bucktail tying machine

[catfish hunter]

Well it is that time of year again ,I am starting to make my bucktails for next season and want to save some time ,I have alot of people wanting to buy them this upcoming season and need to make a couple hundred ,I was wondering if anyone ever heard of a machine that will wrap them for me ,I need to do alot so I am looking to skip the hand turning way.thanks

[rugman]

just give scrubby some beer and he will sit there all night

[catfish hunter]

the problem is he has to do just as many if we are gonna make some coin on it ,I can paint them fast ,I just did 25 in under an hour w/ eyes and 2 coats of clear coat but the tying is the long part

[Hotrod]

Great idea Cat..  I'm sure you can even make something up.

Dremal with a foot pedal

[brickken]

Like this? (about 1/2 way down)

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Fishing_Hook/6.html

[IrishAyes]

That would be an awesome tool. Snell a hook and tie some hair on at the same time.   

[catfish hunter]

Like this? (about 1/2 way down)

http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/Fishing_Hook/6.html

na I cant fit a 120z bucktail in it ,plastic wont hold up ,I need something industrial

[captainbailey]

I'm sure you could mod a small lathe

[catfish hunter]

benn playin around w/ iseas just cant figure out a good way to do it just yet ,I would rather just buy one and seel some bucktails to pay for it .

[brickken]

apparently there is such a machine;see the post below that I found where this guy seadawg mantions he had 3 of them, sold 2 and had 1 left. This was some time ago, but perhaps he still has it or knows where you can get one...
Good luck

http://www.cafelocale.com/discus/messages/15/15661.html?1046708161

[catfish hunter]

thanks I know they are around and that proves it , I heard they they save alot of time and make life easy.I need to tie a couple hundred before next season ,I started painting them today.I painted 30-40

[dikdanger]

thanks I know they are around and that proves it , I heard they they save alot of time and make life easy.I need to tie a couple hundred before next season ,I started painting them today.I painted 30-40

nice craftmanship... a true artist is among us..

[catfish hunter]

a true artist is among us..


far from it just someone lookin to save some money and keep busy in the off season ,and help some friens out .I loose so many that I can not afford to buy them in the stores ,I can get them at cost and I still can not buy that many ,we loose a couple hundred a year on my boat.think about it ,I bought the molds ,I got lead for free I am a hunter so I get all the tails I need from my kills and from other hunters ,so I only have to buy hooks wich we buy in bulk to save ,then I only have to buy the paint wich is cheap.the cost of the compresser and the gun I will make back on the sales of these

[IrishAyes]

Nice work Catfish.

I see you are using powder paint. Harbor Freight sells the powder paid, twice the size of the bottles you show in your pics at half the price. White, red, yellow and black.  You might want to check them out and save even more.

[dikdanger]

so how do I get in line to make a purchase

[catfish hunter]

I use it on some but I mostly use spaztix airbrush paint ,I have had alot of trouble w/ powdre paint chiping.I never got the feel for it ,I mostly use it for my blades now for when I am dragging bait of for bucktails under one once

[IrishAyes]

Gotchya on the powder paint.
You do a good job of painting them things. 

[catfish hunter]

Gotchya on the powder paint.
You do a good job of painting them things. 

thanks ,I am just learning so I can only get better

[Hotrod]

Nice work Charley..

This Company has a tying Machine.  they run about 500$.  They don't have a website..

http://www.superpages.com/bp/Saint-Paul-MN/Fish-Hair-Enterprises-Inc-L0011980334.htm

I was told to stay away from the one that puts the glue on..

[catfish hunter]

thanks rod and everyone else for the help ,I cant justify spending 500 on something that I can do by hand ,I usaly do 10 -15 a day when I can get to them ,so it looks like I am gonna be turning a vice this year