Help with Making Bucktails

[PurpelNoon]

For example, if I'm looking for an end result of a jig that is 1.5oz, does that mean I start out with a 1oz jig head and when its painted and dressed with hair, it will be 1.5oz or is weight represented by the lead head alone?

What is the proper procedure of painting and finishing the head?

Thanks.

[PaulS]

Get powder paint.

[Jim O]

I use cheap spray paint. Spend your time working on the tail part .Good long buck tail . If your fishing it right your head color is gone in a half an hour anyway . and your sometimes lucky if the canal gods don't take a sacrifice every half an hour or so. If you plan on fishing the canal go for quanity over quality on the heads at least. This winter I'll be tying some 6 oz heads and lots of 5's. Mainly white ,black and I'm going to give black/ brown over orange a try.

[PurpelNoon]

Thanks! I fish mostly in NY but I guess it still applies in certain areas. I'll give the spray paint a shot.

The brown/orange sounds like a great idea. I was thinking of trying some pale pink for these and a brown and light yellow underside.

[tlapinski]

if you want 1.5 oz jigs, buy 1.5 oz heads. by the time you put the paint and hair on, it will make little difference. if you aren't pouring your own, check out the heads sold by NJtackle. they are sweet!

i use powder paint, but i saw some jigs done with jig paint this year that looked good and held up plenty long enough.

[PurpelNoon]

Thanks, I'll check them out!

[NIB]

I have chopped up a bunch of do it molds in my day My 1 oz jig takes a 7/0 hook my 1.5 takes a 8/0 hook or the owner jig hook with some trimmin.my 2,2.5 an 3 take a 9/0 34185 hook.I have some left but they are hard to find u can do it with brass sinker ties an 9/0 3407's. i don't plan on losin any good fish because of hooks an if i can make it why not make it better.I use a epoxy paint which is easy to do alot at one time of or the powders to mix an make colors.

[beamie]

Like TLap said. If you want 1.5 go with a 1.5 head. The paint, thread and bucktail are insignificant.

The powder paint is great. Very tough although still won't hold up long getting dragged thru the sand all day. But it is simple to use, hardly any mess and not much fumes.

Do-it molds are nice, the soft aluminum allows you to dremel tool changes as you see fit.

Can't also make custom molds out of plaster of paris, they won't last too long but worth getting a run on them.

Jon