Hey if any of you guys want to know how to finish a knot around you jig eye, I have mastered it!! :-)
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Hey if any of you guys want to know how to finish a knot around you jig eye, I have mastered it!! :-)
Lets see what you got
:popcorn
Ha. Which knot?
Knot to finish off a jig???? Shoot man, when you ready to tie off with the knot, just run some super glue about 1/2 inch down the thread then wrap that. It will stick real good, not come undone either. I don't know any knots....HaHaHa.:dono
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Originally Posted by eric 3501
That whip knot seems to be all inclusive! It gathers the sink, dog house, chickens, time share! Where does it stop? Hey! It's still slipping though!
A good whip finish will not slip! Also you will never find a hard spot on my jigs where glue is placed!
I've tied 2 now that I've managed to loop the eye once. My first one (which Bobo immediatly slapped the back of my hand with a ruler), and then one I had planned on sending in the swap. It is a flou pink and hot pink thread. I didn't even see it until I was doing a final inspection of the jig before bagging. Oh well, it'll stay in my jig box and I'll do another one. I'm down to 5 jigs plus one for the Miester, so' Im in good shape
What I should have said instead of slipping is, it still draws up when you tighten it.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappa
Yes it does. I always chinch up my knot when done and hope not to break it even though that still will work as well. Lots of guys use smaller thread and can break it off in place of cutting it with scissors.
my thread only breaks when I don't want it to!!:banghead
I guess I still have a lot to learn Skip! ALL my jigs have a hard spot where I hit the finish with a drop of head cement! The size of the hard spot depends on the size of the cement drop. Skip, The concoction you make yourself, what is that? Didn't you say it holds good but doesn't harden?Quote:
Originally Posted by skiptomylu
It just soak is very fast and is thin so the only place it dries in at the thread. It penetrates fast and then dries fast leaving nothing to feel other then the chenille. I bought a Qt. of Clear High Gloss Lacquer and I mix that 50/50 with MEK thinner. I like MEK because it dries fast and also can be used on Vinyl also. It's not something you want to get on your hands and such, but works great! This will never leave a hard spot and no one will ever know where you placed your glue or even if you used it.
The only thing I don't like about MEK is the odor, oh and it's a carcenogen. Don't inhale a bunch at once. We use it in my engine shop by the gallon. As skip says, don't get too much on your skin at one time and you should mix it in a well ventilated area away from open flame because it will go POOF! Thanks for the recipe Skip. As Pepop said, mine all have a hard spot too. I'm going to try Skips method whe its time to get new cement.
Skip, do you use a regular "drop"applicator bottle?
I do use one of the little plastic bottles with a metal tip and plastic cap. I also after every use I bang it on the bottom one or two times before I put it down because I don't want it staying in that tube and blocking it. I keep a couple other bottles one with some MEK and one with some Lacquer in them so I can add more in and not have to open the Qt. cans every time. You could also use a bodkin to place a drop where you want it. Like one of the glass bottles with the Bodkin in the lid? Oh and never try a brush type for this.
should post a picture of this fancy knot .
I told him how cool Snipe tails were for tying crappie jigs with.Quote:
Originally Posted by snake River
:Rofl :Rofl :Rofl
Last I heard the Snipe ran off with his Knot.
Bobo
If I can ever figure out how to post pics Snake, I will. Or better yet I'll just send you a couple :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by snake River
Those snipes are pesky little critters...
Elusive little guys, aren't they?Quote:
Originally Posted by VaCrappieMan
Bobo
When you DO catch one, they're great fried with garlic & onion! :Rofl:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by Bobo Greybeard
Use to hunt them some way back when I was duck hunting guide for a bit. After our morning hunt we could go out in the field we hunted in and shoot snipe. Fast and oh so elusive!