05-21-2009, 06:48 AM
Well thanks, I was surprised at the overall size there myself. I just started using spider jigs, and I'm a huge fan already. They really cleaned up for me on the largemouth last week. From what I understand, spider jigs are too difficult to hand pour. I know Lure Craft has the skirts for them. You then take a double tail grub and heat the head with a hot glue gun tip and then stick the skirt on to it. When it cools you have your spider jig. I think in the long run it saves money pouring yourself. Right now I'm just getting started, so I'm buying lots of molds which are about $10 each. Once I have them though, it's pretty cheap. A gallon of the extra soft and flexible plastic costs $36, but they estimate you can make about 600 worms with that. The dyes are a little over $3 an ounce, but you seriously only need a few drops tops. Glitter is around $3.75 for a 2oz bottle, but once again, a little goes a long way. Overall I think it's quite a bit cheaper, especially when you start shelling out for the nice soft hand pour baits. Mostly I just think it's a lot of fun experimenting with things and getting some really unique colors. I made some pearl green and silver slug gos last night that I'm anxious to try out. I've been tying flies for years, and this is another fun way for me to create. That being said, I made up some crayfish and dragon fly nymph patterns tonight that I'm going to throw at the smallies tomorrow. They're even better on a fly rod.
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