Thread: making spear head jigs

they had sample 1oz packs that I bought

The easiest way to obtain jig hair is to take a a piece of cardboard around a foot square or a foot long piece of 2x4 and wrap some 6 to 10lb clear mono around it a 150 times or so depending on how much bulk you want(less is better).If right handed, slide sissors between mono and coardboard then cut an inch above your fingers while pinching all the strands together with your left hand. Now with your right hand burn the the ends with a lighter till they melt together. Work from the opposite end while wrapping the hair. Doing it like this is so much better than trying to work with bulk hair because you working with an exact number of threads,and there are no uneven threads. In less than five minutes you can have a 24'' hank of hair,enough to make a dozen jigs.

back to pouring a few jigs, also got a swim head mold that looked interesting , maybe a spec rig jig setup?? .....I liked Kim last fall pulling in multiple spanish on hers and she was thinking of making a rig with the smaller spear head jigs I gave her before I left....might make some 1/4 oz spear head jigs for that along with the swim head ones
90 degrees here (mid day) and humid time to hit the basement where it is cold from running the ac, just like past years , summer time projects

redid the exhaust for ventilation, the old fan in the range hood just wasn't doing the job anymore.....should be good now ....if pouring lead inside make sure you have plenty of direct EXHAUST to the outside so no fumes are present .....don't learn the hard way

some are baking now after powder painting today

order a new batch of hooks and dragonfly powder paint....hopefully the color green Kim & Chris wanted

Ironman what thread size are you using on your jigs? I ty a lot of small panfish jigs from 1/80 to 1/8 oz thinking my thread may be too light for tying 1/2 oz. Also are you using glue under the hair or just on top of thread? Great looking jigs....can't wait to ty some up!

I think it is #69 nylon thread......it will break, but not easily ,the drop or so of supper glue penetrates some,not sure of the nail polish after that , that I put over all the thread......seams to hold up ok,considering after 1 cast it can be gone (cut off)

I bought a large spool and spool the small ones (that I wrap with) off of that with a drill

I use a # 210 flat waxed for Spearhead jigs. My technique is to coat the skirt shank with Sally Hanson Hard As Nails polish then put down a layer of thread. Arrange the skirt over this and make several tight wraps to hold the skirt. Add a second coat of Sally Hanson over the skirt, then finish wrapping and tie off. When that's done coat again with Sally Hanson. Let dry and coat the jig and thread with a UV Blast Epoxy top coat. They may still chew thru it, but they are going to have to work for it.

For several decades I have just spread a bead of 5 minute epoxy over the threads to protect from teeth.


I see where Flex Coat makes one too...
5 Minute Epoxy Glue | Flex Coat

Thanks for the information guys. I appreciate you! Love this site! When I finally get all my components together... I'll post the finished product.

So in no way do I have this figured out yet. But I said I'd posted a pic when I tied a few jigs. I'm used to tying crappie and bluegill jigs. Struggling a bit with the crimped nylon but I'll get it. I got two months left????

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