rfdong Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 These are some swim jigs I made. The top one is the poison tail.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted August 20, 2019 Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 Poison tail works well, that’s a 5/0 gamakatsu spinnerbait hook. zman don’t appear to have extended the patent to Australia luckily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted August 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2019 3 hours ago, edgecrusher said: Poison tail works well, that’s a 5/0 gamakatsu spinnerbait hook. zman don’t appear to have extended the patent to Australia luckily. that looks nice and you are lucky but I doubt their patent goes outside the U.S....... when you open the eye, did you have to modify the mold a bit to except the hook eye? just trying to beat the trial and error lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgecrusher Posted August 21, 2019 Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 19 hours ago, Tally said: that looks nice and you are lucky but I doubt their patent goes outside the U.S....... when you open the eye, did you have to modify the mold a bit to except the hook eye? just trying to beat the trial and error lol It’s a figure 8 link, I open it up, put the hook in it, close the hook end, I then open the other end a little and sit it where the eye of the hook would go. i used a file on the hook shaft area, was getting heavy flash, now it’s good. i open the eye up after casting, powdercoat, slip the blade on, and then close the eye while powdercoat is still tacky, before curing, figure the powdercoat bonding with the eye might give it some more strength. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted August 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2019 1 hour ago, edgecrusher said: It’s a figure 8 link, I open it up, put the hook in it, close the hook end, I then open the other end a little and sit it where the eye of the hook would go. i used a file on the hook shaft area, was getting heavy flash, now it’s good. i open the eye up after casting, powdercoat, slip the blade on, and then close the eye while powdercoat is still tacky, before curing, figure the powdercoat bonding with the eye might give it some more strength. what size link are you using? is this what you are using? https://barlowstackle.com/Connector-Links-P835/ you filed the mold because the 5/0 hook shaft was to big?? can you share a picture of how this looks in the mold? thanks.... good info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythos Posted August 30, 2019 Report Share Posted August 30, 2019 On 8/18/2019 at 1:09 PM, 21xdc said: Looks so similar to the Snootie Jig mold. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbirdsley Posted January 22, 2020 Report Share Posted January 22, 2020 No sense in starting a new thread. the snootiest jig and poison could also double for a swim jig or swim bait mold? I’m kinda looking for a mold to possibly make all three. I have been making chatter baits with a arkie 2hich, works fine. However, the bigger arkies seem like they want raise up and plane when retrieved. Don’t worry I use split rings haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
