I'd like to make some ball head jigs in 1/8 and 1/4 oz but with a larger hook, perhaps a 2/0 or 3/0 for both sizes.  The Do-it molds seem to be made for a smaller hook.  Can these molds be modified for larger hooks or is there an alternative?  

You can alter the mold with a dremel tool.  Or you can get a custom mold made from George at In-shore tackle out of NY. It will be made of silicone and good for 1000-4000 pours.

I modify molds all the time with a dremel.  I pour a 1/16 oz ball jig with a 4/0 Owner light wire hook.  Took my PB Smallie with this jig, 6 1/2 lb.

Kelley

You can modify do-it molds with a dremel, sand paper or small file. I pour 1/8oz jigs on a 4/0 heavy wire flippin hook so I know it works.

Allen

Sounds good - thanks for the input.  

I use a 4/0 regular wire hook in the 1/4oz production mold and put a hook in every other hole works great. I have used the same hook in a 1/8oz and had dremiel it very little.

Here are some of the different hooks I have use in my do-it mold.

Allen

Munkin:

Nice looking jigs.  Are those Barbarian hooks?  The hooks with the eye turned 90 degrees look interesting, are they pretty common?

Tucson

L-R (all 60 degree hooks)

1/8oz 3/0 Owner deep throat

1/8oz 4/0 Gama flat eye flippin

1/8oz 5/0 Gama 614 light wire

1/8oz 3/0 Mustad w/wire weedguard

5/16oz 4/0 Sohumi  flateye

3/8oz 4/0 Owner deep throat

Allen

Does anyone have a name and number where I can get a custom mold made.  I'm looking for a 3/16 darter head mold and a 3/16 drop shot (round) mold.

Thanks

shawn collins.  They talk about his molds alot on Tackle underground.  Thats the gentlemans name I see come up the most.

Nice jigs guys.

I think Do it molds came out with a mold this year for round heads with bigger hooks.  I could be wrong though.

shawncollinscustoms.com  but be prepared to wait and a custom mold is $100+ but he does great work.

Allen

George at In-Shore Tackle makes custom Silicone jig molds for $35.00. They are good for 1000-4000 pours and usually come in 4 cavities.

George at In-Shore Tackle makes custom Silicone jig molds for $35.00. They are good for 1000-4000 pours and usually come in 4 cavities.

Can you post the contact info for him?

Allen

Email address BUCKTAIL@stny.rr.com or georgkellar@stny.rr.com

fax 607 / 739-8339 Phone # 607 / 739-4303

In-Shore Tackle Co. 241 Sing Sing Rd. Horseheads, NY 14845

George Kellar is the guy I dealt with.  You can also buy the silicone from Polytek in PA. They have a trial size for about $125.00 and I got about 8 molds from that size...with enough leftover to do about 3 or 4 more. Thre is a learning curve to making the molds though.  Iwill say that george's are pretty darn good.  You might have to modify them if you give him a sample that is NOT exactly what you want.