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Comment by Mike Way on February 17, 2013 at 8:41am

rick, if youre looking for powder paint online i would suggest barlows or crazyangler. the nice thing about crazyangler is the paint is in 1oz size for a low price so you can try a bunch of colors if you want.

Comment by Mike Lowrey on February 17, 2013 at 7:38am

Rick, not sure where you are located. I get my powder paint at Sportsman Warehouse in Chattanooga. Best price and selection I have found.

Comment by dick tabbert on February 17, 2013 at 7:16am

Great looking jigs there mike with all the greatest color combos.

Comment by Rick King on February 17, 2013 at 7:13am

Mike , I have been reading about powder paint and how well it works..... where is a good place to buy it, Netcraft? thanks Rick

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on February 17, 2013 at 7:09am

These look great Mike....very good panfish color combinations......you're ready for spring now.......

Comment by Mike Lowrey on February 17, 2013 at 5:05am

Hey Rick. I just use powder paint. I heat the heads with a lighter (5 count) and then just dip in the paint. One little trick  I use a needle holder (surgery instrument) to grasp the eye of the hook. This makes it a lot easier to dip and keeps the paint out of the eye most of the time as well. I then put the heads in a little oven set at 350 for 40-45 minutes. It seems to me that baking them longer like that gives more of a glaze to the paint and makes it so hard you can't knock it off.

Comment by Rick King on February 17, 2013 at 4:50am

Those look great Mike, how did you paint them?

Comment by Mike Lowrey on February 16, 2013 at 11:48pm

A few more I tied up today. The mold for these jigs was made by my late Uncle Joe probably over 50 years ago. The style and color combinations are the ones my dad taught me to tie when I was a kid and we sauger fished most every day during the winter and early spring.