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  1. I didn't think anything already in common usage could be granted a patent ? Inventor definitely had "a flair for the obvious "
  2. I had one of those years ago I was recently thinking about too and I tried to find info online but came up with a zero . It seems to me the bait was called a "Whopper Stopper " (or maybe that was the company name but I think "whopper" was involved ? ) It had a clear plastic body with a popper or chugger face and an internal spring wire with a small lead weight on the end that would continue to oscillate after the lure was twitched creating little ripples around the lure .
  3. you can use soft lead wire fly tyers use for adding weight to wet flies get a roll of .030 wire and wrap the desired length tightly around the hook shank next paint brush on a thin coat of 2 ton epoxy over the wrapped lead to hold in place . You can taper the epoxy at each end of the lead to make a point to enter the plastic bait easier .
  4. or..... possibly a solution for deflecting fine weeds or algae away from the skirt as the bait passes over so they don't get stuck between the bottom of the lead head and the front of the skirt ruining the cast ?
  5. I guess I'm showing my age but I just realized the term "Mono Guard " doesn't mean the same thing today as it did when Gary Klein introduced them on his weapon jig heads around the late 70's The original mono guard consisted of a piece of heavy monofilament poured into the jig head that was looped back over the top of the hook and then imbedded into the jig's soft plastic trailer . A mono guard by today's terminology typically applies to a single piece of single or stranded wire molded into a jig head . Sorry about any confusion...
  6. just for "What if's" and I realize this would compound the pouring process but since tungsten being heavier than anything it is mixed with will always be trying to settle to the bottom whether cast in resin or molten metal . I am thinking if the jig head was under constant rotation until the binder for the tungsten powder solidified it should remain more or less equally distributed ?
  7. That's exactly what these pins are for . If you have a "weedless" jig mold but want a jig head without any weed guards you put the pins in the slots machined in the mold where the weed guards normally go and pour . This gives you the option of weedless or non-weedless jig heads from the same mold .
  8. I am trying this out this on 1/8 -3/16 oz jigs in very clear water . Most jigs this size don't utilize a weed guard but I like the idea protecting the hook point until needed mainly from rock but there is also quite a few sticks on the bottom this time of year from run off . I have the seven strand leader material on hand in a couple of sizes but my thinking was to keep the profile of the jig as obscure as possible by using fluoro weed guards for pressured , finicky biters I am after .
  9. I have been experimenting with the Mono-guard weed guard concept for jig heads based on the old Gary Klein Weapon jigs he used to sell using #50 fluoro leader material instead of the monofilament line used originally . This size line is perfect for jigs thrown on baitcasting gear but I would like to try lighter weight flouro for lighter jigs fished with spinning tackle . Biggest line I have available is 25 Lb test and it is too soft for what I need . The cost of a new 25 yard spool of this heavy flouro leader material is cost prohibitive for experimenting on something that may not work out . I just need a foot or two each of 30 & 40 pound fluoro leader material to try out . I will trade an equal length of #50 Sequar fluoro to anyone interested in a trade .
  10. I haven't used the links myself though others like them for this purpose . pretty much every Hollow bodied frog lure has one attached to the double hook . I would tend to think if the #65 braid that anglers are throwing frogs on isn't opening the links wrestling big fish out of weeds they should be fine for other applications . Ford Vs Chevy debate ?
  11. OR use these Connector Links - Barlow's Tackle (barlowstackle.com)
  12. I make my blade baits using a Do-It Arky style jig mold and don't need to heat hooks or use connecting links . I used a TriSquare to mark a line at a 45 degree angle down from the top of one side of the open mold (to one side of the sprue hole ) to the center of the round recess in the cavity where the eye of the jig hook sits in the mold halve . I then use this mark for reference to make a line across both mold halves with the mold closed . Now using a hacksaw with the mold closed and positioned at a 45 deg angle in a vice I sawed along the lines I marked into the mold just down to the middle of where the hook eye sits . The mold is soft and cuts very easy so go slow . (The mold still pours arky jigs just fine with this mod ) OK now the blade part . ( I think I read this tip on this forum about using a center punch and tapping it into a hook eye lightly to open a gap the eye just enough for the blade to slip thru . ) Now you can place the jighook with blade attached into the mold and place the blade in the slot you cut and close up . The lead pours up to and covers the gap so the blade can't slip out so you don't need to closed the gap in the eye you create The only thing really different is painting the head WITH the blade attached but it's do-able . I have never had a hook eye fail or break as a result of stretching it open a tiny bit . I was apprehensive at first about sawing into a perfectly good mold but it is still working perfectly years later . I tried to be detailed enough for people to visualize this mod but a picture would have been easier . If anyone is interested I'll dig my camera out and post pictures
  13. Did you set up the gain values for the PID controller yourself or did it come set up for a lead pot from the manufacturer ? I would imagine you would not even need the Integral Gain setting since the process of heating lead is so slow . Typically with a slow changing error signal all you need is the P and D gains .
  14. "Never had a bait tear when demolding. I get more than one fish from each bait." I was talking about large scale commercial production of injection molded plastic baits by Manufacturers making hundreds or thousands of baits at a time as opposed to home pouring a 4 or 6 cavity injection mold . Roboworm machine pours very soft flat sided baits out of open pour molds I made a 3 piece full size Mad Man craw mold years with softer more lifelike legs and used MF soft plastic . I had to be very careful demolding that critter to keep it from tearing . A stick bait is much easier to remove than something with appendages
  15. I read years ago that if lead is comprised of a mixed alloy that it can stratify into different layers of different metals that each have different melting points. If it is not getting stirred and separates I suppose something like you're experiencing could happen if the heavier metal at the bottom has a higher melting temp ??? I would say to also check the voltage level where the Pot is plugged into to make sure it's not lower than usual . Heat causes resistance to go up in electrical wiring and connections that can result in a voltage drop and less power to the Pot meaning the usual "8" setting is now lower . As cadman stated above the high ambient temp in your garage would probably affect the operation of the thermostat . When they created the Lead pot during testing it was probably tested at a lower (typical) room temperature thinking nobody would be crazy enough to pour jigheads in 100 deg garages
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