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    Posted: 20 Jul 2015 at 10:01pm
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I was looking through some of my old gear & found these two, reckon I've had them 20 years or so.
Just wondering if anyone can tell me if they are a commercial model or perhaps home made.
Not weighed but I'm guessing about 50 grams.
 

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They look very similar to what the USA "hammered diamond jigs" look like? Maybe someone bought them back, i have a few myself( must try themLOL, still in mancave unfished)
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Cheers Kev, yes, hammered jigs & there's tons of them on Ebay & the likes. But I can't find a pic of one showing the reverse side "flat" like in my pic.

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Uncle can you bend them ?
20+ years back I remember a mate who worked for DOC carved himself a jig mould from a block of aluminium, & even carved 'scales' into the mould that looked a lot like yours. I don't remember a flat side, but he used wheel weights (I think) for the jigs themselves, and they were soft enough that they could be bent to change the action.
 
I got inspired and moulded an 'Iron' jig as they were my go-to kingfish jig at the time. Fail. Made with lead the bloody things weighed nearly a kilo, & with speed jigging being the go back then I was normally knackered by morning tea time.
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Buggar!
I did the bend test & broke the damn thingLOL
Well, it's cracked pretty bad but I guess I can still get a wee bit of mileage out of it.

I'd say there was something other than lead in the makeup as it was quite "stiff" to bend.
I have a few others I'll photograph & put up here later.

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put it on the wall in the mancave....
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