Lure Making

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Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on January 21, 2011 at 9:15pm

Thanks Ron and Chad, I'm still playing around, but ill cut the shaft down a little and play with the angle. It was supposed to be a perch, so thanks for noticing ;)

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on January 21, 2011 at 9:37pm

You know what they say its not the size of the worm its the angle of the dangle.... cutting the shaft though might be a little painful, you might as well cut your arm... oh and thats not what she said she said it looks more like a minnow...

Aaron Christel said:

Thanks Ron and Chad, I'm still playing around, but ill cut the shaft down a little and play with the angle. It was supposed to be a perch, so thanks for noticing ;)

Permalink Reply by Pat on January 21, 2011 at 9:43pm

i normally just fold mine in half.

Aaron Christel said:

Thanks Ron and Chad, I'm still playing around, but ill cut the shaft down a little and play with the angle. It was supposed to be a perch, so thanks for noticing ;)

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on January 21, 2011 at 9:51pm

Pat, you normally tuck your under.

Permalink Reply by Pat on January 21, 2011 at 10:08pm

never has, never will

Cris said:

Is it just me or does this guy make no "cents"?

Aaron Christel said:

Pat, you normally tuck your under.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on January 21, 2011 at 11:35pm

All you need to know about it Pat is, his wife is a man. 

Pat said:

never has, never will

Cris said:

Is it just me or does this guy make no "cents"?

Aaron Christel said:

Pat, you normally tuck your under.

Permalink Reply by Bob Akers on January 24, 2011 at 10:29am

Aaron,

On one of your prior comments re: painting heads using car model paint. You indicated you brushed it on. How did you get it to harden to your satifaction?

I have considered that option but wasn't sure how to make it last and not chip. What's the secret if any?

Permalink Reply by Pat on January 24, 2011 at 11:07am

really? you two wouldn't know what to do with somehting hard

Bob Akers said:

 

 How did you get it to harden to your satifaction?

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on January 24, 2011 at 11:22am

I used it on the spinnerbait head. It coated excelent, even with a brush. I haven't put it to the test yet by banging it into things, but the coat feels hard. You could always use a vinyl or appoxy clear coat over the top to add durability. I figure ill throw it a bit and see how it holds up. I am thinking of doing a few jig heads this way and then dipping them in vinyl clear to see how they come out. The only thing that is bothering me about the vinyl though is the fact that it creates such a thick, soft coat. I'm worried I may loose some sensitivity with my jigs. It's like how you can feel the difference between lead and tungston: I fear this is gonna take me the other direction.

Permalink Reply by Pat on January 24, 2011 at 11:27am

you WAY overthink everything!

Aaron Christel said:

I used it on the spinnerbait head. It coated excelent, even with a brush. I haven't put it to the test yet by banging it into things, but the coat feels hard. You could always use a vinyl or appoxy clear coat over the top to add durability. I figure ill throw it a bit and see how it holds up. I am thinking of doing a few jig heads this way and then dipping them in vinyl clear to see how they come out. The only thing that is bothering me about the vinyl though is the fact that it creates such a thick, soft coat. I'm worried I may loose some sensitivity with my jigs. It's like how you can feel the difference between lead and tungston: I fear this is gonna take me the other direction.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on January 24, 2011 at 11:43am

Thinking is hard, huh pat?

Pat said:

you WAY overthink everything!

Aaron Christel said:

I used it on the spinnerbait head. It coated excelent, even with a brush. I haven't put it to the test yet by banging it into things, but the coat feels hard. You could always use a vinyl or appoxy clear coat over the top to add durability. I figure ill throw it a bit and see how it holds up. I am thinking of doing a few jig heads this way and then dipping them in vinyl clear to see how they come out. The only thing that is bothering me about the vinyl though is the fact that it creates such a thick, soft coat. I'm worried I may loose some sensitivity with my jigs. It's like how you can feel the difference between lead and tungston: I fear this is gonna take me the other direction.

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on January 24, 2011 at 6:59pm

It feels about like I figured it would.  I like harder baits, so I am going to experiment with epoxy on the head over the paint.  I have just been hooking the hooks into the top of a cardboard box and letting them drip dry over night.  Seems to do the trick pretty well, but I do get a little bubble of paint on the front of the head sometimes.

Craig Taylor said:

     Try using a thinner before you dip the jigs if your having that problem. They shouldn't come out like that and stay that way. Yea, vinyl is a little thinker but it shouldn't be so think it causes concern. They will never be rock hard until like a year later. It's not going to damper sensitivity though. That is taking the concern a little far. Could be not letting it dry enough or may be applying the vinyl too think by not getting enough excess vinyl off once dipped. There is going to be a trial and error part to get things to your liking when starting these kind of things. I just gotta ask though, what did you think vinyl was going to feel like? I know my jigs are painted right when they wont chip or stick to either but I can push into my finger nail into the vinyl coated jig and leave a slight indentation that will form back into place.  

Aaron Christel said:

I used it on the spinnerbait head. It coated excelent, even with a brush. I haven't put it to the test yet by banging it into things, but the coat feels hard. You could always use a vinyl or appoxy clear coat over the top to add durability. I figure ill throw it a bit and see how it holds up. I am thinking of doing a few jig heads this way and then dipping them in vinyl clear to see how they come out. The only thing that is bothering me about the vinyl though is the fact that it creates such a thick, soft coat. I'm worried I may loose some sensitivity with my jigs. It's like how you can feel the difference between lead and tungston: I fear this is gonna take me the other direction.

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