If you could only have one

[TWFairweather]

If you could only have one mold for casting jig heads for crappie, what would it be?

[Lloakley930]

Ponyhead mold (horsehead style with no collar) all 1/32 one side and 1/16 other side do-it JH-8-1632. Made a very slight mod and use #2 hooks

[TWFairweather]

Ponyhead mold (horsehead style with no collar) all 1/32 one side and 1/16 other side do-it JH-8-1632. Made a very slight mod and use #2 hooks

Why no collar, I'm surprised a lot don't like the jigs with anyway to hold the bait or what's tide to.

[Lloakley930]

I probably would choose it to have a collar for jigs but the mold I found had 4x 1/32 and 4x 1/16. I could always mod it to add a bait keeper wire if desired but that’s a lot in a single 1/32 underspin. Why I would choose no collar would be for hand ties and it’s perfect for that.

[GrumpyLoomis]

Tough question my friend. I love hand tied jigs but if I only had one mold I would go with the spring collar mold from 1/16 to 3/8 oz. I can switch tails in a moments notice plus one that is working can be left on and works for many times over and does not pull down the hook. One other thing that works easily is that a blade can be spun on and then a tail and I have an underspin, or as I prefer to call a chin spin. Pics coming.

[tlefire]

1/32 round head pro mold, no collar.

[TWFairweather]

Tough question my friend. I love hand tied jigs but if I only had one mold I would go with the spring collar mold from 1/16 to 3/8 oz. I can switch tails in a moments notice plus one that is working can be left on and works for many times over and does not pull down the hook. One other thing that works easily is that a blade can be spun on and then a tail and I have an underspin, or as I prefer to call a chin spin. Pics coming.

I would think with the spring collar you could leave out the spring and cast with nothing, the lead would fill in but I think that will come off easy. I was thinking myself the doit herring underspin head could be a good one, good range of weights and can maybe not use the wire forum and make a normal jig head.

[GrumpyLoomis]

My Chin Spin and favorite mold

[DrNip]

If I could only have one it would be anything from print a lure. Can have with, without barb, wire keeper or screw lock. Sprue twist off with minimal cleanup and over better poured head. Molds are around $100.

[DrNip]

My favorite style from him.