Greg Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 I'm considering purchasing a Do-It football jig mold. It is designed for a screw-lock plastic keeper. As designed, it does not produce a shank along the hook wire. I would like to modify this mold to eliminate the screw-lock keeper and replace it with a shank and shank style keeper. Is this a difficult modification to achieve? How is it accomplished? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 (edited) I think I understand your question. Where the screwlock is you want a shank coming out instead of the screwlock. The simple solution is to pour the football jig mold without the base hole pin. When you pour it like this, the cavity that is made for the base hole pin will fill with lead. Now if you want your shank a certain length. just cut a pice of teflon pin or base hole pin and put it in the mold to where you want it and pour away the lead will stop at the pin location you set. Finally if you want some ribs on your shaft keeper, then you will have to carve out some voids in your mold to achieve this. This is not overly complicated and fairly easy to do. The only thing that I see that would be a problem, is that if you want your shaft at a different angle than the base hole pin angle. PS: In rereading your thread, I am confused about this "it does not produce a shank along the hook wire". Do you want a collar on the hook shank or are you looking for a shank where the keeper is supposed to be as I described above? Please post what mold model number you are referring to, so we can help you. Edited November 15, 2014 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Hi Cadman and Others, I apologize for the lack of clarity in my first post. The mold in question is a Do-It mold, number 3453. I produces a football jig without a collar, but with a screw lock holder. It also takes a 60 degree flat eye hook. I want to eliminate the screw lock holder and replace it with a collar style plastics holder. Do-It offers other football jig molds that offer the collar and associated collar style plastics holder; however, they don't appear to take the 60 degree flat eye hook. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Here is the mold you want, it uses both regular eye and flat eye hooks. http://www.barlowstackle.com/Do-It-Football-Weedless-Jig-Mold-P260C56.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 The link smalljaw posted is the mold you are looking for as it is a dual hook mold. Also check out Zeiner's for better mold pricing along with fair shipping rates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Thank you Smalljaw and Cadman for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basseducer Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Is this what you are trying to achieve, but with a football head with a cross eye hook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Is this what you are trying to achieve, but with a football head with a cross eye hook? He wants a lead collar with a flat eye hook, no keeper or screw lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
