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Offline ctom

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I gotta tell ya.....
« on: 12/22/23 14:30 UTC »
.... Do-It's little Crappie Spinner mold and wires are just flat out the real deal. Since during the pandemic I have wanted this mold and either it was out of stock, or the components were out of stock. The other day I noticed that everything was on hand, so I sent the order. It came this morning, and I just came in from the shop after casting a couple dozen of each size, the mold casts 1/16 and 1/8 on the same wire form. Just flat out slick. Man does this mold make a nice casting that literally falls out of the mold. This puppy is top shelf!

I've been on a tear this fall with spinner baits cast on the Ultra Head, then buzzbaits cast on the same head. The buzzbaits just got powder coated with the airbrush and the eyes attached and sealed with CS Seal Coat. I hope to get some tabs tied on yet today so I can finish them up tomorrow. I just had to cast that crappie spinner and now have to do some more painting.

If any of you panfish guys out there are on the fence with this crappie spinner mold, its the easiest mold ever to get some super castings done, so don't hesitate any longer. With the holiday at the doorstep I don't know if I'll get any pics up this weekend but first thing next week.



Here are a few unpainted.
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Offline JUNGLEJIMJIGS

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Re: I gotta tell ya.....
« Reply #1 on: 01/17/24 07:12 UTC »
I have the mold and really like it as well. I had some Gamakatsu B10S Stinger hooks and tried them and they fit and pour really nice. Work really well for hybrid stripers and bass. Really nice, sharp hooks.
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Offline Lamar

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Re: I gotta tell ya.....
« Reply #2 on: 01/17/24 08:32 UTC »
 A few years ago I switched to piano wire. They won't last as long but you'll get more bites.
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« Reply #3 on: 01/17/24 09:58 UTC »
Indeed one of my favorite molds too! I've had it for a long time.  My only issue is that hook that they recommend, isn't the greatest, so I use other hooks instead. I caught many fish on those old Mustad hooks, but there are much better hooks now available.

I had not thought of using the B10S, but have used some Daiichi hooks, sold either as a plastic bait hook or as a fly hook. Daiichi 2460 or 2461. They have had a couple of similar straight shank, round bend hooks to choose from.

I've also used a hook sold by Gerry's Tackle in CA. He sells on Ebay and has been having hooks produced. He has a nice round bend, straight shank hook, and I'll use them in that mold in sizes 2, 1 & 1/0, which are good sizes for some larger panfish species, such as White Perch, Yellow Perch, or Crappies, and they all will hold some bass.

I first started using these small spinnerbaits in the shallow tidal rivers that I used to fish in MD when I lived there. A friend, who some of you may have known, Craig Defronzo who had owned Micro Munch Tackle in NY & later FL, sent me some he had made in exchange for some hair jigs I had tied. Craig made various small water lures, and although I was already making the spinnerbaits, I got some good information that he had shared with me.

Some years ago now, I got to spend a day fishing with him too in FL. Craig had been a NY city police officer and got hurt on the job. When he got a full disability, he moved down to FL, and I was going to be there, so we hooked up & went fishing. He was one heck of an angler!

A few years ago, he passed away at a quite young age, apparently from an aneurysm that he didn't even know he had. I still have a few of his lures, and have set them aside, I won't use them. Great guy & such a shame to have left this world so young.

Anyway, that is one of my favorite molds.

I think this one was poured using a 1/0 Mustad hook. Mustad had and Ultra Point hook in what they called a Denny Brauer Flipping hook. I don't recall the model number, but I was able to get them in 1/0 and they worked well with that mold to make a nice, compact spinnerbait for shallow water bass fishing.  ;D
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« Reply #4 on: 01/17/24 10:03 UTC »
I think that I have posted these here in the past, but they're made using that mold.  :D
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« Reply #5 on: 01/17/24 11:00 UTC »
Can you use size 6 hooks for both weights?
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« Reply #6 on: 01/17/24 12:18 UTC »
Lines. IMO, size 6 is too small, but you can try whatever sizes you wish.

I got some size 4 to use in the 1/16 oz and felt like they're too small, so size 2 is as small as I go now.
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« Reply #7 on: 01/18/24 12:23 UTC »
Thanks bigjim.
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Offline ctom

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« Reply #8 on: 01/18/24 12:30 UTC »
I'm with Jim on the #6 hook. I'm hoping to try some #2's and #1's.
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« Reply #9 on: 01/30/24 12:11 UTC »
Here are a couple  finished simple colors of 1/8 ounce spinners from the Crappie Spinner Mold.

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« Reply #10 on: 01/30/24 14:54 UTC »
As usual Tom, first class work!  :D
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Offline basscatlildave

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Re: I gotta tell ya.....
« Reply #11 on: 02/03/24 08:18 UTC »
I like small spinnerbaits
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« Reply #12 on: 02/08/24 11:08 UTC »
Here are a few more….

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Offline Shaunm81

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« Reply #13 on: 02/11/24 20:37 UTC »
Those are beautiful.  Can you powder coat and cure in the toaster oven?  I have always liked the small spinners but never was aware they had a mold available.  How about the skirt materials? 
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« Reply #14 on: 02/11/24 20:50 UTC »
I powder coat everything using a toaster oven, even the bigger spinnerbaits & buzzbaits. I wrap the hooks using teflon tape, and dip into the powder hook first. My fluid bed cups are 4" diameter and 5" deep.

I think most of what is shown here is regular cut skirt materials. I use the regular skirts materials on the small spinnerbaits, but will also try to find fine cut in the colors I want, which is not always easy to find.
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