James RickardAdding weight to lures
June 6th 2007 00:07
A few people have asked me what to do if their lures flop over in the water and look like a dead fish. Here's what I do--
Sometimes your crankbaits flop over on their side and look less than awesome. This may be from the type of wood you use or maybe the hardware is on the light side. This is not a big problem to fix. Providing everything else is going well, you may have a lure that you like and making it float properly would make it perfect.
The easiest way to solve this problem is to add a little weight to the lure. This can easily be done by flattening out a small lead sinker, making a slot in the lure with a rotary tool and then sealing over the hole with some wood filler.
Lead is amazingly soft and you can flatten a sinker with a pair of pliers. I've included a picture to show you what you can get.
After the wood filler dries, you can paint over the hole and nobody will know the difference!
This may not be the most professional method or ONLY method but, it's what I use and it works.
Sometimes your crankbaits flop over on their side and look less than awesome. This may be from the type of wood you use or maybe the hardware is on the light side. This is not a big problem to fix. Providing everything else is going well, you may have a lure that you like and making it float properly would make it perfect.
The easiest way to solve this problem is to add a little weight to the lure. This can easily be done by flattening out a small lead sinker, making a slot in the lure with a rotary tool and then sealing over the hole with some wood filler.
Lead is amazingly soft and you can flatten a sinker with a pair of pliers. I've included a picture to show you what you can get.
It's hard to believe how easy it is to flatten a lead sinker!
After the wood filler dries, you can paint over the hole and nobody will know the difference!
This may not be the most professional method or ONLY method but, it's what I use and it works.
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Comment by charliesgirl_992000
Histeries, Mysteries and what not
Lifes little slices
Mystical Creativity
Great stuff here!! Happy Fishing!
Tammy