Baby Gill Heads

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03-19-2010, 08:59 PM
RonDon

Baby Gill Heads

These lil suckers are thin! And can be boogers when pouring. The top 2 are 1/64 with #8 sickles. Size 10 or 12 would be better but 8s are the smallest I have at the moment. Next is 1/50th with #8. Then 1/32 with a #6 and the bottom has a #4 round bend. I started using this style heads a few months back and liked all the surface area on these heads allowing for a nice paint job. They come alive with paint and eyes. And, like everything else I do, I went a lil overboard and now have molds from 1/8th to 1/64th in them! :o

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/v...babygills2.jpg

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/v.../babygill1.jpg
03-19-2010, 09:16 PM
PBUG2009

i like them need a 1/80-1/100 with a 10 sickle...
03-19-2010, 11:16 PM
AtticaFish

Awsome work! Love those 1/64's & 1/50's. I lean towards using jigs with an accurate profile/shape and those fit the bill. Now if i could just get a color to match gills in my area the crappie would tear something like that up......

I do like the ones with a little bigger hook myself (last in the row with the round bend) more room to tie something on them, but maybe JMO??? Maybe i just like fish with bigger mouths! :D;)
03-19-2010, 11:23 PM
RonDon

Yeah im with ya on the longer shank for tying! If you like realistic heads I'll send you a pic of something you will like. Dont go to bed! :p
03-19-2010, 11:38 PM
AtticaFish

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Originally Posted by RonDon

.....Dont go to bed! :p

Dude, your killing me - my clock is telling me it's 12:30!!! :eek: :p Ok... i'll go get another beer......
03-20-2010, 12:18 AM
revtoby

Nice heads.... Let's seesome painted...
03-20-2010, 08:34 AM
PBUG2009

bluegill head color...i been experimenting with like a minnow blue gill colors...I found to use for the head color its called watermelon-body color new age chenille baitfish- and the tail i mix white and light green...To me it looks pretty darn close, because after the baitfish chenille gets wet it looks sorta green...
03-20-2010, 09:46 AM
Doc Crappie

like them there RonDon, how thin are those there heads how about a straight on frontal profile shot. Would probably be scary all painted up with a set of some big bug ugly eyes looking at you
03-20-2010, 11:05 AM
RonDon

Full frontal pic for Doc!

Ok that sounded kinda bad. Anyway they are about as thick as a penny. The top one was a quick attempt at a gill. The 1/64th is one of my fave gill colors fl yellow and red.

http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/v...illpainted.jpg
http://i676.photobucket.com/albums/v...rontalgill.jpg
03-20-2010, 01:09 PM
Doc Crappie

Nice have you tried any in the water as of yet.... results should be outsstanding
03-20-2010, 02:15 PM
shipahoy41

Those will work quite well. Nice job there.
03-20-2010, 02:23 PM
baptistpreach

That top jig is the kind I'd say, if a fish DOESN'T eat that, there's something wrong. Great great job.
03-20-2010, 02:37 PM
grubfarmer67

nice ones:)
03-20-2010, 05:08 PM
Fatman

Nice looking jigs

Fatman
03-20-2010, 06:48 PM
crappie josh

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Originally Posted by Doc Crappie

Nice have you tried any in the water as of yet.... results should be outsstanding

when i get desprate there's always the wife's fish tank lol last time i did that she didnt find it to funny cause she has a little snail that is holding a sign that specificly says "no fishing" in big bold letters :) and if her fish were bigger i wouldnt do it but i know that they couldnt eat a big o 1/16 oz jig :D
03-20-2010, 06:59 PM
Fatman

Are those custome molds you're pouring??

Fatman
03-20-2010, 08:25 PM
RonDon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fatman

Are those custome molds you're pouring??

Fatman

Yessir!
03-20-2010, 10:39 PM
RonDon

I goofed up the weight on the so called 1/64. Its more like 1/80.