Jig and Bucktail Making

[Palawman30]

How many of you guys pour and paint your own jigheads and bucktails?

 

Ive done my own weights for years and last year started pouring and powder coating my own jigs. I love catching fluke on something Ive done.

 

Ive hand tied all my own fluke rigs for years as well.

[Scrubby rack buck]

Same here, bucktails and teasers..

[hammer4reel]

been tying my own for years. lose WAY too many in the sticky stuff to not

[Palawman30]

been tying my own for years. lose WAY too many in the sticky stuff to not

 

You aren't kidding! I go through jigs and rigs like a smoker through a bundle of dope

[Spent Brass]

Do my own here also just picked up a couple fluid beds for powder painting and the quality has went way up.Sorry I didn't buy them sooner.

[Palawman30]

I made my own fluid beds out of pvc and air nozzle.. Also picked up a small toaster oven to bake the paint on

[MarkMartinFan]

I made a fluid bed last year. Def made a differance in how well my jigs look now. I pour my own jigs from 1/2 ounce to 8 ounces. :thumb_up:

[Spent Brass]

I dip mine in the fluid bed as soon as I pour them and then hang them and the pair cures pretty good that way.Usually have someone there to dip as I pour.

[GunDogs]

Anyone have tips on making the fluid bed?

[Palawman30]

I used 3" pvc...a male end and female end. Also 2 2" piece plus a knockout. DrilledDrilled a hole in the coffeebottom and ran a fishtank hose through it. Use a airator for air. I used coffee filter between the male and female pvc...and thats a fluid bed. Make sure u use a air regulator to adjust flow of air into pvc

[TDaly25]

I do bucktails up to eight ounces and bank sinkers up to eighteen ounces. This past year I delved into making swing-hooks in addition to the standard fixed hook design. Also make my own teasers.

 

Quite addicting once you get up and running and certainly results in a higher catch when you are no longer skittish about fishing the sticky stuff!

[GunDogs]

How big of a pump? I tried to make one using 3" pvc and aquarium pump, but just can't get enough air flow/pressure. Going to try using a small compressor and bigger air lines. You got any pics of the 3" fluid bed setup? Maybe I'm just,doing something wrong in my design...

[Palawman30]

Here are a couple I made in the shop....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Palawman30]

I used a medium pump

[sam3]

Here are a couple I made in the shop....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great set up!