 redman on havinga bunch tied up, getting your favorites out of the way. Local recycling centers here actually have lead lying around and so do contractors. Remolding xray rooms is awesome for soft lead. I got 400lbs in my basement right now, thanks to a buddy giving me a heads up and kings-daughter hospital for redoing theres...

You guys ahve givin me a ton of use full infomation. I look forward to tying a few and posting them and getting some feed back.

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Originally Posted by Redman

Bronson : Check with the scrap metal dealers in your area. I have been able to do a couple of trades with plumbers in my area jigs for lead. It might be the only way to go with the cost of every thing now days. Barter for what you need. You have a good skill in jig tying. Redman

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Thanks, I'll give them a try. I've heard it's a good idea to warm it in an oven/toaster in case there is any moisture trapped. Do you think this is necessary?

Have to admit, I've never tied a jig. I've poured thousands of jigs and spend a lot of time powder coating and putting eyes and epoxy on them. So far, I haven't had the time but that may be changing.

I've seen a lot of the work done here and hope to one day be able to tie something that will catch em. Tiers seem to think they catch more with tied jigs than with plastics. From the looks of their jigs, I'm betting they're right.

[QUOTE=crappiedoc;1605150]Bronson,I had tons of lead out of houses and X-ray roomsQUOTE]

A few months ago, I was in my buddy's garage and passed on a tip about getting lead from a dentist office. Told him you could get a pound or two every few months. He pointed over in a corner where he had a good 100 pounds he had gotten from an X-ray room. I'm sure he was amused, I know I was. Rofl At least my intentions were good.