Ice fishing is right around the corner for many. While I no longer ice fish I do create a bunch of stuff for those that do. These little Do-It Tungsten jigs are the cat's meow for what I once did using a Diamond jig.
I used Transparent Gold Powder paint with a bit of gold hi lite and .008 gold glitter mixed in to coat the jigs. One has to be careful with the heat because these jigs are made with epoxy and attached to the hook with thin solder. Ask me how I know, lol.
Once I had the jigs done in the gold, I used a paint brush and Createx Wicked Transparent violet to coat the top 1/2 of the jigs. When the paint was thoroughly dried, I dipped a common pins head in super glue, then tapped the very end of the jig with it. I immediately tapped the wet glue into a small mound of Do-It's Super Glow Natural glow pigment. When the glue was fully dried, the jigs got dipped twice in CS Seal Coat, allowing the first dip to set up well before dipping the second time. The result can be seen in the second picture.
I called this jig the "headlight" for years and the color combinations were an absolute treasure when fishing local water. Originally, I did this on gold plated Diamond Jigs. With the Transparent Gold powder pain amended as I described the finish looks as close to plated as it can get. At one time a local bait shop was ordering 100 of the gold plated Diamond Jigs at a time and I'd do the paintwork for .25 cents apiece for the shop owner. He made a killing on the jigs after he got done with the mark-up and I enjoyed a nice bit of extra change doing what I did. With the gold paint looking so close to being plated I thought I'd bring this one back. The Grandsons will enjoy fishing with these little fish catching dynamos.
