**Hey Lloyd, it’s okay if you hang out here too. We ain’t proud. We’ll let almost anybody in. Look who we got as a moderator. That should tell you something. You’re a tubaholic. You’re qualified. **
I did tip some of the jigs with crawlers, if I was also targeting perch. But, with some of those jigs, they work better for finesse hopping and retrieving if you don’t mess up the action with “sweetener”. Sometimes less is more. As with all the other stuff, you need to keep your options open and if they are not hitting well, keep trying other goodies until they vote for it.
I did see your reponse to my LAST post (for awhile) on the Utah Board. Thanks for your kindly comments. Blush, blush. As I recall, we exchanges a couple of emails on the jig making issue. I apologize if I failed to respond to an email that required a response.
That vinyl jig finish contains some potent thinner. I actually use the thinner to clean brushes after using epoxy. And, the brushes I use are CABELAS DISPOSABLE BRUSHES (link). They are just the right size, tough, and are nylon so they clean up in any kind of chemicals without disintegrating.
Not all plastic containers are created equal. Some are resistant to the solvents in plastics and paints. Some are not. My wife and I enjoy the Crystal Light drink mixes. They come in small plastic containers that are ideal for holding glitter mixes or epoxy. In the attached picture you will see both the brush and the containers I use. Also, the “glitter” I use to get the special effects on many of my jigs.
I buy thinner for the vinyl jig paint by the pint can. I do a lot of painting and glittering, and I clean a lot of brushes. I save small empty bottles and set them up for brush cleaners…for different types of applications. For example, I have one bottle of thinner for WHITE PAINT only. I keep about a half inch of thinner in the bottom and it is tall enough to just leave the nylon brush in there between uses. I also have separate bottles for GLITTER and for PAINTS (all colors). I keep one small bottle of thinner handy while painting or glittering, along with a medicine dropper. This is especially helpful when working with a batch of glitter (in clear vinyl), since it thickens quickly and needs a couple of drops of thinner periodically to create the best finish.
We really need to get together sometime…besides on the keyboard…so you can see this stuff firsthand. One of my favorite expressions is “How do you describe the taste of salt to someone who has never tasted salt…without using the word SALTY?” As with jig fishing or many other activities that benefit from initial instruction and demonstration, making jigs is best learned “hands on”. Similarly, it is simple once you know how, but overwhelming when you are trying to figure it out by yourself. I know. Been there, done that.
We had a jig making “party” over a year ago, in the Springville area. If you have space in your garage, or another suitable venue, I would be happy to bring my traveling jig show down to show you and others the basics…and to answer specific questions.