Painting Jigs

[Dirk W.]

I stopped dipping my jigs in favor of spraying them to save time as I usualluy paint large quantities all at once. I used vinyl jig spray paint which produced acceptable results but at 11 bucks a can I am still looking for a cheaper alternative for paint that still produces a quality result. Anybody have a better mouse trap? Could I use a "regular" can of white spray paint for the undercoat of the jig? Any guidance would be appreciated. I'd especially like to here from those that paint hundreds or thousands at a time.

[dave]

So you want to paint a lot of jigs & do it cheap.Have them done in Haiti.A lot of brand name companies have their lures made in 3rd world countries.No such thing as made in USA.To do this on a large scale first you have to dip them.Spraying takes 10 times longer.Depending on the size of the jig we dip 80-180pcs at a time.I employee can do 20,000pcs a day.The cheapest paints & toughest are vinyl unless you have a large oven & can bake enamel paints at 300 degree's.I know of 1 large company that does this for millions of spoons & it is a very tough finish.

[Paul J]

Throw away the spray. Powder paint. Cheap, Fast, and truly the toughest finish. Trust me, I paint thousands of jigheads.

[Jethro]

A lot of you might not agree, but I prefer using unpainted jig heads. They work just as good. The guys I fish with are constantly changing colors while I'm catching fish. My hook eyes are never painted shut. I'm never worried about having the wrong color. My mind is free to think about more important things. Once the other guys figure out what they percieve to be the hot color, I can just add a piece of plastic tail to match their color, if I like. With the added plastic, my jig now falls slower than theirs. Most times I catch more fish than they do and I don't have to carry a huge box of jigs that is full of various colors. The plain lead jig never spooks the fish either. And last but not least... they are cheaper. A friend of mine often says "a good guide can carry all the tackle he needs in a cigarette package". This same guy always shows up with a tackle box the size of a steamer trunk. He spends most of the day bent over tying knots. A good woman could knit a sweater in less time. At the end of the day he's always cursing and trying to get all his tackle ,that is spread all over, back into his overstuffed tackle box.