another nice tool is to use your wacky jig o-ring tool, works like a charm, never broke off the rubber skirt o-ring, just ad a little bit of Vaseline to the o-ring tool and it comes right on and off
I really love the Boss products. Very high quality, cost-effective and you get that custom look that you mentioned. The bulk of the jigs and buzzbaits I throw were put together with their products at home. That Boss finesse flip head, with its short, beefy hook, is an absolute killer for bed fishing.
Love the colors. I got a guy who custom does mine. Sweet muddy water color I use is a mix between junebug and PB&J. Everyone throws a black and blue, so it's nice to mix it up and give them something new.
Mikey, have you ever thought of mixing in some round-live rubber strands with the standard flat skirt material? I tried it with a couple skirts I made for some finesse jigs and it looks like nothing I have ever seen in the water
Great vid brother and thanks for them all.Along the lines of a couple other comments I been making my own skirts for years and another great addition is the krinkle cut/textured skirts they also help with that more natural look.
Mikey!!!!! You HAVE TO make a South African Special jig for dirty water. I live in Arkansas and I fish mud holes A-LOT! It's a killer color for dirty water. If you dont know what color I'm talking about look it up. Alot of silver/gold stands are the deal. I've been playing with it for years now. If you make some good ones I'll strait up buy them from you brotha! Love your vids!
I know this is an older vid but hopefully you get this. You can quickly fix the strands sticking together by either pulling the tab taught when you cut them or you can just pull or pop the skirts after you cut it. I might have missed it but I didn't see anyone mention that in the comments. Great colors selection though. I have to get some of those orange and brown tabs.
Heck ya on any skirt that I'll skip jig chatterbait or buzz bait I tie a 4 turn uni knot with old flouro 20lb works great.. no sliding down and if the collar rots off or breaks my skirt is still good to go
Man, strike king a long time ago made a white and off-white (maybe cream colored?) Skirt. It had white and the cream color was seperated..it was the best color skirt EVER!!!!
try hemostats, they work great and are a quick cheap option most of us already have laying around. i use the 6.5 inch berkeley ones i got from walmart long ago
Tony Dulac I know but every time I place an order I forget to get one. I tend to get a little excited when I go on a Tackle Warehouse bender. I buy stuff I really want and forget the things I need. Lol
The new ehler jigs from boss are dope! Just ordered a bunch, wish I had picked up one of those skirt machines when I had a chance. Problem with the ones I use, ive been experementing with the new living rubber skirts they just came out with amd the "pen" style skirt tool has a tendency to bunch the skirt up when pulling it through the pen and the skirt ends up being wicked uneven. Awesome content!
Great vid Mike! I really enjoy tying my own as well. Agree on the confidence level going up, and am always looking to be a little different than guys who just throw off the shelf stuff. Thanks bro!! 513
Where do you get the cool skirt tool? I got the skirts unlimited tube and it works good. Does this wheel type also use boss o rings? I been getting to make my own color skirts, and bladed arkie heads w a weedguard. I feel that the boss heads are good enough for most jig situations. I buy select models.now for there needs.And boss heads for the rest. I now use the Gary Klein hvy cover jig,the sparkie,head w vertical.tie for making bladed jigs,the 7/16 ballhead,and the 1/2 oz dock knockers.i own lots of football head jigs,so when I lose those I'll buy some to make as well. Cool getting bit on your own creative colors! Go MBRF 🎣.
Skirt Expander by Naked Bait Co , only place i see that still sells them are u-make-emsoftplastics . com.au www.u-make-emsoftplastics.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1408
thoughts on hand tied vs collar? i know too many people that are all about the wire ties, that they last longer than the rubber collars. i dont know about you, but i lose them before that rubber wears enough to break 😂
Huh...... If you look at a pipe threading handle, that is basically a plastic version of the centering device on one of those pipe threaders. I wonder if you can glean one off of one of those tools....
IMHO this is the difference between most fisherman, they only use what they buy when they can make better products for less money. This is really funny, all the years you been fishing and you just started making your own skirts, i have been doing this for years and yes there are many tools all work well, I even did a video on this a few years ago, showing ppl how easy it was to create your own look. I Made about 800-1000 jigs/spinnerbaits/chatterbaits in the last 2 yrs. It's so funny how ppl want to spend all this money on baits that are simple to make.
Dude these Halo rods are awesome. Finally startin to figure out how to piece good content together. I just always have that camera on record, even if im just messing around. Then i can just stack footage and upload. th-cam.com/video/D7XLcxRO6z4/w-d-xo.html
Viel zu Aufwendig mit diesem Tool,da mach ich es lieber mit dem alten Stift-tool,da ich meine Skirts eh am Bindestock binde und diese Gummiringe nicht mehr verwende.
another nice tool is to use your wacky jig o-ring tool, works like a charm, never broke off the rubber skirt o-ring, just ad a little bit of Vaseline to the o-ring tool and it comes right on and off
You have been on a roll with your videos. Another solid video/tutorial
Dude that joker is exactly what I need... appreciate your vids and content brother keep pumping them out!
I've been making my own for a while now. If you want more flare try the boss skirt rings.
That website has saved me so much money when buying jigs and jig skirt material.
I really love the Boss products. Very high quality, cost-effective and you get that custom look that you mentioned. The bulk of the jigs and buzzbaits I throw were put together with their products at home. That Boss finesse flip head, with its short, beefy hook, is an absolute killer for bed fishing.
Dude, your instructional vids are THE BOMB! Many thanks for making them.
Some good looking jigs.
Quite the handy skirt making device & great video Mikey, thank you.
Love the colors. I got a guy who custom does mine. Sweet muddy water color I use is a mix between junebug and PB&J. Everyone throws a black and blue, so it's nice to mix it up and give them something new.
Gld/Blk with Red/Blk is killer for our spring time dirty water bass.
You’re tips and tricks are proving helpful. Please keep up the great work.
Mikey, have you ever thought of mixing in some round-live rubber strands with the standard flat skirt material? I tried it with a couple skirts I made for some finesse jigs and it looks like nothing I have ever seen in the water
that would be sweet, where are you getting the round rubber material?
Pretty slick Mikey! Brings customization to a whole new level.
Great vid brother and thanks for them all.Along the lines of a couple other comments I been making my own skirts for years and another great addition is the krinkle cut/textured skirts they also help with that more natural look.
Mikey!!!!! You HAVE TO make a South African Special jig for dirty water. I live in Arkansas and I fish mud holes A-LOT! It's a killer color for dirty water. If you dont know what color I'm talking about look it up. Alot of silver/gold stands are the deal. I've been playing with it for years now. If you make some good ones I'll strait up buy them from you brotha! Love your vids!
I have one and it makes your fishing skirts in a snap!
I sooooooo gotta get me one those little skits tools.. that's dope! I love making my own jigs n that's the deal right there
I know this is an older vid but hopefully you get this. You can quickly fix the strands sticking together by either pulling the tab taught when you cut them or you can just pull or pop the skirts after you cut it. I might have missed it but I didn't see anyone mention that in the comments. Great colors selection though. I have to get some of those orange and brown tabs.
Heck ya on any skirt that I'll skip jig chatterbait or buzz bait I tie a 4 turn uni knot with old flouro 20lb works great.. no sliding down and if the collar rots off or breaks my skirt is still good to go
Good timing I am making jigs as well last couple days
Dude! That guy Ronan must be awesome! Oh wait, that’s me. 🤣🤣😁
He is pretty cool 😎 thanks again main I've made so many skirts with that thing I love it!
mikeybalzz fishing 🤣🤣🤣 When you coming back to FL?
Ya that tool is awesome. Thankfully I’ve had one for a few years now.
Where did you get one?
Size?
@@jamesmoore1124 what do you mean size ?
@@mileshoover979 online. Can’t remember where
Man, strike king a long time ago made a white and off-white (maybe cream colored?) Skirt. It had white and the cream color was seperated..it was the best color skirt EVER!!!!
I’ve been using a Bic pen to make my jigs but I would love to find one of those tools.
try hemostats, they work great and are a quick cheap option most of us already have laying around. i use the 6.5 inch berkeley ones i got from walmart long ago
Tw has cheap skirt tools for like 2 bucks
Tony Dulac I know but every time I place an order I forget to get one. I tend to get a little excited when I go on a Tackle Warehouse bender. I buy stuff I really want and forget the things I need. Lol
The new ehler jigs from boss are dope! Just ordered a bunch, wish I had picked up one of those skirt machines when I had a chance. Problem with the ones I use, ive been experementing with the new living rubber skirts they just came out with amd the "pen" style skirt tool has a tendency to bunch the skirt up when pulling it through the pen and the skirt ends up being wicked uneven. Awesome content!
That was good information👍. Need more.thanks🎣🇺🇸
Great vid Mike! I really enjoy tying my own as well. Agree on the confidence level going up, and am always looking to be a little different than guys who just throw off the shelf stuff. Thanks bro!!
513
Where do you get the cool skirt tool? I got the skirts unlimited tube and it works good. Does this wheel type also use boss o rings? I been getting to make my own color skirts, and bladed arkie heads w a weedguard. I feel that the boss heads are good enough for most jig situations. I buy select models.now for there needs.And boss heads for the rest. I now use the Gary Klein hvy cover jig,the sparkie,head w vertical.tie for making bladed jigs,the 7/16 ballhead,and the 1/2 oz dock knockers.i own lots of football head jigs,so when I lose those I'll buy some to make as well. Cool getting bit on your own creative colors! Go MBRF 🎣.
Easy To Make I Am Going To Make One THANKS
I want one of those Hot Tamales for Istokpoga!!!
Bic pen works well, i hand tie more than not though.
Never seen that tool before, but does open a bunch of new ideas. Thanks for dropping a fresh morning video! #mikeybalzzlaugh
What is your best jig color
Cool tool...
What is that tool called mike?
Skirt Expander by Naked Bait Co , only place i see that still sells them are u-make-emsoftplastics . com.au
www.u-make-emsoftplastics.com.au/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=1408
Man I can't believe you would show me a cool tool like that then tell me I can't have one. Bad Mikey. hahahahaha
BassGeek haha I support this message
Haha no joke lol btw who makes it Mikey???
I know where you can buy them. But I want to know what size I need.
What size is that? I found a company that sells them and has different sizes.
Anybody been able to find that skirt tool? I was making some jigs yesterday and was thinking it would be dang nice to have that tool right about now.
thoughts on hand tied vs collar? i know too many people that are all about the wire ties, that they last longer than the rubber collars. i dont know about you, but i lose them before that rubber wears enough to break 😂
I have tied many with nylon and some with GSP thread. Also have used collars, and ultra wire. Yes hand tied last longer.
Love it
To bad they don't make the skirt maker anymore. Have been looking for 2 years for one
Huh...... If you look at a pipe threading handle, that is basically a plastic version of the centering device on one of those pipe threaders. I wonder if you can glean one off of one of those tools....
IMHO this is the difference between most fisherman, they only use what they buy when they can make better products for less money. This is really funny, all the years you been fishing and you just started making your own skirts, i have been doing this for years and yes there are many tools all work well, I even did a video on this a few years ago, showing ppl how easy it was to create your own look. I Made about 800-1000 jigs/spinnerbaits/chatterbaits in the last 2 yrs. It's so funny how ppl want to spend all this money on baits that are simple to make.
You can buy that tool in Europe
You’re welcome homie. Glad to help my brother out!!! (Instagram: @g13ronan).
Ok first off, why is the road runner in your bass cave?
Dude these Halo rods are awesome. Finally startin to figure out how to piece good content together. I just always have that camera on record, even if im just messing around. Then i can just stack footage and upload.
th-cam.com/video/D7XLcxRO6z4/w-d-xo.html
Viel zu Aufwendig mit diesem Tool,da mach ich es lieber mit dem alten Stift-tool,da ich meine Skirts eh am Bindestock binde und diese Gummiringe nicht mehr verwende.
Hey Christian, thanks for the info dude , but can you translate for us Good Ole southern ( AMERICAN) boys !!!!