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What do you consider a quality hook? I'm guess you mean a super heavy wire hook because Gamakatsu, Owner, Mustad all make 30 degree hooks. The Owner you can buy from Lure Craft, they purchased the 30 degree beast hook without the centering pin which makes it a little better in price but not by much. As for a mold maker, CNC Molds and Stuff, he is a member here and does quality work.

I use a soldering iron with a rope cutter tip. Set it up in front of you put one part in each hand. Place the joining parts on the blade. Then slide up at the same time and join. I have a video on you tube that shows this process. Look up franksrooty2 and you will have to sort through them and find the one that has it.

I use a hot knife.

Pete - I have been trying to avoid going down the precision screw road, thinking that such precision is not necessary if I can solve the screw/nut play problem. I think I have a workable solution for the next build. If all fails, I have found an NC supplier locally. To be honest, I should be thinking along the lines of a full NC duplicator solution using a digital master. Instead of 60rpm, I anticipate 240 - 300rpm as a realistic cutting speed. Dave

I started out years ago with the Boggs Tacklemaker then later purchased the Twistech Wire Former. I used these for years on and off as I only make inline spinners for myself, family and friends. I haven't made any in a couple of years and my stash is getting low so thought I would treat myself to a new wire forming tool. Read a lot about the Hagens so I bought one. My thoughts? They all do the same thing. The Boggs limits you to how long a spinner you can make due to the rotating shaft that you have to insert the wire into to twist. Not really and issue for me because the majority of my inlines are for trout and bass. I have made some large Pike inlines that turned out pretty good but you are limited to the length. The Twistech has a smaller footprint so it takes up less space. It does the same thing as the Boggs but I think it is a bit easier to use and the lure length is not as limited. However the loops are noticeably larger. Bugs me as with the smaller inlines the large loop size doesn't look right. I don't think the fish know that but I do. Then last week I got my hands on the Hagens Professional Wire Former. Nice piece of equipment. Large footprint and expensive compared to the Boggs and the Twistech. It does the same thing as other two. It came with two different heads for making "normal' sized loops and larger loops with heavier wire. I purchased the extra head for making smaller loops so that was an additional expense to an already pricey tool. No issue with making longer lures. I pulled all of my wire formers out and twisted up some .031" wire to compare the loop sizes between the different tools. Sorry but I forgot to actually measure the loop sizes but you can see from the photos the differences. The Hagens made the smallest size loop with the Boggs slightly larger than the Hagens. The Twistech made the largest size loop. Again the Twistech loop size bugs me but it does make really nice tight wire wraps compared to the Boggs and the Hagens which make looser wraps. I'll keep all three wire formers just because. In the end I could have done without the Hagens and used the money for lure supplies. Pretty costly for doing the same thing as the Boggs and Tacklemaker tools to just get smaller loops. For anyone thinking of purchasing a wire forming tool, maybe this information will help you make a better decision.

if your looking for the yamamoto #221 color then you use del-mart nightcrawler for the cininamon it matchs almost 100% the fleck will change the color to match so when you add black and purple it will look exact. #221 is the #1 color I use on jigs and senkos and this was the match I have found to be the best. Delw