I pour and tie bucktail jigs for walleye, at least 5000 a year in sizes 1/4-3/8-1/2-3/4-1 oz.I pour the head then clean the sprue and hold the jig by the hook and dip in the powder right away, very rarely do I get paint filling in the eye in any size jig, the hook comes out covered with paint but it is never solid.I very rarely pour anything smaller then 1/4 0z.