Hilts Molds Down Rigger Fish Mold LMDR-Fish

I got my mold and noticed right away that I had a lot of air gap between the halves. (quality issue #1) So.. instead of returning it like I should have, I decided that I could do some simple file work and square it all up, which was successful. However, after the first casting, I quickly found that the two halves did not match. They not only did not line up together, creating a 1/16" mismatch, but one half has a thinner tail fin than the other and a smaller "pec" fin. In short the two mold halves that I have are not identically matched and do not belong together. (quality issue #2) I made it work with some filing and cold forging with a small hammer to make my weights more even. (Thankful that lead is soft and malleable.) These issues should have been noticed and taken car of at the factory. I do not normally leave product reviews simply because I feel it is a waste of my time. But in this case, Beware! If the halves do not match, you will not know until after you have cast your first weight!!I will try to get a pic posted...

Low quality castings sloppy eye stockets, lots of flash when pouring.

The mold work great for 5-6 pours then I noticed this crack. Tried contacting the company and no response. Buyer beware.

Works perfect.

What it was supposed to be.