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falcon104:
Getting a lot of incomplete pours mainly on the bottom of the bait keeper. Any suggestions on how to remedy it?
Thanks

21xdc:
It's a poor design. If do-it would make the same diameter collar on the smaller sizes as their larger sizes, This would fix all of these issues.... Many of their molds are this way.  Reduce the weight in the head, Not the collar.  ::)


I made barb vents bigger, hook exit bigger, graphite the mold and hooks, 850* lead, pour fast, pour slow, mold is screaming hot etc... Still sux! Better..... Yes. Ladle pouring helped some too....

I have been pouring lead for near 40 years....

brennan.chapman:

--- Quote from: falcon104 on 09/28/22 02:47 UTC ---Getting a lot of incomplete pours mainly on the bottom of the bait keeper. Any suggestions on how to remedy it?
Thanks

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The below might seem pretty basic but is really important with the Hybrid Grass Jig, and other jigs alike that have a larger barbed keeper. This will help!

1.) Be sure you're getting great flow from your melter
2.) Be sure your mold is hot
3.) When pouring, lead needs to flow directly down the center of the sprue, not favoring one side or the other
4.) Place sprue directly under the spout of melter (making contact as if you're injecting it)
5.) Mirror the angle of how the lead flows into the cavity when holding the mold so that lead takes the path of least resistance

ctom:
I have the mold and have very few issues with it. Brennan offers some great ideas. I use drop-out in my 3/8 cavity since its the only size to hand me a problem. I don't spray the whole mold but I do use a q-tip sprayed with the drop-out to wipe all of the inside of that cavity, both sides, every six to 8 castings. Do-It has the drop-out in its catalog or on-line.

21xdc:
When bass fishermen are fishing for bass, They are always fishing for a 5lber.... When reducing weight size, Nobody I know wants a smaller hook... Just a lighter head and slower fall.... No need to make the 3/8 cavity with a smaller hook.... Make it fit the 4/0 and 5/0.... I never understood this logic.


Were not fishing for smaller fish with a 3/8 head....

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