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So far we have power and life inside the house is normal. I thought it would be a good time to pour, paint dip, and assemble 1/16 oz horse head jigs for Lake Washington next month. I had forgotten why jig companies get so much $$ for them. It’s a lot of work! 1/8 to 1/4 oz next!Attachment 394365
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Looks good! I’d eat them if I was a fish :fish Do you powder coat or dip?
I enjoy making baits. I listen to old time radio detective shows while cooking and painting and the time flies by.
Made some jigs the other night and went to my box of parts for more swivels. Down in the bottom was a Netcraft catalog from 1990. The box was from my original order for parts. I’ve just added more to the old box but apparently never made it to the bottom.
My nephew asked his mom if she knew how to cook fishing bait when he was about 3, and it took her forever to realize he was talking about me making jigs. I let him help me paint them and explained the casting which he apparently thought meant I was cooking them!
I dip mine in powder paint and lose them so quickly I find no need to bake them.
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We get our share of ice storms. They're definitely no fun. This year I switched from paint to fingernail polish. Dries very quickly and very hard
Looks like a great way to avoid cabin fever !
Good job and a real good wintertime activity. They look nice!
Bob
I was just sitting around tying hair jigs waiting to get some good ice. Got ice now and fishing is good.
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I’ll be pouring jigs and tying hair jigs for a while. Some forecasts have us getting a foot of snow early next week then more later in the week. With single digit lows, it may be around for a while.
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it wasnt terribly real bad cold yesterday and i tried to hit a spot at lunch break .....at 25 with a north wind i lasted all of about 10 minutes or less.
my tip froze at the 3 minute mark and the line in the reel at about the 6 minute mark and my hands couldnt take it much past that .
casting to fish way off the bank in them temps is really tough and i dont even know factually if i ever got bit :Rofl
today i had an invite to go hit it a REALLY good spot and its 20 outside with a north wind ....i said prolly no thank you , even though i wanna pretty bad .:banghead
so i will likely hang around and do something else in the house i suppose ....cabin fever will set in quick , we have a not above freezing forecast for about a week ....looks like Phil was right on his prediction to me ....:Rofl
Horse heads are looking good MR!
I too am going to pour some jigs in a bit.
A bit to cold for a 50mph boat ride!
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Now,predicted..7 to 9” of snow beginning about 1 am for here on top the 8” we got this week. Sucks!
Did happen to find it. :banghead
Bricks,,your cold!!!:Rofl My boss is up at his house on Moose a lake at Hayward,,,and I was chatting with him this morning and it was -28 with no wind chill. Jeeze! You can have it! :cheers2
Just finished the last of my horse head jigs. Ended up with about 250. I made sizes from 1/4oz down to 1/32oz. I’ll use many of these at Lake Washington but most will be used by my clients at Ky and Barkley lakes this spring.
Sure is nice not having to buy them. And no, I don’t sell them either.
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