CincyFisher Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have decided to pour my own tube jigs and prefer to throw the ones with a flat eye hook. I have looked at the do-it taper tube mold (TUBE-TX) which I like but it is designed for an inline hook. I'm fairly sure that if I modify the hook eye portion of the mold I can make it accomodate a flat eye hook (Mustad 32798). Has anyone else tried such a thing? Any thoughts on how difficult that might be? I have normal wood working type tools including a drill press. Thanks for any tips you can pass along... Bryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 (edited) Couldn't you just use the weedless round head mold for that application? I use that mold in the 1/8oz,3/16oz, and the 1/4oz for finesse jigs but I always make a bunch unpainted with a 2/0 flat eye hook to slip into 3" and 3.5" tubes and it works fine and no modification needed. Not only that but now you have a mold that can be used to make shaky heads and finesse jigs similar to an Eakins jig, lots of possibilities. Edited February 16, 2013 by smalljaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyFisher Posted February 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Couldn't you just use the weedless round head mold for that application? I use that mold in the 1/8oz,3/16oz, and the 1/4oz for finesse jigs but I always make a bunch unpainted with a 2/0 flat eye hook to slip into 3" and 3.5" tubes and it works fine and no modification needed. Not only that but now you have a mold that can be used to make shaky heads and finesse jigs similar to an Eakins jig, lots of possibilities. Thanks for the idea - I never thought about that but I reckon that is a possibility. That is one of the few molds (weedless round jig) I have too. Something to think about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 The TX tube jig is designed to be rigged while tied to your leader, are you pushing that round head jig through the tube? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smalljaw Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 The TX tube jig is designed to be rigged while tied to your leader, are you pushing that round head jig through the tube? I know where I fish that most rig tubes by sliding the jig head into the body and push the eye through, the only time I've not done it that way is using a tube jig with a wire weedguard and then I go in through the top. The weedless round head is a 60 degree hook also, the different is that is uses a flat eye so you could go in a tube using the same method you are refering to, it may make a slightly larger hole but it could be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyFisher Posted February 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Thanks guys. My buddy just modified his TUBE-TX mold to accept a flat eye hook. He just bored out a small slot so that he can use inline or flat eyes. Kind of like my weedless ball head. I will borrow his mold and pour a bunch one day soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 18, 2013 Report Share Posted February 18, 2013 Gotcha I'm on the fence I think that TX mold is next I inject my own tubes and don't have a tube jig yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyFisher Posted February 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 So Yoda - you got tubes and no jigs. I got jigs and no tubes. Hmmmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Oh I've got jigs but not from my shop and now that I'm all in on tackle crafting I hate like hoot to pay someone else:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haxx5300 Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Dremel. I've got three, all modded for flat eyes in the garage. Piece of cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
