Wobble Jig Mold availble now !!

[Therapist]

Barlow's Tackle has the Wobble Jig mold now. Make a good Christmas present. Ordered mine the other day.

[Jackalope]

Great mold! I actually ordered mine I believe in Febuary from Do- it. A trip to Tubedude's house had me on my way to modifying it for different size hooks. I've been making a bunch for this years ice fishing.


Hard thing now is finding more lead.
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[TubeDude]

[#0000FF]Good news. Folks were just starting to learn about them and how effective they are before Cabelas quit selling them. They had an exclusive to sell them but the Do-It mold company made them...and still does. Now other suppliers can sell them. But Barlows is usually the lowest price on molds.

I have been making and using them heavily for about 3 years now. And as Jackalope mentioned, I have made a few modifications on the molds that allow me to make several different other lures with them. I am attaching a writeup to help give others some ideas.
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[Duckbutter]

Reading that wobble jig attachment was the closest thing I have had to a religious experience I have had on this forum. I know what I want for my birthday.

Thanks for sharing.
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[americanforkdude]

You should go into business selling those or get a distributor to manufacture those for you. Do you sale any of those to the public? I see a lot I would like to try.
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[RockyRaab]

Pat sent me a selection of these, and they are fabulous lures. I'm a convert.

Ordered a mould. I already make lead bullets and so have most of what I need to make jigs. (Just realized I forget to order hooks, though. Dang.)

Pat, how do you paint these? Airbrush? Dip?
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[TubeDude]

[#0000FF]I do not have a big commercial operation but I usually make extras of the stuff I like the best. I sell small quantities to a few fishing buddies...if they beg and grovel properly.

I live in the west valley area of Salt Lake. You would be welcome to visit the "tackletorium" for a looksee. Shoot me a PM and I'll provide my address.
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[TubeDude]

"Pat, how do you paint these? Airbrush? Dip?"

[#0000FF]Hey, who you callin' a dip?

You can paint leadhead jigs by any means and with any type of paint that will give you the colors you want and which will stay on after a few dings on the rocks. That includes enamel, acrylic, powder coat, etc.

I use mostly the vinyl jig paints. They come in a wide range of colors which allow me to also do some custom color mixing. And they also hold on to the heads better...with less chipping than jigs colored with brittle powder paints.

If you are artistic and have a good airbrush you can put out some fancy finishes. But I prefer to hand paint most of mine. The solid colors are fastest, and hand painting makes for a thinner and more even coat than dipping...and does not clog up the eye of the hook. Also, hand painting is the only way I can produce painted patterns such as my "pale perch", "fire tiger" and other specialty models.

I also use glitter on most of my jigs...either as a highlight (light) coat over other colors or as a two coat process to produce an all glitter head.

After painting and glittering I add eyes...either a single spot of red or black...depending on the undercolor...or as a black pupil in the middle of a chartreuse eye. I firmly believe that "the eyes have it" in getting more attention and harder strikes.

My final steps are first a coat of clear vinyl jig paint...to fill in the rough spots and smooth out the basic finish. Then a final coat of two part epoxy to make the finish hard and resistant both to the solvents in plastics and to chipping from being banged on structure.

I would be happy to have a "show and tell" session with you before you get started on the jig making thing. A demo is worth a thousand pictures...

In the meantime, here is another writeup.
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[RockyRaab]

Thankee, sir. I have the casting process down...well, pat. But two tips occur to me for those not so experienced. One, wear heavy gloves - for the same reason you use eye protection: Dat lead am HOT! Ditto for long sleeves and pants. And the first time you get a drop of molten lead down inside your penny loafers will be the last time you cast wearing low-cut shoes!

Second, it occurs to me that one ought to place hooks in a hot mould with pliers or tweezers instead of fingers. (And sure as heck the first time you forget to put the glove back on after placing hooks will be the time the lead splashes...)

I intend to hang my jigs from a section of small chain for painting and drying. That way, they can't slide together as they could with string or wire - and I can base coat both sides easily using a rattle can.
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[Jackalope]

One evening with Pat like he said is worth a thousand pictures. He taught me how to modifiy my mold for bigger, and smaller hooks. He also got me started painting.

Since then I've picked up two more molds, and modified them. I've turned out some pretty good jigs in my opinion. With out that evening with Pat, and multiple pm's I wouldn't be anywhere close to where I'm now.

If I had more time I'd love to go down, and learn more from him. Time spent learning from him is priceless.

Here's a crappy pic from my iPod of some of the jigs I've made for this ice season. Still trying new things.
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[Therapist]

I have been watching Do-its website and I have never seen it, so when Barlow's had it in new stuff I grabbed one. Bummer, you mean I could have been casting em all summer ?? I will survive I am sure !! Glad I got one now though, can't keep running up to TD's when I need more !!

[Jackalope]

Last year when the wobble head topic came up I gave Do-it a call they said it wasn't on their website but was going to be in their catalog. They could sell me one though.
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[TubeDude]

[#0000FF]I'm guessing that most of your observations and ideas come from your experiences in loading. All are valid but some are not too practical for jig making. The main one I might suggest a "rethink" on is wearing gloves. Impossible to handle small hooks and place them properly in a mold with gloves on. And you can pour a surprisingly large number of jigs before the mold becomes so hot that it will burn you as you insert new hooks. When I am rocking and rolling I can turn out a pretty fair number of jigs in a short time...with bare hands.

About the only time I get burned is when I make a dumb move and touch the sides of the melting pot. I don't always like the smell of cooking meat...especially when it's me.

My guideline is that if the mold becomes TOO hot to touch I quit pouring for a few minutes to allow it to cool down. DON'T DUNK A HOT MOLD IN COLD WATER. It will warp the mold and may alter the precision tight fit. Either allow it to cool for a half hour or so at room temperature...or set it outside or next to a cold window for a few minutes. I have a small downstairs freezer that I also use for faster cooling without warping. I have a special corner where I can prop up the hot mold for a few minutes while I either pour more jigs in another mold or busy myself with cleaning up the sprues from jigs already poured, etc.

Oh yeah, another thing. I never wear penny loafers. No high heels neither.
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[RockyRaab]

There's nothing "fiddly" about casting bullets, to be sure. I wear gloves to avoid cooking meat by lead splash, not because the mould handles get too hot. I'll wait and see how that works with a jig mould and hook placement - but I'll start with tweezers.

I know you're a logophile/linguist, so it should interest you that a "mould" is the forming device and a "mold" is the thing that comes out of it. We mold jigs in a mould, iow. (Probably too esoteric for most readers here, though.)
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[TubeDude]

[#0000FF]Fie on yer moldy moulds. The manufacturers and sellers of those devices all refer to them as "molds" so I doubt I shall change my behaviour.

http://do-itmolds.com/


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[fuzzyfisher]

i got that mold out at Bass pro in minnesota about 8 years ago on the clear out box for 10.00 bucks.. along with a calcutta 200 for 88.00 bucks. and a 400 for a 125.00.. could not believe my luck that day..
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[RockyRaab]

Yeah, I know, Pat. Lowest common denominator applies in language, too. Use proper grammar and spelling and people will accuse one of being elitist. Too bad.

I do, however, delight in word play. Yours are wonderful.
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[TubeDude]

[#0000FF]Flattery will get you almost anything...but you gotta watch out for sexual harassment charges. I'm immune. I used to have scruples but I got vaccinated.

Funny, ain't it, how wierd uses of common words formerly used for entirely different meanings become so rad, bad or "stupid" (good). Gotta be careful how you speak to folks these days. Say something nice and you might offend them.
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[RockyRaab]

My scruples are shot, too.

Some "dude" told me that "bad" means good now so I told him he must be really smart.

I don't think he got it.
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[Therapist]

Both of you have to much time on your hands, better heat up the pot and mold something in your mould's