Sparky Mold

[Wooly]

Have any of you guys used the Sparky mold by do-it? Just curious -- also have you tried any of the other weedless molds besides the arky (ex. bannana, weedless bass jig, etc). I am really interested in the Sparky for the use of the heavier hook in the smaller sizes, but does the head fish well? Any and all responses appreciated.

thanks,

[cadman]

It is very similar to the double collar Arky jig. As far as fishing well, every jig has its uses and can not be used in every situation. I would not use it in weeds but that is my opinion. It is good in open water and rocks again my opinion. I personally like the double collar Arky over the Sparky jig for the main reason skirts will definitely hold better on the Arky. But to each his own. My choices are as follows. Snootie or Poison Tail in weeds, Arky or Football jigs in open water and rocky areas. Just my 2 cents worth of info.

[Wooly]

Can you modify the double collar arky to accept the heavier wire hook? also, have

you ever tired to modify the arky molds to accept a flat eye hook?

thanks,

Edited October 6, 2010 by Wooly

[cadman]

"Can you modify the double collar arky to accept the heavier wire hook?" You can modify any mold if you are careful, have a lot of patience, take your time and plan out what you want to do first before you start cutting. I would get some of the hooks you want to put in that mold and lay them out to see how they will look in the mold, and how they fit and what needs to be done. Just remember you have to use hooks within reason. You can't put an 8/0 hook in a cavity that takes a #6 hook.

"also, have you ever tired to modify the arky molds to accept a flat eye hook?" The double collar Arky is made to take a flat eye 32798 Mustad hook.

[smalljaw]

Cadman has the answers, personally I use the Snootie for grass and weeds, the poison tail for wood and a football head for open water and rocky areas.

[airbrushextreme]

I have a flat eye arky that is double collar it accepts any of the flat eye hooks light wire up to the xtra heavy gamakatsu

I have several jig molds the following is a list of what I have and where/what it is best used for:

Weedless roundball: finesse jigs for open water and target casting

Weedless football : open water and rocks especially dragging

football screwlock Modified: I modified 1 of these by adding a small plate to the bottom of the football to make a flat (standup)spot I use the EWG and light wire oshaughnessy ewg to make squirrel tail shakey jigs for finesse and ewg standup shakeys for bigger power fishing tactics

Round ball screwlock shake it mold: I bought the one that accepts regular and flat eye hooks for standard shakey heads

Steelhead jig mold: I modified it to accept g-lock hooks and a small wire slot for weedless flickshake heads

Flat eye arky jig: used mainly for flipping bushes and laydowns

Style "S" jig: this is the old stanley jig head this is my staple for dock skipping jigs

60 degree flipping jig mold: great bush jig as well as a decent stroking jig head I also use it to flip grass when it scattered clumps

Poison tail jig: I use the smaller sizes as swimming jig heads and the large ones for grass jigs the 3/4 +1oz were modified to take a Gamakatsu 291 hook I also modified a base pin so that I can tie bucktails without weedguards with this one also

Hidden Eye brush jig: I use this jig in submerged brush piles and around standing timber the heavy models work in thick grass also

Sparkie jig mold: I use this mold to make chatterbait heads I modified it to hold a piece of aircraft cable also because I solder up a hook similar to the old leverage spinnerbaits for my chatterbaits

Custom made punch jig mold: 1 1 1/2 +2 oz jigs made to punch through the thickest grass stubby bullet shaped but body is oval not round so the head has a belly modeled after the oldham trailer hitch jig

Custom shad head: made similar to the blade runner weedless swimbait head except it uses a titanium or stainless wire as a grub keeper and has 1 ring and a toothpick hole I have this in a 3/16 1/4 5/16 3/8 1/2 3/4 and 1oz sizes I use it for swimming jigs and paddle tail swimbaits

Custom football screwlock jig: I modified this one to accept the size 0 stainless wire eyes and a free swinging hook just like the gene larew hard head jig

tube skirt jig: modified to take 3/0 +4/0 gamakatsu 114 jig hooks and a stainless double wire weed guard like the oldham weedless tube head 1/8-3/8

Ultra minnow jig mold I use this to make bucktails for smallmouth fishing as well as stroking over deep structure

I use a wide variety of jigs for various tactics and carry several plano 3700 boxes of poured painted heads unskirted as well as my skirt material with me to every tournament they may not always bite a jig but when they do I make sure I have what I need. I always tie my jigs I used to use skirt bands but dont anymore I spend too much time replacing skirts so now I unly use rattle bands for rattles and kevlar to hold the skirt in place

[DUCBOS]

I am getting into pouring for this very reason as well as stronger hooks with shakey heads.

I called Lure Parts and the guy there was good enough to try several hooks in

different molds for me while I held on the phone. Good folks there.

I am going to start with the Arkie double collar (because it holds rattle and skirt well)

and a new hook (Mustad wide gap below)

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[airbrushextreme]

I tried the same hooks, Mustad 38108 for the same jigs I found that I missed more fish and had more hangups with this style hook in the flat eye arky model. I only use that particular hook for my magnum football shakey heads that I use for flipping and "stroking"

Edited October 8, 2010 by airbrushextreme