Well you all have convinced me that it's not worth the $ to pour em myself. I'll be buying some rvrfshr 1/8 oz #1's after Xmas and painting myself. I think 50 should last me this season. Maybe if I was selling jigs online it would pay for itself after pouring a couple hundred, but I really don't think I can be competitive with the 100 other jig tyers selling on the web right now. Besides I'm still new to tying and steelhead for that matter.