Thread: Looney so or Bubbles?

Didn't catch very many last year but used to catch quite a few on 1/8 oz. crappie jigs. Peaches showed me that trick.

Searched a bit today and had no luck finding a hex head mold. Found several finished heads and jigs for sale.

You won't find a mold unless extremely lucky.....the hex head seller said he has only seen three in 10 years of looking on ebay.....and he owns all three
Saltwaterguy said you can buy a blank mold and have them cnc cut with jigs to copy from....but that would not be cheap (unless maybe a vocational school) if you knew someone that worked in a machine shop too
My solution was altering the spear head (sanding the beveled cut on the nose) quick and easy....and works good

I wish I had a recording of the conversation I had with some guy out there one day about the bubble vs jig! My choice would be the 1/4 oz hex straw but I must say iron mans 1/2 oz spear hex are pretty darn good!

Originally Posted by Kevin E.

Searched a bit today and had no luck finding a hex head mold. Found several finished heads and jigs for sale.

I'd imagine somebody got a blank from Do-it and had it machined out. Or maybe took one of the standard Do-it molds and had it modified.

Custom molds:
http://www.pouritmold.com/

I bet you could get Do-it interested in making one if you tried.

Edit: Yikes!! Looking at the custom mold pricing ($345), I'd buy a blank and a Dremel.

Originally Posted by 00706

My choice would be the 1/4 oz hex straw but I must say iron mans 1/2 oz spear hex are pretty darn good!

Went ahead and customized the remaining ones, painted (the easy part) curing in the oven now....time to tie....already have some tied but these sure added to the lot of untied.....hope they work like in the fall

I never noticed before and know I don't have any .....is there white tubing that people use for the bubble rigs (sunglass holder) like what walmart or maybe even J&M sells?

I am in need of white
Thanks

Looks like C & B custom jigs sells the jig heads painted, unpainted and finished.

Yeahhh my search for hexhead molds has me seriously thinking about ordering a few jigs then taking measurements and firing up the CNC.

Originally Posted by 00706

Spearhead jigs year round! The only thing that chums up sharks more than a bubble rig is a bloody fish carcass tossed over the side! Speaking of tossing over the side- that's what we should have done to those stupid bass fisherman that brought that lame rig here from Tennessee! This is pier fishing in the Gulf of Mexico!

Been to TN and seen a lot of folks using a bubble rig? Been here all my life and have never seen one used. I guess you're thinking of another state. Better study up on your geography.