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The cost of weighted hooks are ridiculous! and I like long shank small gap jig hooks.
I've read on-line do-it-yourself info and some say there is an art to doing it right plus the absolute need for ventilation and mask (major health risk?). I don't plan on selling, so perfection is not an issue.
What say you?
FrankM
Its worth it, check ZeinersBassShops website for pouring hints.
Thanks
Good source for molds?
its alot cheaper once you are set up, if you loose alot of jigs. But I would wait for the ruling on lead from the EPA before I went gung-ho
I would say pour your own if its something you think you would enjoy doing. Dont do it to save money, you could buy a bunch of jigheads for what it will cost ya to get set up to pour. Melting pot $55, mold $25-30, hooks $20-30..... But if you like making your own tackle Id say do it.
Go For it SS
Good Luck
JSC
i pour my own if you buy in a bulk you save some money. I can pour a 1000 1/32-6 regular hooks for about, 45.00 bucks. But if you buy them there about 65-90 dollars per 1000. like rondon said molds are about 37.00, hooks are 20.00 per 1000, lead if you buy is about 65.00 per 100pounds. Lead pot is 60.00...So to start up you will have 187.00. but when you repour more heads all you will have to pay is 20.00 for 1000 more hooks. Its all a preferance thing though. I just like getting outside to pour.
Thanks PBUG
I figured I might not save much initially, but the important things are:
I can make them and not waste money on gas, shipping or tax; I can avoid inflation; I can custom make them; don't have to worry sales of lead jigs will be banned in my state like lead weights are.
myself i save money plus you can make what sizes you want. i make alot 1/16 size 8 sickle.
im also waiting on the EPA before i buy a few new moldsQuote:
Originally Posted by brushnjigs
i save alot of money i have a pot and 2 1/24 jig molds and my own lead i enjoy makin my own jigs
do it, did you make those 1/24 molds yourself or can you find them on the market now. I know they had some videos on line about how to make them. Can you generally find lead from a local supplier or do you guys buy it on line?
Hey, Seeker/guys ..... here's the video on making a 1/24oz mold (routing out a 1/32oz mold cavity) in case you're interested ....
YouTube - crappie fishing making a 1/24 ounce jighead mold
... cp :cool:
I am going through a few hundred jigs a month but still buy all mine. Lot of startup expense and the time. With the jigs I am tying and some just painting to resale everyone wants something differant. SO I would have to buy 10-15 differant molds to accomadate what everyone wants. I buy all my jigs from Crappie.com members and most are very close on pricing and all are very nice to deal with. I had a crazy one a few weeks back. It was a 1/8 or 3/32 big ole head but he wanted a little bitty number 8 hook in it. I posted on here and had 3 differant guys PM me saying they could make it work. A week later I was tying them up. Reminds me I need to post picture of them.
Don't know why the guy in the video never mentions it. But if you make one cavity the correct size the rest are easy. All you have to do is measure the diameter of the new 1/24th size cavity on each side of the mold and match it. There is no trial and error or weighing needed after you get one cavity dialed in.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappiepappy