Bulk jig heads

[FishingThePacNW]

Hey guys so I have been tying for about a year now and I like the aero jig jig heads but I need to know where to get like 100 jig heads for cheap? Thanks

[natetreat]

Pour them yourself. Get yourself a lead pot and a jig mold, you'll save lots of money.

[FishingThePacNW]

Doesnt that put off bad fumes? How much does all that cost?

[goodtimesfishing]

just about to go do some pours right now!
you can get a melter for as cheap as $40 but I would recommend the down pour for $59 well worth extra $20. As far as mold buy the one that is made for the mustad 32833 hooks it is specialy made for salmon and steelhead. Hooks are 2x strong and super sharp yet a fair price for the hooks. mold will cost about $40-$48 depending on where you buy it from. Hard to beat barlows.com prices. You can get lead on ebay for about $1.50 a pound.
How many jig heads are you looking for??

[FishingThePacNW]

Probably 100 to start off, or maybe 50, could i buy some from you?

[goodtimesfishing]

pm sent

[Mike Carey]

Doesnt that put off bad fumes? How much does all that cost?

Well young man, you definately want to do it outdoors and wear gloves whenever handling the lead. Or when you hit middle age you'll end up ummm you'll become ahhhh I say you'll start losing losing trains planes tracks thinking

your train of thought.

seriously, lead pouring does require some safety precautions and it's good you're thinking about it.

[zen leecher]

There's only a problem with lead if you heat it up enough to vaporize it........ or you like to chew on sinkers. You stand a better chance of burning yourself with hot lead than raising the lead level in your blood. Living next to a highway raises your chances better than melting lead.

If you do pour, wear a hat, long sleeved shirt, gloves and safety glasses or a shield.

[Gringo Pescador]

I buy my bare (poured/unpainted) jigs in bulk on Ebay in lots of 50 - Mustad hooks, not a bad price...

[Brat Bonker]

I pour my own too but the paint I use sucks, what are some good brands of paint that have white and bubble gum pink?
Also does anyone use spray paint to paint their jig, I used to do that but would scratch off to easily and I think the fish might smell it.

[Gringo Pescador]

I pour my own too but the paint I use sucks, what are some good brands of paint that have white and bubble gum pink?
Also does anyone use spray paint to paint their jig, I used to do that but would scratch off to easily and I think the fish might smell it.

I use vinyl, if they don't have the color you like, you just mix a couple colors together until it is just right
I got some sample powder paints, and have only painted about 12 jigs with em, you definately have to have the right temp. The 1st one I tried I fired up my little torch and prompty melted 1/2 the lead off the jig , the 2nd wasn't heated enough and looks like it is covered in tumors.

I've heard powder doesn't hold up well (chips easily) but do not have 1st hand knowledge of it. I know the vinyl can take a heck of a beating - it is very rare to see one of my jigs chipped.

As far as spray paint, my guess is hit it with a primer, then the color and as long as you let it dry it should be ok. Not sure how durable they will be but as far as fumes I wouldn't worry about it (the vinyl paint fumes are like nail polish X2), as long as it is dry it isn't going to have any more fumes than any other paint.

[goodtimesfishing]

I buy my bare (poured/unpainted) jigs in bulk on Ebay in lots of 50 - Mustad hooks, not a bad price...

be sure you are getting the mustads, first guy I ordered them from on ebay sold me eagle claw knock offs. They are only .002 smaller then the mustads but bend easy because they are not tempered, they are not 2x strong, and they are not the ultra sharp, they are the black chrome though. The ec's are .042(1/0) and the mustads are .044(1/0) hard to tell the difference if you don't know what to look for. If buying the hooks be sure they are in a sealed mustad package and your good to go. If buying the premade jigs, they should not bend, you could always measure if you have a micrometer. I got suspicious when his prices for just the hooks(no lead) was cheaper then the wholesale prices. Mustads the cheapest I have found(and if anyone has found them cheaper please let me know)is about $17 for 100 (may need to buy 1000)eagle claw knock offs you can get 100 for just over $5(again may need to buy 1000 to get that price)And if anyone finds cheaper let me know but remember to include s/h. I don't care about cheaper price on eagle claw as I am not interested in them and have not tried to find a good price on them.

[goodtimesfishing]

As far as painting jigs, if you go the powder paint route, which is what I do, use a heat gun. It is the easiest to control the heat, but even with that you can still melt the lead. 1/8 jig only needs to be held in front of heat gun for about 3-5 seconds, dip, hold in front of heat gun again for 3-5 seconds and dip in water(to cool) and done. You can cure them in the oven at 325 for 20 min and then they are pretty dam tough.

[Gringo Pescador]

I buy my bare (poured/unpainted) jigs in bulk on Ebay in lots of 50 - Mustad hooks, not a bad price...

be sure you are getting the mustads, first guy I ordered them from on ebay sold me eagle claw knock offs. They are only .002 smaller then the mustads but bend easy because they are not tempered, they are not 2x strong, and they are not the ultra sharp, they are the black chrome though. The ec's are .042(1/0) and the mustads are .044(1/0) hard to tell the difference if you don't know what to look for. If buying the hooks be sure they are in a sealed mustad package and your good to go. If buying the premade jigs, they should not bend, you could always measure if you have a micrometer. I got suspicious when his prices for just the hooks(no lead) was cheaper then the wholesale prices. Mustads the cheapest I have found(and if anyone has found them cheaper please let me know)is about $17 for 100 (may need to buy 1000)eagle claw knock offs you can get 100 for just over $5(again may need to buy 1000 to get that price)And if anyone finds cheaper let me know but remember to include s/h. I don't care about cheaper price on eagle claw as I am not interested in them and have not tried to find a good price on them.

Thanks for the advice - I guess to be honest I have no idea if they are real or memorex I've bought about 500 from the guy so far over the last few years and pretty happy with them. The #2s, #1s and 1/0s have been great and have only had a handfull bend out and none of them were a surpise (horsing a bruiser, snag, etc.). I did order one lot of #4s that I call "one use" jigs because that is about all you get on em before they bend out. In fact I don't even use them unless I am trout fishing any more (they worked GREAT under a bobber for silvers at Riffe last year). If I remember right, the last time I ordered I got lots of 50 for about $15 per lot (w/shipping)

[Gringo Pescador]

As far as painting jigs, if you go the powder paint route, which is what I do, use a heat gun. It is the easiest to control the heat, but even with that you can still melt the lead. 1/8 jig only needs to be held in front of heat gun for about 3-5 seconds, dip, hold in front of heat gun again for 3-5 seconds and dip in water(to cool) and done. You can cure them in the oven at 325 for 20 min and then they are pretty dam tough.

I wondered about rigging a little toaster oven to heat em in before dipping, never thought about curing them after.

I know powder is definately faster - if I were doing high production that is definately the route I would go. I'm all set up for vinyl now, built a little hot box, so I can dip and hang about 200 in an hour, dry over night and do the next coat. So with primer, color & clear coat I can have 200 ready to tie in 3 days. With powder you can probably do the same in about 2 hours!

[goodtimesfishing]

ouch! sounds like the ones. I have not used the number 4 but from what I have heard from a guy at the cascade that uses the # 4's, they are not going to bend on you. As for the eagle claws I have heard that people really like them, for the price they are good hooks, just not comparable to the mustads. The mustads are made specificly for salmon and steelhead and are forged, I have had one break. If you like the hooks, just be sure and pay for what you are getting. like I said they are a new hook by eagle claw and I think they are what they call lazor sharp, good hooks but I think someone is making some money selling them as mustads as there is a semi big price difference.

[goodtimesfishing]

The powder paint is much much tougher when cured. You don't have to cure them but it makes a very noticable difference. I know a guy who has done both ways, powder and vinyl. He says that the vinyl is a bit tougher but much more hassle and more fumes. With that said I think he mostly uses vinyl. I prefer powder. Powder you have zero fumes and I can do it at the kitchen table and get no complaint from the wife. Open the bottle of "hard as hull" to coat some threads and she smells it right away, and Iknow the vinyl is strong smelling.

[EAmon ___hoffman123]

I get my jigs from a buddy of mine, All about Owner hooks! Some of the best on the market as far as i've tried... Mustads dull out after fishing them.. Owners are like a Hot nail going threw butter.. I've had kings break on gami's and Mustad.. Just my .02

[Brat Bonker]

haha me and my dad are so cheap when it comes to pouring jigs, we use those thin wire hooks and they are terrible for large OP nates haha but for small brats they are fine.
We use the powder paints too and I started mixing them but they would look like a metallic finish when you would mix the colors and the white would never look good.
What brand of powder paints do you use i want to say we use pro-tec paint.
The spray paint is fine just comes off a little to easily depending on how many coats you use, I normally only used white spray paint for nightmare and pink worm jig heads.

[goodtimesfishing]

owners are GREAT hooks, however you pay for them big time. Like 4x the cost of mustad 32833. I can't justify the cost, just not worth that much. I go through jigs to fast to justify the cost of owners.