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Ice Fishing => General Discussion => Topic started by: joshua on January 13, 2012, 01:41:08 AM
Title: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: joshua on January 13, 2012, 01:41:08 AM
anybody make ant jigs?
Title: Re: Ant jigs
Post by: Minnowhead on January 13, 2012, 06:16:29 AM
I used to when I was a kid. I would take 2 BB's from my gun, tap them in with a hammer into a 2x4 block of wood so they would leave an indentation like the ant head and body. Then I would lay a small bluegill hook over the dimples and fill the indents with solder. I would paint them when they cooled down. They were very ugly, but I was a kid and had no money! ;D
Title: Re: Ant jigs
Post by: slabslayer on January 13, 2012, 07:09:06 AM
Yes I make ant jigs. Work well for gills on the ice. I make black ant, fire ant, cinnamon ant, and other colors. If you're interested reply to this and I'll post some pics after work.
Title: Re: Ant jigs
Post by: A@C on January 13, 2012, 09:17:36 AM
Lets see um slab
Title: Re: Ant jigs
Post by: slabslayer on January 13, 2012, 08:45:22 PM
Will post tomorrow. Sorry. Plowing all afternoon, have to go back out at 1:30 tonight. Gonna get a little sleep and post the pics sometime tomorrow.
Title: Re: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: slabslayer on January 14, 2012, 12:29:09 PM
Here is a pic. The tiny one is a black ant. The fire ant is the normal size I use. I put a small lead wire under the dubbing that gives it the ant shape and the weight. I prefer that over using lead for the body because the dubbing looks more real. Let me know what you think! I make these to sell as a hobby also. :) I can make any size, from a tiny 26 up to a shark hook sized ant. That'd be 1 huge ant! ;D
Title: Re: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: futurestrader on January 16, 2012, 04:07:21 PM
Here are some of the ice ants I hand crafted. Once you do a bunch of them you get the design and paint schemes down. Good little hobby for nights like tonight. I like to heat up the lead in a toaster oven and then dip them in powder paint. That way you can do about 20 in one crack with one color scheme and then move onto the next.
Title: Re: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: slabslayer on January 17, 2012, 06:21:04 AM
Those are some nice looking ants. I've made them with lead also and had good success.
Title: Re: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: joshua on January 19, 2012, 01:31:12 AM
futurestrader do you make any green ones with black legs
Title: Re: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: futurestrader on January 19, 2012, 11:49:23 AM
Yes I have diferent shades of green and can add glitter to them also if you like with a black skirt.
Title: Re: Ant jigs--pic's up
Post by: futurestrader on January 19, 2012, 01:47:18 PM
Joshua, I was just messing around a little bit and here is a green one that I came up with.