phishirman

ive been mixing up quite a few different colors and it's not the easiest thing in the world to do since you can't see exactly what color you are working with until you dip something, but it does work. Some are definitely easier than others but i think the easiest route is to just buy the color you are looking for if it's available. If not, then get to mixing.

i just got this mold and its my first time pouring spinnerbaits and had the same issue. 2 things helped me, A: cranking the heat on the pot. and i think more importantly is holding the very end of the wire down onto the mold. this pivots the wire where its attached to the hook and seems to center the hook in the mold allowing the lead to pour around the whole hook. There isnt much that holds the wire in place and once I started pinning the end of the wire down with my thumb, I seemed to start getting complete pours. I do not have a ladle so I pour at a slight angle. I also think it helps to try to pour straight down the sprue hole. Not so important on other molds, but I think it is on this one.

dont mean to hijack the thread, but it might help the OP too... Has anyone used the blade dip and then epoxied a thin coat over it?

The head design of the ninja Spin looks to be pretty close to the Do-It Ultra Minnow Jig Mold. I can speak from experience that trying to make a decent mold for lead is not the easiest thing in the world to do and if that Do-It mold is remotely close to what you're looking for (or any of their others) I'd recommend modifying it to take a spinnerbait wire. Fill the voids with JB weld (hook eye) and take a file to cut lines where you want the wire to sit. I've tried bondo and JB weld in the past for duplicating items - with limited success and am about to go the 2 part silicone route on a couple projects I am working on. BTW, I got the best results from bondo and here's a quick run down of what I did... I took an old hilts mold, drilled out the center of each side on a drill press larger than the bait I was reproducing. poured in the bondo, sunk the jig halfway down, let it dry (you'll need to apply some sort of release agent so the bait doesnt stick) Pulled the bait and sanded it down flat. (a razor blade also works well) Replaced jig - coated entire surface with release agent - poured bondo in the other side of the mold cavity and closed/clamped the mold. IN theory, when you open the mold, you should have a pretty decent cavity.