Button Jig Mold

I just picked up this (new to me) Button Jig Mold. It looks similar to the Aspirin or Pill head but is made for tying. It comes like the pictures below or without any barb at all. Just a plain Button Head. It makes putting eyes on a breeze and I had to do paint up a few w/ quickie eyes. I might pick up some of the 3D to try. I also found a little history about this style. The head design of the Aspirin Head Jig was originally the brainchild of legendary Dale Hollow smallmouth angler Billy Westmoreland. The head is round, thin and mounted vertically on the hook shank. This creates an enticing wiggle as it falls, rises, or simply swims through the water.
1/16 oz. X #4 Eagle Claw Hooks
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Nice looking head and profile.

That's a nice looking jighead NP. Thumbs Up

Nice head.... You need 1/32 and trick em out with sickles.

hey NP those heads look freaking amazing good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Prowler

Is that a Do-It mold??? I like the ball bump collar on it which is really good for tying bucktails!!!!!! Nice find, might have to see if I have anything to trade for some!!!!!

Thanks for the compliments. I might post some in the classifieds later.
NightProwler

I have some 1/16 & 1/8 Pill heads and like them pretty well, but a 1/32 would sure be interesting with a #4 or #6 Sickle. I had some made with big Sickle hooks because a few kept asking for bigger hooks and I just never understood why anyone needed a Sickle bigger than a #4 for crappie. However some think so and if they want them you got to give it to them.

Do you have them in a 1/32? Just curious about that.

Skip

Yes, and smaller! Thumbs Up
Here are a few of the 1/32 and 1/16 I tied that show a decent size reference.
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I have the very same mold and it is a cool jig for sure. There are some things I've noticed about this particular head shape. The shape of the head (the flat sides esp.) means that the drop speed is faster for any particular weight than if it were a round head jig. Second the side profile is roughly double that of a round head jig of the same weight...meaning that a 1/16th oz. jig will have approximately the same side profile as an 1/8th oz.....1/32nd the same as a 1/16th and so on.

OK, Who makes the mold? Those would make great smallmouth jigs.

Prowler nice ties!!!!!!! They look good.

Nice ties....

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Originally Posted by MuskyGary

OK, Who makes the mold? Those would make great smallmouth jigs.

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Do-It made the mold. It's long out of production and really hard to find. They do pop up on ebay from time to time but you have to be vigilant about looking for them. Be prepared to shell out a good bit over original sale price too. I'm betting that is how Nightprowler got his mold as I saw one listed earlier this month. Best bet is to have Nightprowler pour some for you. I can pour them for you as well, but it would be a couple weeks before I could get to it as I need hooks.

Thanks for the compliments! It is an older Do-It mold. The mold is capable of making Button Heads with or without the tying shank. They can be made using aberdeen or sickle hooks. Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.
NightProwler