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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 322370" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>If you are looking to stock up, the best money you can spend IMO is to get a lead smelter, round ball head jig mold in 1/8th, 1/4, and 3/8ths oz sizes.&nbsp; The smelter should be around 70 bucks with each mold being around 35.&nbsp; After the initial outlay of cash, each jig you make including hooks and paint will be around a nickel if you buy good, but inexpensive jig hooks.&nbsp; I buy eagle claw hooks and each jig I make is less than a nickel.&nbsp; With jigs being 25 to 50 cents each, it won't take long before you are on the upside.&nbsp; If you go this way, upsize your hooks.&nbsp; Meaning get 1/4 oz jig hooks for your 1/8ths and 3/8ths hooks for your q/4 oz jigs and so on.&nbsp; It makes using the larger paddle tails and twisters easier as you have a larger gap on the hook bend to hook fish.&nbsp; Also, I use a candle to heat the jig head for painting instead of propane torches or something else.&nbsp; It's much cheaper.&nbsp; Good Luck!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 322370, member: 314"] If you are looking to stock up, the best money you can spend IMO is to get a lead smelter, round ball head jig mold in 1/8th, 1/4, and 3/8ths oz sizes. The smelter should be around 70 bucks with each mold being around 35. After the initial outlay of cash, each jig you make including hooks and paint will be around a nickel if you buy good, but inexpensive jig hooks. I buy eagle claw hooks and each jig I make is less than a nickel. With jigs being 25 to 50 cents each, it won't take long before you are on the upside. If you go this way, upsize your hooks. Meaning get 1/4 oz jig hooks for your 1/8ths and 3/8ths hooks for your q/4 oz jigs and so on. It makes using the larger paddle tails and twisters easier as you have a larger gap on the hook bend to hook fish. Also, I use a candle to heat the jig head for painting instead of propane torches or something else. It's much cheaper. Good Luck!! [/QUOTE]

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