Kscatman76 Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I have the old mold that everyone used for the ned rig before the midwest finesse mold came out. I think it would make a decent underspin mold also. Since i dont use it anymore i wanted to convert it. Question is, what should i do for a wire form? Can you buy some custom ones since you see so many different ones out there or should i try to modify a herring head insert or?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 I have modified several molds to make underspins. More than one way to do things, of course. I modified this mold to receive a L2798 hook and a drop shot swivel to attach the underspin blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottV Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Great job Apdriver. Do you also have cavities cut into the other half of the mold? And did you do this using a Dremel tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Yes, I did both sides. I used my drill press, drill press vise, ball and flat end mills. I can’t control my dremel enough to get the results I want. Tends to walk way more than I would like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Apdriver's modification is amazing, he did a mold for me the same way and it works great!!! The drop shot swivels are a little more than a crane swivel but there is zero issue with paint clogging it and keeping it from rotating, that was just a brilliant idea. He also made it use the Mustad 32831 or the EC 2831 hooks which have a longer shank and are a little heavier, I've caught a lot of fish in the fall and early winter on that head thanks to Apdriver's mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscatman76 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 This is the mold i'm not using anymore and wanted to modify. Figured it might make a decent light weight underspin head? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 1 hour ago, smalljaw said: He also made it use the Mustad 32831 or the EC 2831 hooks which have a longer shank and are a little heavier, I've caught a lot of fish in the fall and early winter on that head thanks to Apdriver's mod. Thanks Smalljaw. My memory didn’t serve me well on this one. It was the 2831 I used and enjoy its longer shank for this mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apdriver Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 The worm nose mold should work for an underspin. If you aren’t using it anyway, why not try it? I would lay whatever underspin attachment I wanted to use in the mold on there and see how it fits with the hook and screw lock in place also. Just make sure there aren’t any clearance issues. Although I don’t have any clearance issues with the plastic and spinner with this mod, you may want to look at that also. Just a few things to think about. Good luck.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Moose Baits Posted March 2, 2018 Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 Apdriver can you show us the bits you used? I am wanting to drill some holes for eyes in a master so I can make some molds. a nice flat bottom would be great. I have a Dremel and Dremel drill press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kscatman76 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2018 My follow up on this project. 1 st attempt... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
