weedless jigs

[Fatman]

I don't use enough of them to cast my own but I take a hand drill and make a small hole and glue a piece of leader material in the hole and it works just fine.

[Bronson]

HA !! Bronson ... truth be known, I bought a couple dozen or so of 1/16oz jig heads with the Y guard, out of a sale bin at a small bait shop here in Lex., that was likely someones hand pour job .... and that would have been well over 30 yrs ago, by now. I used them Smallmouth fishing, tipped with a large minnow, down in Tenn for well over 10yrs ... then came to the point where I only had ONE left.

Then, when I was soliciting tackle from the members here, for some C.c tourneys I was hosting, starting back around 2000, I got in contact with Grousefly. I liked his stuff, and asked him if he could duplicate that jig. He did, and I had him make me some l

Crappiepappy, I hear you about hanging on to a jig you love they no longer make. I powder coated a bunch of different jigs a couple of years back. Didn't think anything special about 3 or 4 that looked alike until I added the eyes. Don't remember what I used or how much of which powder I mixed. Still haven't used them and would make 200 or more if I ever get close to it again. I do believe they will catch fish but they will stay dry until I get pretty close to it.
It's a shame that guy didn't keep his end of the bargain. I figure it's cost him thousands of dollars of my buddy and my business since that's the only jig we would use. No regrets, I like my stuff more!