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I've been messing with Blade baits for a long time and have a quandry.  Would love some input on this one. Although I prefer using the Mustad 7790 open shank treble hook,  or VMC 9607BZ.  I occasionally get ticked off and use split rings and a more conventional treble or a short shank treble to...

Not sure why, but last several swaps have had poor participation. Sure its fun to tie for a swap and always exciting to receive the new jigs. Seems like swaps are dying on every site. Is it burnout or are people no longer interested. I know a lot of beginners are unwilling or afraid to try, but...

Gonna Give this a go. Signups now thru 8-24 Mail Jigs by 9-1 I started the list based onthose who expressed interest.  If you are no longer interested, say so and I will pull you from the list.  You will tie one extra jig so we can send russ a goody package. No special theme, just something...

If I were to host a dog days of August swap,  do y'all think I can get 10 participants.  I would want to see the jigs sent in before Labor day in the hopes that they would distributed in time for labor day. This is not a sign up, just checking the waters so to speak.  Weather forcasts for me...

For years, I pretty much used 3 jig sizes 1/32, 1/16. 1/24. This season, with everything being so much different, I find myself trying new and unusual things. Most notably, is the addition of 1/8, 3/16, 1/4 and 5/16 ounce jigs to the mix. Casting them is quite cumbersome as i am used to casting...

Ive  noticed a trend on all sites of poor participation in jig swaps so started wondering why. At one time, I was participating in 3- 5 swaps on various sites and  almost always 10 - 15 tyers and a few times even more. The swaps here in recent history have been lucky to get 6 participants and...

I have for quite a while used lacquer to attach eyes.  even with the smallest brush, it can be a bit unruly and sloppy.  Couple days ago, I got the wild idea to use a syringe with a hypodermic needle to dispense small amounts of lacquer.  After having done a couple dozen cranks and a hundred or...

The next swap (#42 by Bucktail) marks the last person signed yp to host a swap. Thus more hosts are needed.  Please visit the following thread if you are interested in hosting a swap. http://www.jigcraft.com/jigcraft/showthread.php?tid=156 Thanks all.

Decided to start a new thread. Many of my molds cast with collars bars etc... I know it is fairly easy to cut them off after casting and have tried a lot of things to blobk them off so I did nott have to mess with clipping collars.  Having said that I have tried the foilowing with success but...

Aonther forum I visit frewuently had a poster talk about being a failure because he had a nofer day.  My response follows and I thought it shareable as several have responded and a few PM's. We have been chatting a lot lately about fishing slowly so it brought back some fond memories. Everytime...

Just ordered my Herring Underspin jig mold. I know a few have been using it and got a question or 2-3. First what size BB swivel do you use.  I am thinking a #1 5/8 long or #2 3/4 long Wire Forms seem simple but pricy so gonna make my own, any suggestions or experiences with MYO

We are at swap #39 or will be as soon as someone volunteers to host. Although I am willing to host one, I would rather someone else have the chance.  I know there are several on this list that like to participate and are probably chomping at the bit awaiting the next swap. Swap #37 had issues...

After  our 5th fish fry this summer, an interesting discussion got started and that was why we only bread our fish.  (Never had a complaint before). I said we batter sometimes but for fish frys because of the volume we stick with our tried and true secret recipe breading aka Magic Dust. My...

A while back, someone posted questions about Gliss line. At the time, I had not used it although I had a spool and a combo spooled up and ready but no real info. Now, that has changed, I have been using gliss all spring ~40 trips say around 200 hours so feel comfortable posting a mini review. I...

We are down to 2 hosts for swaps, and I think one may not be in a position to host so I am looking for folks willing to host a swap. Our Current swap, #35 is closed and should be complete next week so the next swap will be announced then and after that, our host list is very thinn. If you wanna...

MyBB has experienced an internal SQL error and cannot continue. SQL Error:2003 - Can't connect to MySQL server on 'mysql' (60)Query:[READ] Unable to connect to MySQL server Please contact the MyBB Group for technical support. I am not sure, but the new BB seems to have developed a strong...

Swap # 34 is close to closing for sign up view thread here http://www.jigcraft.com/jigcraft/showthread.php?tid=9938&pid=111974#pid111974 We got a nice group together and could use a few more.

I tie a lot using maribou simply because I like the action I get from it. However, I like the look of the hackle ties I see and felt this may be a good topic for an open discussion. I see  Maribou - good material for many situations and IMO is great for almost do nothing jigging under a float...

Jig Swap #34 Signups Open Swap Time my Friends! Holidays coming up and first weeks of January- recovery time good for R&R, read as Jig Tying How a Swap Works http://www.jigcraft.com/jigcraft/showthread.php?tid=161 Since the last couple swaps were a bit sparse I want to try something a bit...

New molds arrived yesterday afternoon. Cast some today from the first mold (Chub head) http://www.zeiners.com/doit/chubjig.html JCH-5-A Cast really well - at least the 3 smaller sizes, I don't have hooks for the bigger ones yet. The 1/32 will need a minor mod to accept #6 hooks, but the #8...