Slammingjack
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Very cool!
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midwest finesse jig Midwest Finnesse Jig Mold (MFJ-6-A)
Slammingjack replied to Yak_addict_785's topic in Wire Baits
The way you help people is why I buy most of my products from you. Thank you for what you do. -
I don't cut off the sprue. i use a large needle pliers and rock it back and fourth until the sprue brakes off. Then I use a file to smooth the jig.
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Wow! What a mess of things to happen. Hope ever thing works out.
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Sweet Ties!
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I use small brown paper bags. Works great and only cost a few dollars. We used them as lunch bags, back in the day. I got mine at Publix. There is like 50 bags.
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Jacobs has them. But they ain't cheap. The Frame is $130.00 and the inserts are $30.00 each. I'll stay with the do-it molds.
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n 1988, after significant upgrades to their automated tempering facilities and further expansion in the hook factory, Gamakatsu® Co. Ltd. opened Gamakatsu® International Co., Ltd. in Thailand and Gamakatsu® Shantou Co. Ltd. in China in 1989. Maybe like the other hook maker with the red hooks. I forget the name of the company. Been awhile when that happen. To me if it says China it can be junk! Not sure but makes sense.
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I did get around to pouring it. Mold needs some work. Too much flash and handle gets real hot. Need to make wooden handles. Thank you Fatman!
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Got it off of EBAY. There is a name on it, Ament M# HH5 Inder, Mo. Never herd of that one. Just wondered if anybody knew anything about it. It's well used but works good.
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Hook Question: Do-it Jig Mold Diner Shiner #3520
Slammingjack replied to Alpha550's topic in Wire Baits
Most of the time, you can go up or down one size. But not all the time. 3/16 should work. #2 I don't think so. -
Well, the top of the jigs was where the rough and pitted places were. So I rubbed it with my finger and found good old Florida sugar sand. which is white in color. lol So I cleaned it again. Came out better. So I ordered some good lead from Rotometals.
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Thanks y'all for you help. Turns out the lead is full of sand and I didn't clean it good enough.
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I have two batches of about 5o lbs. each. Not from the same place. One batch has a blue like vein running through it. Which makes the blue lead on the surface be rough and sometimes pitted. I tried cleaning the lead again with candle wax. But It didn't help. Do you know a way to fix it? Or should I just get rid of it?
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I use them when I bake the jigs. I used a diagonal cutter to cut them in half. There is paint on the outside of the hole sometimes. Use the cutter or a small file to remove it.
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My Bad!
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Barlow's has a size 0. I know this is a little late. If you found some place to pay something that works. let me know.
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Bubbles/holes appearing in powder paint during cure
Slammingjack replied to Blowtoad's topic in Wire Baits
I hold the jig head and not the hook. Hold the sprue with a pair of big needle nose pliers. Rocking the pliers side to side.( not front to back). The sprue come off more evenly. If your lead is hard it may leave a hole in the top of the jig. I don't use hard lead. -
I made baits for about 3 years. I stopped making them because of the smell. Plus they don't have a long shelf life. Make them and if they set around for a few months they turn very oily. Wearing a respirator in Florida in your garage in the summer... well sucks! I still make Jig heads.
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Dan, I all ways enjoy your youtube videos. All the years of watching your belly, it's good to see your face.
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Prayers to his Family.
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How to keep lead from sticking to DO-IT mold
Slammingjack replied to Mesabooger's topic in Wire Baits
i use the Blaster. It works so much better then smoking the mold. -
Thank you for your posts. Sorry I didn't back to you sooner. But my laptop died.
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I got this mold to mod. to take bigger hook for saltwater fishing. I think using a 30 degree hook and a lot of cutting it might work. Has anybody done this?
