Berkley Dough Bait Mold review and price compare 2024

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Made using the highest quality materials
Engineered to help anglers catch more fish
The most trusted name in all fishing gear
Consistently Forms the Perfect Dough Ball Every time
Keeps Human Scents, Sunscreen and Bug Spray Off Your Bait
Protects Your Fingers From Hooks

product description

Tools to help mange your line, bait, catch, rods and anything else you need to catch and clean fish.

product details

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.9 x 2.3 x 1.4 inches; 0.35 Ounces
Item model number ‏ : ‎ BADBM12/16
Department ‏ : ‎ Unisex-adult
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 12, 2012
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Pure Fishing
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AN0ST64

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Questions about Berkley Dough Bait Mold

A 12/16 so is it 3/4 '' ball ???

Answer: Hi, they come in a pair and the 12/16 refers to the size of hooks. One can accommodate #12 treble hook and smaller and the other similar #16 hooks and smaller. They work good and fom a perfect floating powerboat ball without much mess or waste.

what size and hook used

Answer: There are two sizes in the package. I use the smaller of the two most of the time for trout. I think we use number 12 or 14 treble hooks. We love them.

Answer: I use a size 14 treble hook with the larger mold. Not sure about the size for the small mold, as I haven't used that one yet.

Answer: Size 14 treble hook

Answer: any size

Product reviews of Berkley Dough Bait Mold

Pau Liu : Five Stars

works

cashmutt : Five Stars

great for teaching my kids how to mold thew Powerbait when i took them fishing . good product

James from Boise : Allowsfor better control of Powerbait ball size

I initially got this item thinking it would help with reducing the amount used and to keep my hands clean. while it does help with creating a consistent sized bait ball, I found that the non-stick surface was really a double-edge sword. It allowed for easy release but sometimes the bail ball would slide out and hit the ground picking up dirt...the deeper into the Berkley trout powerbait jar I went the more this seemed to happen. I've only used this on one trip and I'm sure there has to be a knack to get this thing working better, so I intent to figure it out on future trips. I did find that the hit 'n runs some of the trout attempted did not dislodge the formed bait ball where on the hand-formed balls they would something pop apart at the seams that occur in the hand-forming process.

Overall, a nice idea that in theory should help to conserve the powerbait and reduce fish hit 'n runs that knock the bait loose. For the price it's really hard to not justify getting one to just try out as it costs less than a lot of jigs or a package of treble hooks. I'm sure with more practice it will be a useful tool in my tackle box.

James Wallace : Five Stars

Great product, keeps my hand and fingers from smelling like power bait

HAOTIAN WU : Five Stars

good

Walt : Bait mold

Only cheap ones I found

Ty Mills : Right tool for right application

Is what it says it is

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

nice

Hawk78 : Not very useful

These are more of a gimmick than an actual useful tool. Makes a bigger mess then if I just use my fingers to scoop it out. Designed to work with treble hooks and not snell hooks.

John McDonnell : Very Affordable - Is exactly what it is.

Price was great - very useful for grabbing the live bait series ... i bought these with the live bait binder for less than 20 dollars and couldn't be happier.

Artak : This thing doesn't really do on its own - every ...

This thing doesn't really do on its own - every time I still have to manually detach the balls from the holes and just to roll it a bit more.

Austin : Does the trick

Makes a nice dough ball, but you still have to handle it to set it nice on the hook.

James Wallace : Five Stars

Great product, keeps my hand and fingers from smelling like power bait

Ana : Bait mold

No more stinky hands and 2 different size molds

The Wizard : Three Stars

raul castaneda : Four Stars

it works good, dont have any issues.

Robert Catanese : A convenient tool to quickly bait your hook.

Power bait tends to stick to your fingers. This tool helps form a nice ball around the hook. Having two sizes was a plus.

Amazon Customer : Works as advertised

These make perfect balls with the trout dough as long as you put the hook in afterward forming them up. I find that the balls fall apart too easily if you try to mould the bait and hook in one go. Not a big deal though.

A Rex Roblyer : Five Stars

just what I expected.

Amazon Customer : Four Stars

nice

Hat Creek Hereford Ranch RV Park & Campground : Five Stars

As described!

James Diess : Cool bait when warm it’s sticky

Better than rolling bait with fingers

AS : Five Stars

Works great! No more wasting bait!

Matemk : Useless

It's cheap but still not worth the money in my opinion...just use your hands.

AS : Five Stars

Works great! No more wasting bait!

Michael Stephen Fitzpatrick : Dissapointing

Not worth using. Cheese and Power Bait stick to it.

David : Makes great nuggets!

A must have when ordering the powder power bait. Makes great nuggets!

Ivan : Don’t work too good.

Don’t work really good. Didn’t really use it that much either. Just stuck to the smelly finger.

Nms : Not practical

Not practical

Buenos Dias : So so

I ended up using my hands instead

Michael Stephen Fitzpatrick : Dissapointing

Not worth using. Cheese and Power Bait stick to it.

Austin : Does the trick

Makes a nice dough ball, but you still have to handle it to set it nice on the hook.

peter black : Three Stars

still get my fingers dirty

Anthony L. Williams : Mold That Bait

Made using Powerbait a breeze, doing it by hand can be a PITA for an occasional weekend warrior fisherman like myself and those I fish with. A little pricey for what it is but it gets the job done.

wyane degroat : Three Stars

bit flimsey

Nik Lance : Yup! I wrote a review on this.

Keeps my hands clean. Nice tight balls! Stays on hooks! Fish requested that I tell the makers to have different shapes for them. They are getting tired of round balls.

David : These work great and no more smelly messy hands

These work great and no more smelly messy hands.

Robert Catanese : A convenient tool to quickly bait your hook.

Power bait tends to stick to your fingers. This tool helps form a nice ball around the hook. Having two sizes was a plus.

Jaime Vargas : Gotta have it for powerbait

These are great to bait your hooks with. Simple to use, dough stays on the hook, don't get your scent on the bait. Highly recommend this to anyone using dough bait

daniel : Its "ok"

It does make a good uniform ball but it sucks at keeping it on the hook. I tried many ways of using it and I was hoping the compression would make a tight, tight, ball that would float better and also fuse both halves and keep it on the hook better but it doesnt. Where the two halves join there is a fine separation regardless of how much you fill both halves on the tool and how hard you press. With hard casts the bait will come flying off into two pieces.

I dont really care for my hands being dirty as I roll a small amount in my palms and then make a tight ball to put on the hook and then dip it in the water for ~10 seconds, and then let it "dry" outside the water for about a minute and it solidifies very well onto the hook. I can cast a good 75 yards and be confident my bait is still on the hook, reel it back in and recast if needed as long as theres no seaweed to rip it off the hook. Doing that same exact method with the tool, I see my bait fly into two halves on hard casts before it hits the water lol. It was roughly 2 bucks and now there charging 6 bucks so take my advice when I say hard pass. Making a ball with your hands and putting it on the hook takes 20 seconds and with the tool I was spending a good minute packing both sides, pressing it into the ball, and cleaning up excess.

Steven : Good

Exactly as described

jrktrlpsoff : Four Stars

should work fine

Keefer : works good.

No more gorp on my hands! works good.

Walt : Bait mold

Only cheap ones I found

David : Makes great nuggets!

A must have when ordering the powder power bait. Makes great nuggets!

Matemk : Useless

It's cheap but still not worth the money in my opinion...just use your hands.

Galen L. Erisman : Works Great

Made using Trout bait much easier. Even bought another as a gift for a friend.

Amazon Customer : If you fish with dough often, the amount of dough saved will allow it to pay for itself

I used this with power bait to fish for stocked rainbow trout. This helped keep my hands clean and dry when it was only 50-55 degrees out. I found I could get the power bait tight on the hook using less dough than if I used my hands. Only reason I am not giving it 5 stars is that I wish this came with a mold that would fit a size 6 octopus circle hook for slip bobber fishing in deep lakes. But this works well for size 8 - 12 hooks. Below is a picture of a trout I caused with the help of this mold.

Duncan : Saves money on dough bait!

Makes it super easy to float a size 16 or 14 treble hook, without using too much bait. Works to catch small catfish too.

Bigjames : Five Stars

Good product.

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