jigs

[TheHunt]

I buy mine from Joel's jigs.  He uses good strong hooks which will not bend.

There are people on here like polar who pours his own jigs.   

[Button Nubbs]

I pour them.

[Mr Mykiss]

Owner Hooks!! 1/4oz if'n you're gonna fish for those big WA nates on the coast...

[Fishaholic]

Owner Hooks!! 1/4oz if'n you're gonna fish for those big WA nates on the coast...

okay   


how hard is it to get started poring jigs? I started making weights for fishing. were can i get the casts?

[Button Nubbs]

Do it molds. Its easy.

[olypen archer]

For light Jigs I buy unweighted jig hooks and brass dumbell eyes at the local fly shop. The eyes are super easy to tie on and I can add additional weight if needed with lead wire wraps as an underbody. I tied up some very buggie looking Jigs with rubber legs that were dynamite last year on the summer runs.

[PolarBear]

I pour them.

It is fairly cheap to get into pouring your own and super easy.  I use Owner heavy hooks in 1 to 1/0 for all my steelhead/salmon jigs.  They are nice and sharp as well as sturdy.  I tried Matsua Sickle hooks but they tend to be too brittle.  Cabela's has Do-It steelhead jig molds in Lacey.  I think they are about 36$ for one that does 3 or 4 sizes.  I think that mine goes from 1/16th, 1/8th, 1/4 and 1/2. Like I said, really easy to pour AND tie your own jigs.  Plus, you can get different molds for bottomfish as well.

[BigGoonTuna]

i usually buy mine of ebay for cheap.  there's a guy named brad out in aberdeen that also sells them for a fair price.

[Fishaholic]

i usually buy mine of ebay for cheap.  there's a guy named brad out in aberdeen that also sells them for a fair price.

I have seen his stuff at dennis company.

[TheHunt]

I should get into the pouring but that will have to wait until I get some free time.

[Black Ghost]

barlowstackle.com is good resource, and they have everything... hooks, lee melting pot, do-it all molds, chenille, yarn, maribou, etc.  Another thing to consider is paint, I suggest watching a video on youtube by wired2fish.  I attached three video's that will get ya started.  Lots of good suggestions above, hook selection is important, you want a strong hook and the right mold to work with that hook. 

http://www.barlowstackle.com/Do-It-Steelhead-Jig-Molds-P336.aspx

How To Pour Homemade Jigs

How to Powder Paint Jigheads at Home

How to Bake and Cure Powder Paint on your Fishing Jigheads

[Black Ghost]

I should have added you don't have to pay big money for a fluid bed for applying powder paint, you can make em for cheap with some pvc, fish tank aerator, coffee filter, etc.  you can find videos on youtube for that as well.  my fluid bed is made from a pvc coupler, knock out cap, and 3-4 inch piece of pvc.  Tap it and glue in a the fish tank tubing.  Do not glue in the pvc to coupler, wrap bottom of pvc pipe with coffee filter and press gently into the coupler.  Pour in powder paint, and turn on aerator.  Heat jig head with small torch or use the heat gun as seen in video.  Then bake em, and never worry about paint chipping on the river bottom.