ID jig mold and Q's

I have a 5/8 ounce bullet head jig mold. It is a C. Palmer, Bullet jig mold, 565 5/8 ounce. The odd thing is where there should be eye sockets it has depression instead. In other words it will have raised eye spots on both sides instead of recessed sockets.

Do I have a mold that has been modified or is this the origanl way it came? I have tired exhaustive searches to try and find out and I ain't searching no more.

I don't mind if they are not supposed to be raised, just want to know. The raised eyes will actually make it easy to PP them or do whtever I want to with them like rhinestones and other eye materials or those metal eyes someone posted a few days back.

I am pretty sure that mold had "Raised" eyes

JSC

All them older molds had raised eyes.

I'm not sure I've got several old Palmer molds and not all the eyes are raised eyes. My banana bucktail jig mold doesn't have eyes at all. Course it's got a broken handle cause some DUMMY dropped it while it was super hot but it still works.

If you get a chance can you post a picture of it

Fatman

hey fat man wouldnt want to get rid of that mold maybe? I am looking for certain 1

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2..._all/Mold3.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2..._all/Mold2.jpg
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2..._all/Mold1.jpg

It does seem wierd that a raised eye mold wouldn't have the raised eye on the front of it but it wouldn't surprise me either if they didn't put it in the front with a raised eye.

They also are not perfectly aligned, subtle differences but not the quality control I would expect from a mold company. Might just be the way they did it in the old days but I have to question if this was done afterwards due to the differences.

Looks modified to me. Eyes looked drilled.

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Originally Posted by RonDon

Looks modified to me. Eyes looked drilled.

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eyes are drilled....

I thought they might be had to know for sure. Doesn't matter much because they will be mainly for salt water use and salmon/steelhead.

I kinda like them, wil mean a little more work to paint the eyes but worth it. Will have to get some poured someday and experiment with them.

Try some 3-D eyes with them. Probably take a 4mm,maybe a 5.

I wonder how I am going to put them on JJJ, the drilled out sections are pointed and not rounded but I guess I can either file them down or trim them down to make them fit. I was thinking those fancy sequins might work for these but will have to see once I get my melting pot and get some poured. Maybe if I powder paint them rgith it will leave a nice seat for the 3-d eyes.

You can file them or use a punch and flatten them. I know guys who
use JB weld and fill em. But I'm with you on anything stick-on, those are
better on recessed or flat, to bad they drilled them all. If you wanted,
you could "fix" it at a machine shop.

I would fill them with JB Weld ... that is what we call in this area a "Pompano Jig" .. most of us dont use eyes on them ... I looked that mold up in the only Palmer catalog I have and it was not listed ... The outside of the mold, showing you the jig, does not show having eyes ... Good Ol Jig

JSC

Fish

Gotta agree looks modified, plus the one top corner of the side that you show the mold name looks like some welding on the corner too.

Still looks like it'll make a good jig head though

Fatman

It has been repaired but can't complain after getting it for $4 on Ebay. Was that way when I got it but who cares as long as I can pour jig heads with it.

Heck,after pouring,all them old molds have a little flash on the sides of them anyway,just file the eye flat.While you are cleaning them up.Then just put on a stick on eye after painting.Did'nt see your post crappiedoc,lol.We must think alike on certain things.

I don't know if I want to be filing them flat. Too many uses otherwise with them raised. Maybe a few to try them but no reason not to leave them. I will find a way to either put eyes on them or use them some other way.

Pbug

Here's a pic of the banana head mold, it says worm head jig mold but it's definately a banana head.

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...1/100_0804.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...1/100_0805.jpg

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...1/100_0806.jpg

Fatman

After pouring them fish,lol.Just leave that mold alone and if you don't want the raised eye file it off your head.Maybe two swipes with a file,lol.

Fatman ... I guess you are just "Clamping" it together to pour since the handles look like they are gone .... That ol Banana Head is a great jig and I like it with an aberdeen hook.

JSC

It has good handlse but I will likely clamp it to reduce the trimming I have to do. They are replaced handles and not perfect but will work.