Thread: making spear head jigs

Nice looking mess of jigs.

I'm looking to tie up some spearhead jigs this winter and was looking to buy some crimped nylon hair from SNL Corp. I have called them for prices which is $18.45 per pound. My question for those of you who have tied these jigs, is how many jigs, lets say 1/2oz can you tie with a pound of this hair?

Lots of Jigs. LOL 1 Lb will go a long way. Also,, as a fly tier I have used Sally Hansen Hard as nails nail polish it gets a little harder and is a little thinner and will penetrate the wrap a little better. Just a suggestion.

Daniel, I intended to send you a pm, BUT, I'm not sure if I did or not, please check it out.

I figured it out, now you have 2 pm's, please answer either one.

Originally Posted by daniel9829

Lots of Jigs. LOL 1 Lb will go a long way. Also,, as a fly tier I have used Sally Hansen Hard as nails nail polish it gets a little harder and is a little thinner and will penetrate the wrap a little better. Just a suggestion.

Honestly the jigs don't last long enough to go all out with material and certain glues/nail polish....cast once and it can be gone....and multiple times in a row when the spanish are fighting for it

Originally Posted by ironman172

Honestly the jigs don't last long enough to go all out with material and certain glues/nail polish....cast once and it can be gone....and multiple times in a row when the spanish are fighting for it

As far as glue/nail polish goes I'm planning on just some super glue and 5 minute expoxy. As far as the crimped nylon hair I'm thinking about 1 1/2 pounds should be plenty. 1/2 pound each of white, yellow and chartruse. I've got 50 pounds of lead, a melting furnace, a tying vise and other tying tools and thread on hand. My daughter is buying the molds. So my cost per jig should be a lot less than the $1.50 each we have to pay for the Loony Jigs. Plus it will give me something to do besides watching bad news TV media and playing with the wife all winter.

Originally Posted by Big Dawg

As far as glue/nail polish goes I'm planning on just some super glue and 5 minute expoxy. As far as the crimped nylon hair I'm thinking about 1 1/2 pounds should be plenty. 1/2 pound each of white, yellow and chartruse. I've got 50 pounds of lead, a melting furnace, a tying vise and other tying tools and thread on hand. My daughter is buying the molds. So my cost per jig should be a lot less than the $1.50 each we have to pay for the Loony Jigs. Plus it will give me something to do besides watching bad news TV media and playing with the wife all winter.

1 oz goes a real long way....no way you need lbs....it takes me a while to use 1oz package of crimped hair

Originally Posted by ironman172

1 oz goes a real long way....no way you need lbs....it takes me a while to use 1oz package of crimped hair

Where can you buy 1 oz packs of crimped hair? SNL only shows sticks of 6", 8", 12" and 48". 12" sticks equal one pound.

call them,

they have 1oz sample packs, that is what I got and still have plenty for hundreds more to make....1.35 per oz when I got mine a few years ago(1 oz packs)....I did get the bigger 1lb hair for the cobia jig's and no way I'll use all that

I believe 8in packs....you have to call them to find pricing and to place order, they are very helpful ....I got both (milk white) & (florescent white) and find myself using more florescent ... both work, it is just a personal preference
I was going to take a picture of the packs....just call them

SNL Corp won't t sell anything less than an 8" stick of crimped nylon hair, which is about 3/4 of a pound. Based on what Ironman has told me that is way more than I'll need. Soooo I'm looking for another source. Anyone know where else I might be able find this hair in lesser quanities? If push comes to shove I'll just buy a pound of white from SNl and try to dye it to the other colors I want.