Slammingjack Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I got two new molds from Barlow's in today the minnow head jme-7-a1 and the jrs-7-48. First thing I see is there is no post in the hook eye for the hook to set on. Both molds are like that. Seems to me the hook will flop around more and cause more bad pours. The jrs-7-48 is a heavy hook 4 1/8 oz. and 3 1/4 oz. The label even says this. I open the mold and its got 4 1/4 oz. and 3 1/8 oz. What the heck! Anybody any new molds like this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Slammingjack, I know for a fact, that anytime you have a small Aberdeen hook like a 570, there will never be a pin in there to hold the hook eye in place. I don't have a pin in my mold (or any mold that has an Aberdeen hook) and I have over hundred molds, many with the Aberdeen style hook. There would be know way to put a pin in there that small to fit inside a hook eye for those style of hooks, your mold (jme-7-a1). Now on the other mold that one doesn't have one either, mine is the same as yours also. Actually they make the bored out hole in the mold to fit the outside of the hook diameter, and I have never had any problems with these molds with lead seeping in the hook eye and filling. So the way your mold cam in is the way it has been made for quite awhile. Edited March 3, 2016 by cadman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBarlow Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Do-It Corp has a lot of typos in their information. Thanks for posting up so I can at least fix the information on my web site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 I have the minnow head mold and as Cadman has said, those molds using that kind of hook don't have post but they work fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 Poured the two new molds over the weekend. They pour good, did get some lead in the hook eyes when pouring one size smaller hook then it calls for, but just like 3 out of like 80 jigs. So I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slammingjack Posted March 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2016 Do-It Corp has a lot of typos in their information. Thanks for posting up so I can at least fix the information on my web site. I was on barlow's site looking for more stuff to buy. Checked on the jrs-7-48 mold and saw the note that about the 4 1/4 and 3 1/8 oz. Mr. jbarlow you are a stand up guy. I will give you all my business that I can. Thank you sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
