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So far the only new product I hear that is coming is some lure/jig molds for ice fishing from do-it molds....also just came across a mooska jig mold on e-bay.Any thing actually new coming to the market that you other guys are excited about....haven't seen or heard much here.
Do you happen to know what sizes and brand of hooks that would work with this mold.
Northland changed the hooks on those mooskas a few years back, and they are just trash. I had a bunch snap off on bluegills, and not big tanks, just little pond gills. That got old real quick at $3 a pop.I switched out to the Acme Pro Tungsten a couple seasons, and have had much better longevity with the hooks. They're considerably cheaper, too. The paint does flake pretty quickly on them, though. I'll take chipped paint over snapped hooks anytime.
Northland changed the hooks on those mooskas a few years back, and they are just trash. I had a bunch snap off on bluegills, and not big tanks, just little pond gills. That got old real quick at $3 a pop.
Why would it be tungsten weight? Nobody can cast tungsten, it’s melting point is higher than that of that mold.
Making jigs seems cool, but who has time for that crap? And painting them?
No I never have made any. I look at it this way- Whats my time worth? $100/hr? $1000/hour? Ice fishing Ill maybe go thru 5 or 6 jigs in a season. You need a mold, lead, smelter, hooks,paint,a place to do it, the stuff is toxic, etc. IMO certainly not worth it. IMO.
Lead is free from scraping it.
Surely you jest?Going rate is $2.50 - $3 a lb for good clean lead. I cringe at anything over $1/lb You can make a lot of jigs with a couple of pounds of lead, so yeah close to free but not quite.Scrap lead is super hard to find and if you can find anything under $1/lb I'll take every last bit of it.