Quote Originally Posted by mkmsports41 View Post
I bought all my skirts from barlows tackle. You can get any color(S) you want. They come in 20-25 strands per peice, I add two. So its 40-50 strands together for one skirt. 100 peices cost $16. It makes 50 skirts. I bought the bands seperate and made my own tool out of a arrow shaft. It cost me nothing. E-mail me if you would like some details on how to make one. I have so many skirts now I dont know what color to fish! LOL I pour my own jigs now with a do it mold. I can make a jig for around $1.30 including skirt. I have also started pouring my own trailers and shakey head worms.
OK, I'm going to try my hand at tying some skirted jigs, and it seems like it should be fairly simple. I'll have the longer strands toward the head of the jig, and the smaller strands pointing back. I'm thinking the jig should probably be sticking out of the vise with the hook shank level, so that the strands don't keep flopping over where I'm trying to tie. So I'll start by wrapping the skirt around the jig and tying it in place with a half-hitch, then continue to wrap it tightly, moving across the collar and back, just like spooling rope onto a winch. Am I on the right track here? How many times across and back? What knot should I tie it off with? I have some sealer, which I definitely plan on using. Any other suggestions, before I have at it?