VIDEO...Make Your Own Fligs

[joatmon]

Thanks Pat, that will be useful. I have been trying to gather/find the "ingredients" and have a few questions:

What do you use for the bit to cut plugs? You mentioned rod blanks, but I don't have any of those. Also, what do you add to neck it down to fit in a drill chuck and be stable?

Is there a "go by" for determining length and diameter of plugs relative to hook gap and length? I assume you don't want to fill the hook gap?

Is there a place to buy Matzuo sickle jig hooks? I can't seem to find any online. Are the Eagle Claw or Mustad sickle jig hooks comparable? I do have some #6 aberdeen jig hooks left over from tying balanced leach flies for ice fishing last winter and may start with those for "practice" on some ice fligs.

Thanks again.

Brett