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Just a thought. Maybe you can find a hook that you can cut to use the eye and bend the cut end so it holds in the lead?

Thank you cadman. Good hearing from you! I did this earlier this year and since have seen several post with this issue. Most of the replies would say that harder lead is required, powder coat to make it tighter or super glue it. To me, the problem is obvious what is wrong with the smaller sizes of this mold. Maybe do-it will see this and change the base area of their future molds

I see this issue come up often. I have this mold and the first time pouring the 1/16 oz. I saw that there are issues with the hook being loose on some of the jig heads that I was pouring. It appears that on the 2 smallest sizes, there is not enough lead surrounding the hook shank just past the bend of the hook So, the hook will sometimes rotate in the head due to the lack of support What I did was create a short collar at the base of the head to help keep the hook from rocking back and forth. I used a ball endmill, and made this mod in a mill, but this should be able to be accomplished with a dremel and the proper bit. With this mod. there is adequate material to support the hook where it exists the back of the head to keep it from rocking side to side The ball diameter is 1/8" and it sticks up 1/16" The z-man material is so soft that pushing the bait tight against the head is not a problem I hope this helps some of you.

Thank you Jeff Hahn! These pictures are a big help!

Oh, I'll be able to add some kind of block or nipple under the lid (machinist) Thinking it will be bolted to the bottom of the pocket in between the two element holes that will be added to allow the element to pass through from the bottom since they used to pass through the top front. Did the nipple clamp/support the ends of the element?

Has/does anybody used this type of silicone (single part out of a tube) successfully in making a lead pouring mold? The silicone that I thought was used is 2 part.

Jeff Hahn, I can add a post to my Hot Pot ... But I need to know how to attach the cord and element together. An insulator board? I know that it will need to able to stand up to high temps. Can you post a pic with the cover off and showing the connection?

Awesome looking! Thanks for the reply

Sorry! lol I too had gone through 2 or 3 elements on my original Hot Pot which I still have. I was asking about the conversion to save a few $ Purchasing a Hot Pot 2 is a little more than just an element, but not that much more. Thank you for the reply and happy pouring!

Good looking colors for Rockfish(cod for the west coast) and Lings. If those are powder coated, where did you get the metallic purple and orange from?

Has anyone converted their original Hot Pot (heating coil in with the lead) to the replacement Hot Pot II heating coil which is mounted to the bottom of the cast iron pot? I am capable of adding new holes to the cast iron pot if needed. Also wondering how the ring that surrounds the bottom coil is attached? Here are some pictures for measurement comparison.

Very nice rigging! Can you add a skirt to those heads?

Saw this video recently. Very interesting and easy to do. What do you think of it? Would this work with a swimbait or grub?

Nice job! I'm curious if the the video was stabilized by youtube during the upload I see the date stamp jumping all around but the video images are pretty stable I've uploaded to youtube and they have offered to stabilize the shaky parts but I have declined Thanks!

If you don't mind me asking, what is this blue and white putty you speak of? Does it stand up to the high temperatures of molten lead? Dries rock hard? I'm envisioning an epoxy stick that you slice a piece off and knead it to mix the two layers