I sent the very first Hex Worm mold home last night with the fishing buddy I fished with all summer. I told him to make some baits in his favorite colors and send me some pictures I could post. He fished with them this morning, and he was crazy excited about it. He said he…
I had previously touted the Mustad 91768 with a snap on screw lock as the best (and probably cheapest) hooks for the Curly Buzz Frogs in all sizes. More recently I had noted I could go up a size using the heavier and stronger 38112 instead, except I didn’t think they made a 38112 small…
Its going to get used for roughing blanks, but its going to take a lot of work to retrofit it to a modern control before I can use it. Probably the first chore will be getting it off the trailer, and onto a pallet to move it around the shop. VIDEO:
These are called a “Ten Weight” net weight because 10 of them will make up one pound (+/-). If you use pure lead and get perfect pours it will be a little over a pound, but pretty close. If you use unknown lead alloys or get less than perfect pours it a count of ten…
This was the first time I had ever actually fished with this little resin poured crank bait. I had made the original mold over a year prior. (Five years ago now.) I made a few baits and tested them in the pool before shipping off the first molds. I made some more of the mold,…
