Saturdays jig pouring session

[Fatman]

Well I finally got off my butt, and hoping the back held up did some jig pouring - had to try the new mold. I poured Ballhead no collar, redman heads, horseheads and the new mold. 650 total - Used 1 1/2 pots of lead before the back hurt and I packed it all in.

Jacobs 1/32nd Ballhead no collar mold


but it has a twist, another member knows someone and helped me get it moded to make 1/32nd football head jigs and I used #6 Black Chrome sickles


Here's all the jigs I poured and then packed up



One I really had to stock up on was the 1/32nd horseheads and I put #6 black chrome hooks in them

[Cray]

That's a lot of work. More than I want in one sitting. That old TL29 knife brings back a lot of momories.

[Fatman]

If I had a high stool to sit on I could do more, but right now it's how long the back goes with out getting all stiffened up. I got that knife from my Uncle when I was a kid and we always used it to trim jigs with, it trims really well.

[Cray]

My back is good for about 2 hr's. Poured 3 hundred the other day and couldn't take it any more. Those knifes were standard issue when I joined the Navy in 65. Got one on my tying table and a brand new one I got in 67 put up.

[STUMP HUNTER]

Looking good Doug. Those football heads look great!

[eric 3501]

Looks good Doug....I know about not being able to sit too long. On a stool, forget it. Lower the counter, sit in a chair with a back rest. Lean back and rest back to relax back muscles. Can go longer that way....

[crappiepappa]

Good work Fatman. Tell me, how do those football heads fish?

[FISHER HAWK 186]

Those look great
That's a long run
Some of those heads you poured takes a lot of time

Are the football heads easy to get out of the mold

[Fatman]

The footballs took the longest - I'm going to have to try hand ladleing the Jacobs mold the pour holes as rounded as they are don't seem to let the lead flow real well. They come out of the mold fine.

The rest poured really quick - I'm used to the horseheads and you can whip them right out, the redman heads are one at a time. Next session it will probably be the 1/16th horseheads with #4 Black chrome sickles and some more redman heads with #4 Black chrome sickles. Have to check my unpainted box and see what's low first though.

They fish good, especially for trout in the one big Fish and Wildlife pond I fish. Under a float they have a nice gliding action and depending on why you tie on them it will flair - I like grizzly or polar on them, but have a bunch of new craft fur and a lot of crosscut zonkers to try also.


Paint is a base color of New Penny with a clear coat of irridescent orange glitter, and the hair is grizzly bear. The paint mix is starting to be be one of my favs

[plateboater]

Your back so we can learn!! Nice pics