M.Bassitt Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 Thanks for the info. Brilliant! I just poured a bunch using your method. Works great. I used some stainless wire for the screw lock. Put a small nail in my cordless drill. Shoved the wire in between the chuck and the nail and activated the drill. Turned it three or four turns and presto. Makes a great screw lock. You can make various diameters by using diffent sized nails. Nothing holds plastic better than a screw lock. You can turn out 50 scew locks in no time. The time consuming part is getting everything lined up in the mold. Like your idea on using the drill to form the wire, but do form the wire before or after you pour your jigs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I form them before I pour the head. Use a nail that is small enough diamater so the screw lock fits in the weedguard slot. You can then use the same size nail to keep the lead from entering the screw lock. I ended up using a small finishing nail. Making the screw locks with the drill is easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JIGNPIG Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Hey guys, its been a while since I posted on this site. The new site is great! Anyway Chris you hit the nail on the head about making shakey heads with the hitchhiker and skirt collar. Both work great! My question is, has anyone actually fished the poision tail jig as a shakey head. I tried them in the sink and it just lays on its side. Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigfisherman Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 I fish a fluke on the poision tail and I don't let it set on the bottom long enough to see if it falls over, but I will try and see what it does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Perron Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 Jigfisherman, if U don't mind me asking what do-it mold did U start with to get the Spot remover knockoff. That jighead is dynamite for fishing these deep southern lakes for apotted bass. Can fish one head all day in deep brush as long as you change baits when the hook hole gets hogged out and sloppy. Also I see you menyion JB weld to form the mold. Does JB hold up to the temps ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigfisherman Posted February 3, 2007 Report Share Posted February 3, 2007 I started out with the the round head production mold. So far the JB weld has held really well un heat, but you have to do a little extra fileing on the heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Dawg Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I tried that and it worked first time. Thanks for the input it helped alot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtlegs Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 What size wire are you guys using for the screw lock? -Trey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigfisherman Posted February 6, 2007 Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 I am not sure of the gauge but I think its about .015 not sure. When I started looking for wire to do this with I was looking for something I could twist but would not bend very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troul Hawk Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Awesome jigheads! What kind of wire are you using for the keepers? Any sources? Thanks!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigfisherman Posted February 7, 2007 Report Share Posted February 7, 2007 Just some electrical wire I found at work I think it is about .015 thick not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffy671 Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 I was the same way when I bought this mold. I was tired of loosing 3 or 4 heads a trip and decided to find a way to make my own. If you decide to jump into it, hold on because you won't want to stop. Making your own baits is fun but catching fish on your own baits is something to experience. Good Luck. H2Fishing Your post made my finally break down and purchase the football mold and a pot. Received my delivery yesterday and went straight to the garage. Took me about 5 minutes and I was making Shaky Heads. Dipped em in some green pumpkin powder paint and the look AWESOME. If anyone out there fishes alot of shaky heads, get the mold and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffy671 Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 If that post is directed toward me, I put a couple pics in the jig gallery under shaky head jigs. You can see them there. First, let me thank you for your post on "Making Shaky Heads with a Do-It Football Mold". Bought the mold, been pouring the shaky heads and catching some fish. My question is this - some of my buddies would like to have some smaller size shaky heads. The smallest size I can pour with the football head mold is 1/4oz. I see where Do-It also has a weedless round head mold that has cavities in smaller sizes (1/8, 3/16 & 1/4). Do you know if the round head mold will also accept the 'standard' Hitchhiker spring/worm lock in the place of the fiber weedgaurd? I have been ordering my 'hitchhikers' from Stamina. The only sizes that I see in their catalog and on their website is 'medium' and 'large' - I dont see a 'small' listed for sale. I have been using the 'medium' ones in my football mold. The roundhead mold that I want to buy calls for a "FG-30" weedgaurd and the football mold that I have calls for a "FG-12". The FG-30, which fits the roundhead mold that I want to buy, has dimensions of a 1/8 base and length of 1-3/4. The FG-12, which fits the football mold I have, has dimensions of 5/68 base and length of 1-3/8. If I have my math right, the FG-12 weedgaurd (football) is smaller than the FG-30 (roundhead)???? Is this right??? Just seems backwards that as I am trying to decrease the size of the cavities for the lead, and at the same time, the size of the weedgaurd is getting larger????? Somebody tell me I'm wrong :-) Anybody know???? Anybody got some other tricks up their sleeve? :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigfisherman Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 If you take the collar off of the football head jig it will weight between 1/8 and 3/16oz. and it will stand up alot better also, I always take part of it off on my football heads that I make into shakey heads. And yes it very strange that the small roud heads take a bigger weed gaurd, but the football head is more for open water rock fishing than thick cover, or atleast thats what I was told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2Fishing Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 You're right, it is strange that the weedguard is bigger in the round head mold but it will still work. Use the larger size screwlock and pour only the head. With the round head mold you should be able to get any size shaky head that you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel7@mac.com Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I Use A Wood Match Stick Sanded Round, It Screws In The Hitchiker Right Where You Want It And Screws Out Real Easey ( I Forgot How To Spell Easey, Is That Right? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 I've been shopping around for some stainless wire and can only find wire that is not stainless and might not even be galvanized. That said, the size of wire gets thicker and heavier as the guage size goes down. I just found some stainless wire on Stamina's site and it seems the wire gets gets lighter as the guage size goes down. Could use some direction getting the stainless wire. Thanks, Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffy671 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 I've been shopping around for some stainless wire and can only find wire that is not stainless and might not even be galvanized. That said, the size of wire gets thicker and heavier as the guage size goes down. I just found some stainless wire on Stamina's site and it seems the wire gets gets lighter as the guage size goes down. Could use some direction getting the stainless wire. Thanks, Pop Pop, Are you looking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuffy671 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 I've been shopping around for some stainless wire and can only find wire that is not stainless and might not even be galvanized. That said, the size of wire gets thicker and heavier as the guage size goes down. I just found some stainless wire on Stamina's site and it seems the wire gets gets lighter as the guage size goes down. Could use some direction getting the stainless wire. Thanks, Pop Pop, Are you looking for wire to make your baitholders with? The little spring that will extend from the chin of your shaky heads? If this is what you are referring to, you might try buying some of the 'hitchhikers' from Stamina. They are already preformed. Order the 'medium' ones as the larger ones wont fit in the Do-It football head mold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Thanks Snuffy. I will try your suggestion, but; I still want to try and make my own. Pop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassn1 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 I use .016 stainless wire, just wrap it around a small finishing nail. I got mine at Gander Mountain but you can get it at Jan's online as well. http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/ss-lure-making-wire/311665.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCCustom Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 I have been making them with the Hitch Hikers. Just grind out a grove and open up the clip then lay it in and pour. I have also made some jigs with the screw locks and a Chatter style bait. Here are some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadman Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Pop, if you can't find what you're looking for at all the tackle places, go to www.mcmastercarr.com. They have all the wire you could possibly want with all the different gages, grades and fininshes. They even explain to you what wire is suited for what conditions. They are a wealth of knowledge for everything, for those who need to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
braveviper Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Great thread! I just made my first shakey head by cutting a line in a do-it mold and inserting a piece of paperclip(cheap!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookUp Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Dang you guys. I dremel a slot at a 45d angle to the hook shank and add a piece of stainless steel leader material as a wire guard. Tonight I'll be taking one of my wire guard jigs and trying the bend to see if it can be convereted into a shakey head jig. If not, I may get a thinner diameter wire that'll be easier to bend. Great stuff here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
