Making pre rigged lures

[Artificial All The Way]

Anyone make pre rigged lures such as a Sluggo with double hooks? I was thinking of a 2 sided mold with holes cut out on one side for the hooks and then adding wax to close the holes off wear the hooks pop out.

Am I trying to re invent the wheel here? Anyone doing this already?

Thanks

Jay

[Vodkaman]

I don't think anyone has ever discussed this one here on TU.

My solution would be to make an insert, that 'snapped' between the hooks and then make a PoP or RTV mold of the whole thing.

When pouring, the insert would be attached to the hooks and inserted into the mold, completing the body mold. Then close the mold and pour.

I would probably make the insert from bondo filler, as it is tough. Make a tight frame around the hooks with aluminium foil and fill with the bondo. Resin would work too, or a mixture of both.

Probly need an interpretor now, lol.

Dave

[GonefishingAZ]

The only other option would be to insert the hooks after the bait was poured. In Arizona a lot of people fish with finesse worm that has double hooks. Westy made them and a company called Press-ur-bite lures made them for a while before being bought out by Lucky strike. They were originally made by placing the worm on a light jig head and then threading a strait shank hook with a piece of 12 lb mono throught the tail and attaching the line to the hook on the jig head. The newer versions of the westy apears to be poured around the second hook with the leader embedded in the worm body. As for the jig head, I think that could be done away with and a regular or standard wide gap hook could be used for the front hook. You may want to look these types of worms up, maybe it will help with your design idea.

[Artificial All The Way]

Yes Vodkaman I do need an interpreter. Or just some Tequila to catch up.

I went over a few things in my head before going back out to look at this challenge.

I think I have a pretty good solution. Time to test.

[george12182]

I've never poured any soft plastics before, but wouldn't the leader connecting the hooks when you pour it?

[Artificial All The Way]

There is a Dacron 50lb double looped leader connecting the front hook to the back.

Take a look at the 14 or 18

[GonefishingAZ]

Here is an exaple of the worm I was talking about earlier.

Westy Worms : Lobina Lures!, Discover the Secrets of Professional Bass Anglers

[george12182]

Artificial,

On the hogi website it states the following,

Our Hooks are NOT molded in! Other manufacturers mold the hooks right into the bait. Granted this is the easiest method for the angler but the added cost is considerable. Furthermore, if the bait gets chewed up or worn out, the hooks/rig becomes useless. Also, pay careful attention to what manufacturers are using for hardware. Will it hold up? Are the hooks strong enough?

[COBRA]

the hogys just have a stuck in hook in the front with a almost snelled leader to the rear. the eels i make i used to make the hook rig and pour the bait, but the hook rig never was long enough and would shock the lure and tear the plastic. i took a coat hanger and straigtened it. cut to a 20" length, stuck in drill and polished with scotchbrite. then i made a round loop for a handle on one end. sharpened on end to a sharp point and cut a barb. then i take my rear hook and tie a palomar knot with a length of gudebro 60# dacron(its slick line) then i tie a loop knot in the top. i thread my eel onto the tool i made from head to rear where hook goes. i then poke the toool out of the bait, and put gudebro in the barb and pull forward, the rear hook slides into the plastic, then i slide the bait down, grab the loop, and put the lead heads hook through the loop and thread the lead heads hook into the bait with some super glue, pull the bait taught to set the braid inside. done. some worm oil or scent makes the tool slide better.

[The Dutchman]

The pre-rigged lures are done in a mold which is encased in a wood frame. There is a slit cut into the wood at the head and tail of the lure to hold the mono. You have to tie two hooks on the mono where you want them and then put the mono down in the slits to hold them taut. Pour as usual. Next cut the tail end mono and tie a loop in the head end. LC used to sell several mold for this but that was with the old owner. I have one I bought on e-bay about five years ago. It is a trick worm mold but I never used the pre rigged portion. I just poured the worm w/out the hooks. I hope I explained this OK. Joe

[Artificial All The Way]

That

[COBRA]

jay been in the auto trade most of my life and now fix airplane parts at the day job, my father is a machinist and i used to build top fuel engines so scotchbrite is a very common used material for me.