Larger sized football jigs....

[Mark Perry]

Got the Do It mold in yesterday for football jigs 3/4 to 1 1/2oz baits. All in all very easy mold to pour. Figured it would be harder to do but no issues at all with the first dozen or so I made. This is a 3/4oz size with a 6/0 hook that I added one of my summer craw skirts on. Its wire tied of course and this is one of the few powder coated jigs I have done. Its not black, its a dark watermelon that came out OK. Forgot to cover the eyelet but I will get better at powdercoating with some practice. Still prefer airbrushing my jigs so far.

[FireBassr]

Looks great Mark!

[Terry Anderson]

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Just take a pair of pliers and squeeze the overpainted eyelet BEFORE you cure and you should be golden! The coating will just flake away from the eyelet and you can take a piece of wire and clean out the remainder on the inside of the eye...takes less time to do than what it took me to type this last sentence!!

[Hanzach]

It shouldn't be neccessary to cover the eye. Your powder looks a little thick. Are you using a fluid bed or dipping in the jar?
Love that skirt!

[spinner man]

That jig looks awesome.

[BassinBlazer]

Good looking jig Mark.

[Terry Anderson]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Hanzach &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">It shouldn't be neccessary to cover the eye. Your powder looks a little thick. Are you using a fluid bed or dipping in the jar?
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Shouldn't be necessary but until he gets the hang of it....
Great job on the skirt!!!

[PII Magnum]

[Big Bass Man]

Nice looking jig

[Hanzach]

That's why I asked if he was using a fluid bed. I was trying to critisize, just help shorten the learning curve.

[Terry Anderson]

Same here!! I have sent him NUMEROUS PM's to help out! The guy def has an eye for color combos!! The powder coating is a little tricky when you start but fun once you get the hang of it and experiment with different formulations! Keep 'em coming Mark...

[Mark Perry]

No worries at all from criticism. I take it as constructive. I am still learning and experimenting. The powder is very thick on this one as I purposely was messing with it to see if I got any increased strength from multiple layers as far as durability. The jig eye was an oversight on my part as Terry had PMd me a trick to make that better a while back. Biggest issue is time to sit down and learn the characteristics of the powder a bit more. We moved into our new house and I finally have a shop area and have been getting things organized so I basically rushed to pour a few in the new mold and then decided to to paint them. First jigs I had built in a month probably but much like a kid with a new toy I had to play with it. I always appreciate any feedback and have learned a ton from you guys. I appreciate all of the time and effort spent helping me. Will be getting some fluid beds made soon.

[Terry Anderson]

The fluid beds will make life a great deal easier!!