one size per mold or multiple sizes per mold?

[Kdog]

Trying this as a poll
Having been casting a lot of jigs, I find myself dreading casting multiple sizes at the same time. 5 - 6 sizes of hooks and trying to keep everything neat and orderly and properly sorted really slows me down. Just wondering what everyone else thinks. Single size or multi size molds? Looking forward to your responses.

 

[Ron Don]

I voted single but I don't mind molds that have multiple cavities of two sizes.

 

[toadfrog]

The best setup is 6 on top 6 on bottom . Like 1/64 over 1/32 . Why six ? Because it gives you more room to load and the quantity of hooks used can be counted out more evenly by the standard of 12 to a dozen or extrapolated out to 144 per gross . In turn it allows you to get 2 run types per mold 50 dollar investment for a 2 run mold verses 100 to get 2 types .

 

[AtticaFish]

First off, i don't pour.......

BUT, if i did, i would have every one of the "pro" molds that i could find so i could pour the same size. This thought goes by how i like to tie jigs as well........ If i get a thought in my poor brain about tying a certain style jig for a certain situation i end up wanting several of the same hook/head size to work with.

 

[hookup]

I voted based on what I pour mostly - singles.

I usually buy a mold for one or two holes in the sizes I use. The rest either never get used, or gets modified into something that I would use (hope to put up a post soon on a couple of my mods).

 

[plateboater]

single

 

[Hawnjigs]

Well K, sound like your volume requirements mandate Do-it Pros. Takes me at least twice as long to pour the same amount with one at a time molds.

However, just pouring for myself, I could get by with 5 molds, only one single size multi cav - down from the 70 or so I use for commercial pouring.

 

[Shoemoo]

Is there room for half and half? I prefer molds with multiple cavities of two different sizes. I'd love to see a production version of the walleye head mold with eye sockets that has four cavities each of the two smallest sizes. Those are the ones I use the most.

 

[JSC]

I know some of you will argue this one on me but .. I think I am faster with a single cavity mold ... place 1 hook in close it .. pour it .. flip it out ....nother in and etc ... seems like it takes longer per hook on say 6 cavity mold to get the hooks in and get everything right ... if it is a multi cavity mold of the same size mot as bad.
I have a few that are multiple size and then I normaly pour just the one I need.

:bigfish: :jig:

 

[Kdog]

For me, the largest head I use is 1/16 ounce and that is rather rare, Mostly I use 1/48 - 3/64. I have a lil mac mold (1/32) that throws a 3/64 which sees a lot of use. It is a 3 cavity that someone must have modified long before my wife grabbed it at a yard sale for 50 cents. Unfortunately most molds are not readily/economically available as single size. I've also noticed that the weight the mold says is often wrong. The minnow head with wire keeper that I bought this spring is a classic example. The 1/32 cavity throws a perfect 1/24 ounce which is a bit heavy for my application.

My postal scale lacks the necessary accuracy to weigh jigs so I used to count 32 or 16 or whatever fraction and weigh them. One afternoon during a period of coherent thought I dawned on me that my reloading scale was the accuracy needed so I made the following chart. Hope others find it useful as well.

Ounces *437.5 = Grains
ounces grains
1/100 4.38
1/ 80 5.47
1/ 64 6.84
1/64 6.84
1/50 8.75
1/ 48 9.11
1/ 32 13.67
1/32 13.67
1/ 24 18.23
3/64 20.51
1/ 16 27.34
1/16 27.34
5/64 34.18
1/ 12 36.46
3/32 41.02
1/ 10 43.75
7/64 47.85
1/ 8 54.69
1/ 6 72.92
1/ 4 109.38
5/ 16 136.72
3/ 8 164.06
7/ 16 191.41
1/ 2 218.75

 

[toadfrog]

I know some of you will argue this one on me but .. I think I am faster with a single cavity mold ... place 1 hook in close it .. pour it .. flip it out ....nother in and etc ... seems like it takes longer per hook on say 6 cavity mold to get the hooks in and get everything right ... if it is a multi cavity mold of the same size mot as bad.
I have a few that are multiple size and then I normaly pour just the one I need.

:bigfish: :jig:

I would have gone that way too but it is a pain to find quality single cavity molds unless you make them yourself . I flat ain't got the time .

 

[toadfrog]

For me, the largest head I use is 1/16 ounce and that is rather rare, Mostly I use 1/48 - 3/64. I have a lil mac mold (1/32) that throws a 3/64 which sees a lot of use. It is a 3 cavity that someone must have modified long before my wife grabbed it at a yard sale for 50 cents. Unfortunately most molds are not readily/economically available as single size. I've also noticed that the weight the mold says is often wrong. The minnow head with wire keeper that I bought this spring is a classic example. The 1/32 cavity throws a perfect 1/24 ounce which is a bit heavy for my application.

My postal scale lacks the necessary accuracy to weigh jigs so I used to count 32 or 16 or whatever fraction and weigh them. One afternoon during a period of coherent thought I dawned on me that my reloading scale was the accuracy needed so I made the following chart. Hope others find it useful as well.

Ounces *437.5 = Grains
ounces grains
1/100 4.38
1/ 80 5.47
1/ 64 6.84
1/64 6.84
1/50 8.75
1/ 48 9.11
1/ 32 13.67
1/32 13.67
1/ 24 18.23
3/64 20.51
1/ 16 27.34
1/16 27.34
5/64 34.18
1/ 12 36.46
3/32 41.02
1/ 10 43.75
7/64 47.85
1/ 8 54.69
1/ 6 72.92
1/ 4 109.38
5/ 16 136.72
3/ 8 164.06
7/ 16 191.41
1/ 2 218.75

Thanks bro that took some time to do . Slick idea too .