bassbatchelor

All I ever use is wheel lead. I've never had a problem with them and I pour buzzbaits, spinnerbaits and jigs which all have a lot of inserts. I feel the key to success is temp. I allow the mold and inserts to heat up. So IMO I would give them a shot. I woudnt wash them at all.. Just melt them and skim off all the slag. I also flux my lead. This is done by adding a small piece of paraffin wax to the hot lead. It causes all of the impurities to separate out and then you can skim them off the top. A word of caution, The wax will flame up briefly so doing this out side is a must.

Bruce, Where did you get those crankbait bodies? Your paint jobs look awesome. I'm with you on the addicting part.

Thank You Bass Resource members. I really appreciate all the replies and advice I received on my question about jig colors. I couldn't sleep at 4 something in the morning. So I joined and posted on this site. I started receiving replies right away. That tells me you guys and myself are like minded, sitting up all hours thinking about bass fishing. Again thank you.

Hello. I am a brand new member to this site. I've been an avid bass fisherman for the past twenty five years. My name is Barry and I'm from Kansas. Here's my question. I recently bought a brush jig mold to make my own jigs. When I began to look at commercially made jigs for paint color ideas, I noticed that almost all jigs are a darker shade. Why is this? Would I be wasting my time if I painted some in lighter/flourecent colors? Thank you in advance for ant advice and I'm happy to be a new Bass Resource member.