Need a few Snooty Jigs.

[WidowMaker]

I have both of the two Do-It Snooty Jig Molds but at this present time but they have the collars welded up and are headed to the machinist for finishing out. When they are done they produce a jig with no collar which will have an added two proged wire keeper. They will be used for tube bodies, thick bodied grubs and creature baits

I have a trade show coming up on February 25, 26 and 27 and plan on showing these jigs.

Can anyone send me a three count of all six sizes with a black nickell hook, no paint and without the weedguards. I will be removing the collars and adding the two pronged wire keeper and then glueing a weedguard in place. I will need them to be poured with a shiny lead so it looks good under the lights. Just shoot me a price. Thank you.

[Pop]

You are doing close to what I want to do. I want the snooty jig with double plastic bait holders and no weedguard. Can a regular machine shop do that kind of work on the do-it mold? Thanks, Pop

[WidowMaker]

A good tool and die shop will be able to do it. The only real problem is the Do-It mold material has a tendency to minutely "blow out" during the welding process. But it can be done with very satisfactory results.

I had one set of Snooty Molds done where the collars and weedguards were both welded and they warped a little. When i close the mold and hold it up to the light i can see a small crack between the faces of the molds. But i dont know whether it was the welding that did it or if the person who ground the welds down took too much of the face off the molds. I dont use these molds.

The present set i am talking about only have the collars welded. I lapped the faces down myself using a file. I took plastic packing tape and laid down on the face of the mold and used an exacto knife to cut around the beads of weld. This way the tape sticks to the face of the mold in a manner that only the beads will be exposed to the grating action of the file.

Then i ground the weedguard insert pins down so it will leave a small "nub" on the jig head where the weed guard would normally be. The less welding that is done the cheaper it will be and also the less chance of the mold warping due to the heat. Another bonus is i get to keep the option of having weedguards or not having weedguards.

Just remember to pour all the cavities first with hooks and then without hooks. Something i forgot to do. So you can give them to the machinist as something to go by when he finishes the cavities out to the proper shape.

Im bending my own wire keepers and winding them directly to the shank of the hook.