[IGOTWORMS]

So i am a rookie when it comes to pouring lead. I just got a stand up shakey head mold from do it molds, Love the mold but when i pour it the hooks in the lead are loose after i pour Whats thew deal? I have one other mold from do it its the round stand up head, that mold poures fine. No loose hooks to speak of. What am I missing? Or is it a shotty mold? Thanks, any info would be appreaciated.

[Basseducer]

Is it all sizes or just the small ones? I noticed that with my smaller sizes, think its because there is very little lead around the hook. Powder painting cures it quite well.

[IGOTWORMS]

I have only poured the small ones, so i'm not quite shure.

[Big-D]

Make sure you don't remove the pour from the mold by the hook (especially when the lead is still hot) or jar the hook in any way until the lead is completely set. I have gotten loose hooks that way in the past. My solution is to pull the jig from the cavity by the sprue with a set of pliers and set it aside- I break the sprues off after they have completely cooled.

Big-D

[Elken]

As mentioned above, don't use the hook to remove the jighead from the mold. I found on the small sizes of these jigheads I have to cut the sprue off, not break it.

[turkeylegs1246]

Try preheating the hooks. Cold hooks don't bond as tight to the jig. See if that helps!

[IGOTWORMS]

Thanks all,
I went home and poured some jig heads last night and sure enough, I let them sit in the mold and cool off longer and used pliers insted of the hooks to remove them. My problem with loose hooks solved.