Gapen Bait Walker

[Uncle Grump]

Any one ever stumbled across a mold for one of these?

Have a "jig fishing" book written in the '80s which indicated molds were available (at that time), but I've never seen one. Searched w/ Google, came up w/ nothing but pics of the 'device' itself.

I am toying w/ the idea of taking a spinner bait mold and hacking on it w/ a Dremel to come up w/ something similar (basicly a hookless spinner bait).

Thks

UG

 

[AtticaFish]

Googles the Gapen's. You are wanting a bottom bouncer setup that does not have the wire out the back?

Not sure what weight you are looking for but the Gapen's things look a lot like the do-it crescent sinkers. That mold looks like it might be very easy to extend a line out through the eyelet for wire. You would be stuck with only one use for the mold though...... weight. If you mod a spinner bait mold, assuming you could still use it to create spinners too.

Don't mind me, just random thoughts from someone who doesn't even play with molten metal.

 

[Uncle Grump]

Russ

Had the crescent mold thought too - so great minds think alike.

I fished w/ the Bait Walkers alot years back - used them to tow a spinner/Lindy rig (weightless) - usually w/ a hunk of 'crawler. Got a lot of fish - mainly pannies and Northern Pike - surprising - as you'd expect NP to be more minnow oriented.

Not sure this idea is completely practical - might be cheaper to buy them, if I can find any - might take alot of them to re-coup the investment in a mold, etc. Searched Amazon - no joy, all though Amazon has a booklet published by Gapen way back when they were new on the market.

UG

 

[AtticaFish]

They have their own website....... The Gapen Company .........and have the bait walkers there. Some with spinners and some without. I've never come across their site before and looked around a little. The smaller size ones (1/4) would be nice out the back of my kayak in some of the deeper lakes i paddle in. The weightless Lindy rigs (along with traditional worm harnesses used on bottom bouncers) are pretty popular around here for walleye.



They have some interesting jig styles also. If i didn't know better, i might think i know where the recent up swing in using the tail spin type jigs started. I know that the Slider company always sold them, but see them a lot in the past few years.

 

[Uncle Grump]

"their own website..."

Duh!!! my failure....Gapen products in the local stores, but not the Bait Walker....

Thks

UG

 

[LedHed]

Not sure if Do-it still makes this mold but it may help;

Walking Sinker
WS-10-A
1/8 to 1-1/2 10 cavities