Not a jig or tying issue but a pouring issue.

[IndCrappieHunter]

To start i was using tire weight lead I can pour jigs with not issues collared or ball with no issues. I decided to pour some split shots and they would pour fine only issue was they would break when bent. So bought some pure lead pours the 1/8 oz fine. I cant pour a 1/16 oz one to save my tail. The side that you would squeeze to remove the sinker will not pour right. The end at the bottom of the mold pours good the other side will only be half a tab if that. The side that grips the sring is good. Tryed turnin up the heat, turnin down the heat, pourin faster, pourin slower still same results might get one out of 11 to pour right. I'm pourin by hand with a laddle if that helps. Any one got any ideas on what i'm doin wrong?

[redear]

I have the same problem, but I use them anyway. I think alot of the stuff you buy in stores is made on a spin cast system, and that would force the lead in there.

[FishAction]

Two things to try. Make sure the mold is hot and leave the ladle in the melted lead. I've found the ladle will cool down the lead more than you realize if it's not left in the pot between pours. Make a quick pour and be generous with the lead.

Charlie

[skeetbum]

Smoke the mold so the leads flows better. Maybe.

[fish_4_all]

If you have a ladle with a nozzle, try turning the mold to the side a little and pouring at an angle. This may allow the lead to fill the rest of the cavities. Also make sure to flux the lead really well. I buy lead from a metal scrap yard and if I don't flux it 2-3 times I notice that the lead doesn't fill cavities as well. A little bit of wheel weight, maybe 20% might help and still leave it soft enough that the split shot don't break when you use them.

[IndCrappieHunter]

Skeet mold is smoked as good as i can get anyway kinda hard to gret down in those cavities good.

Fish mold is hot yesterday i think i even got it to hot got alot of flash and had to let it cool down to even get the 1/8 to pour right.

Goin toBPS today and see if they got a differant kind of ladel, might bite the bullet and get a lee bottom pour if they got it and see how that works out.

[IndCrappieHunter]

Redear i was just gonna say heck with and use em too. But the better half wont hear it (shes a little OCD dont tell her i said that tho) and keeps handin em back sayin there bad redo em lol.

Fish4 ive pretty much tried all that. Only thing i havent tried is mixin in some wheel weight lead might try that later today will let ya know how it works.

[skeetbum]

The bottom pours are the way to go in that you can release the lead directly into the hole for the cavity. Some of mine don't pour well if the lead hits the funnel area and then enters the cavity. Heat of the mold can be finicky.

[Fatman]

Take a triangle file and dead center on the pour spout file a nice groove it in, this will give you a very fine pour stream for your mold. Only do it on one side of the ladle.

Lead split shot are illegal here in Vermont so I hve to buy mine.

[Spawn]

i smoke the molds to!